Neo-Classical and Romantic Era Flashcards

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school

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group of like-minded individuals

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known as "Fur Traders on the Missouri" painted by George Caleb Bingham art of the Expansion realistic showed what what people would wear and what life was like on frontier that's a bear cub (not a cat)

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person born in 1 country but living their life in another country

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known as "Whistler's Mother" painted by James Whistler expatriate painting originally named "Arrangement in Black and Grey" original model cancelled on morning of gig so artist was forced to use mother as model instead

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known as "Boating Party" painted by Mary Cassatt expatriate painting artist studied at Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts artist was born into rich family borrowed Japanese artistic techniques (tilted perspective) dumb sail on row boat used to direct eyes back onto canvas

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known as "Gulf Stream" painted by Winstow Homer domestic painting last painting before artist's death this guy is fucked (unable to steer because of missing rutter on ship) shows that all heros face death

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first American art school allowed American artists to study without going to Europe

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known as "Gross Clinic" painted by Thomas Eakins domestic painting artist studied at Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts depicts Dr. Gross amputating kid's leg and teaching other doctors made to remind viewer of The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Taulp Dr. Gross's retirement painting (most famous doctor from Philiadelphia) inspired by Caravaggio

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annual art show and competition held in Paris shows best artists in Western Europe

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art show for works that were rejected from original Salon horrible disaster cancelled after pilot year people went to art show for the memes

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first art show for the impressionists

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known as "Olympia" painted by Édouard Manet impressionist painting (without admitting it) no perspective naked lady is a prostitute intentionally doesn't make any sense because artist wanted to fuck with your brain

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known as "Bar at Folies-Bergère" painted by Édouard Manet impressionist painting (without admitting it) shows story of a bar for rich people (with a $100 cover charge) bartender is also a prostitute

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known as "Sunrise at Le Haure" painted by Claude Monet impressionist painting called an "impression" by art critic as insult (but it stuck)

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heralded as "father of impressionism"

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paintings of same thing many times at different times of days to show effects of light

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known as "Haystacks at Giverny" painted by Claude Monet impressionist painting example of series

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known as "Dancers" or "Ballerinas" painted by Edgar Degas impressionist painting artist used a camera artist preferred painting inside scenes artisted used many Japanese influences interesting comosition (loved by Borowicz even though he hates impressionists) dancers are shaped like watering can (and vice versa

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known as "La Toilette" painted by Berthe Morisot impressionist painting depicts girl returning from party shows girl taking down hair with one hand

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known as "The Kiss" sculpted by Auguste Rodin impressionist sculpture controversial subject matter very risqué for mere suggestion of sex

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known as "The Waltz" sculpted by Camille Claudel impressionist sculpture artist went loco after affair with Rodin ended unable to handle criticism for controversial subject because of less notoriety in comparison to Auguste Rodin

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known as "Still Life" painted by Paul Cezanne post-impressionist painting artist invented idea of simplifying forms (abstract art)

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known as "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" painted by Georges Seurat post-impressionist painting artist had interest in optical theory artist lived short life artist was anal about details seen in Ferris Beuler's Day Off

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known as "Starry Night" painted by Vincent van Gogh post-impressionist painting artist lived super shitty life example of impasto

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style of art with thick layers of paint

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known as "Spirit of the Dead Watching" painted by Paul Gaugin post-impressionist painting artist left entire family to persue art

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known as "Sleeping Gypsy" painted by Henri Rousseau post-impressionist painting example of naïve painting

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known as "La Vie" painted by Pablo Picasso 20^th century art shows stages of life (missing childhood) very negative emotions man in painting is artist's best friend who committed suicide

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known as "Harmony in Red" or "Red Kitchen" painted by Matisse 20^th century art painted during Matisse's red period

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known as "Head with Sides of Beef" or "Pope Innocent X" painted by Francis Bacon 20^th century art intended to instill fear through darkness and small space

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1^st abstract movement of 20^th century developed by Picasso and Braque involved simplification of forms (breaking apart and reconstructing)

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known as "Les Demoiselles D'Avignon" painted by Pablo Picasso 20^th century art depicts prostitutes wearing African ceremonial masks example of cubism

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known as "Action Painting" painted by Jackson Pollock 20^th century art artist was chain-smoker and didn't give a shit about nothin' artist started as realist artist (got bored) cigarette butts and ash or footsteps can sometimes be seen in painting

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known as "Melancholy and Mystery of a Street" painted by DeChirice 20^th century art intended to instill fear (unable to see into doorways and big shadow is seen approaching child)

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known as "Premonition of Civil War" painted by Salvador Dalí 20^th century art artist claimed to always paint dreams but Borowicz ain't buyin' it shows titties, peen, and big booty if you look at it the right way

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painting by an untrained artist

Neo-Classical and Romantic Era Flashcards

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