Realism Bolton Beardall

What is Realism? Art movement that began in France in the 1850s after the French Revolution Depicted subjects as straightforward and natural as possible without idealizing them Portray real people and situations with truth and accuracy

Gustave Courbet French painter who lived from 1819 to 1877 Coined the term Realism Known as the ‘father’ of Realism

Self-portrait with Black Dog, 1842 Spanish Woman, 1854 “Painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist in the representation of real and existing things” - Courbet

The Sculptor, 1845 The Stone Breakers, 1849

Jean-François Millet French Painter who lived from 1814 to 1875 Noted for his scenes of peasant farmers One of the founders of the Barbizon school in France Barbizon School: Group of painters who were part of an art movement towards Realism. (1830-1370)

Shepherd Tending His Flock, 1860 Going to Work, 1851-53

Potato Planters, 1861 The Potato Harvest, 1855

Realism Beyond France Realist movement had equivalents in other Western countries, which developed later Wanderers group in Russia, formed in the 1860s Ashcan School in the United States, early 1900s

Russian Realism Ilya Repin, most renowned Russian artist of the 19th century Lived 1844 to 1930 Self-portrait, 1878 The Duel, 1901 17 October 1905, 1906-1911

American Realism, Ashcan School Ashcan School was an artistic movement in the US during the early 20th century Portrayed scenes of daily life in New York Made up of many different artists Everett Shinn, Cross Streets of New York, 1899 Robert Henri, Snow in New York, 1902

Sources http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/realism.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(art_movement) http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/rlsm/hd_rlsm.htm http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/581/jean-franois-millet-french-1814-1875/ http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/a/ashcan.html