Realism & Super Realism / Photorealism It can be kinda depressing

Realism Neoclassicism Realism is an art movement that happened in the early nineteenth century. 1801-1900 It went against Neoclassicism and Romanticism. This art movement was a fan of showing the cold hard truth of common lives. Romanticism Realism

Honore Daumier was a french artist who was put in jail several times for his Liberal political views. He made this Lithograph after a rebellion was massacred. The victims were shown as heroes in most art at the time, but Daumier had a different take the tragedy. Rue Transnonain, by Honore Daumier, 1834

The Third-Class Carriage, by Honore Daumier, 1864 This painting shows us into the lives of the Third-Class citizens on the railway.

The Laundress, by Honore Daumier, 1861 This woman is coming from the laundry boats on the Seine. Again we see Daumier showing the poorer class in a more monumental way.

Gustave Courbet was the most famous French Realists Gustave Courbet was the most famous French Realists. Often hated by critics for his socialist views that find their way into his pieces. Courbet delighted in showing the working-class in ordinary moments. A Burial at Ornans, by Gustave Courbet,1850

The Stone Breakers, by Gustave Courbet, 1849 is one of his most controversial works as it shows the strain the job puts on the people. This piece was most likely lost or destroyed during World War II.

The Painter's Studio, Gustave Courbet, 1855 https://smarthistory.org/courbet-the-artists-studio/

Jean Francois Millet’s inspiration came from rural people and the countryside where he had grown up. The Gleaners shows the poorest of the poor. Women who are picking up the leftover grains from a field that was finished with harvest. The Gleaners, by Jean Francois Millet, 1857

The Man with the Hoe, by Jean Francois Millet, 1862 He often shows the tiring work the masses would do every day. Backs bent and worn out.

Realism’s Back. This time it Super Realism’s Back! This time it Super! Or you know Photo as the two terms are interchangeable. The second movement of Realism started in the late 1960s, it is known by wanting to make things look as real as possible. Like what you would have with a photograph. Realism Photorealism = Superrealism

Richard Estes is a painter who showcases his technical skill and he shows not what he feels but what he sees. Many of his pieces are much like how a camera captures reality. Central Savings, by Richard Estes, 1975

Double Self-Portrait, by Richard Estes, 1976 There is a ton of compositional skill to make everything have balance in this piece.

Janitor, by Duane Hanson, 1973 This is a statue. It’s made of resin and uses real hair, glass eyes, and clothes.

Supermarket Lady, by Duane Hanson, 1969 Hanson is known for extremely realistic statues that you can get close to and see the details of life without getting into someone's personal space.

Ralph Goings helped define the Photorealism movement with his paintings of food, hamburger stands, pickup trucks, and banks. Still Life With Peppers, by Ralph Goings 1981

McDonalds Pickup, by Ralph Goings, 1970 This work gives a very deserted feeling as there are no people, cars on the road, and trash from the fast food place.

The End Sources The Power of Art Smarthistory.org Metmuseum.org Booth Group, by Ralph Goings 1983