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Realism
Realism painters favor
nature, figurative
compositions,
landscapes, seascapes,
and still-life's. It is
school of painting so
varied that it is
impossible to
generalize.
Gustave Courbet,
asserted
"Painting is an
essentially concrete art
and can only consist of
the representation of
real and existing things
. . . an object which is
abstract, not visible,
non-existent, is not
within the realm of
painting." Some Realist
painters such as
George Caleb Bingham
shunned idealization and
theatrical romanticizing
while
Jacques-Louis
David
reveled in it.
Different types of
realism include -
Classical Realism,
Fantastic Realism,
Social Realism,
Heroic Realism and
modern Photorealism.
Realist painters were
generally narrative.
Important Realist Painters
John James Audubon (1785 -1851) American
George Bellows (1882 - 1925) American
George Catlin (1796-1872) American
George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) American
John Copley (1738-1815) American
Gustave Courbet (1819 - 1877) French
(1748-1825) FrenchHonoré Daumier (1808 - 1879) French
(1844-1916) American (1749-1831) American (1866-1909) American (1894-1978) American☼☼☼☼☼
Beauty, like
truth, is relative to
the time when one lives
and to the individual
who can grasp it. The
expression of beauty is
in direct ratio to the
power of conception the
artist has acquired.”
- Gustave Courbet quote
Key Descriptive Words and Phrases associated with the Realist painting- revolution, poverty, social realist, figurative compositions, landscapes, seascapes, still-lifes, social issues, vulgar, rural bourgeoisie, peasants, Classical Realism, Fantastic Realism, Social Realism, Heroic Realism, Photorealism, Realist, narrative
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