I love Impressionism paintings. This style of painting is one of the only styles I would want in my house. The blurred colors and details are beautiful, I imagine the artists painting his feelings into these paintings. Impressionist art looks like “freestyle” art. The paintings aren’t statement piece paintings but are still beautiful to look at and find all the different details of color and brush strokes/ techniques. The Seine At Asnieres by Renoir has beautiful use of colors; the brushstrokes make the painting look textured. The Croquet Party by Edouard Manet shows the blurred faces and intericate brush strokes.
Comparing Impressionism paintings to Pre-Raphaelite artwork, there is a stark difference between the details of the paintings. There is a scholarly feel to the pre-Raphaelite paintings, extreme realistic detail, bold colors, and sharp lines. I find this style to ridged, there is a great amount of detail into every painting but it looks like a lot of work. If you look at Proserpine by Dante Gabriel Rossetti you can see the dark colors, strict lines, hidden brushstrokes and very detailed face. The only thing that Impressionism paintings and pre-Raphaelite paintings have in common is that the artists were both apart of large art movements.
1874
Oil on Canvas
Currently: Tate Britain, London, England, UK
1849
Oil on Canvas
Currently: Private Collection
Then taking a look at Romanticism art, which happens to be a favorite style of mine. Both of these styles have an emotional pull to them. Romanticism art is more whimsical and floaty with strong details at every view of the painting. Even the darker subjects like Death of Sardanapalus by Eugene Delacroix has a whimsical element to it. The colors are similar to those used in impressionism paintings. The Lady of Shallott by John William Waterhouse is one of my favorite paintings. It has a pit of an Irish feel to it. I enjoy looking at this style; it makes me feel as if I were being taken to another land full of magic.
1827
Canvas
Currently: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
1888
Oil on Canvas
Currently:Tate Britain, London, England, UK
All of these styles of paintings varies in their own way and have beautiful elements throughout the works. I enjoy all of the styles of paintings from this era.
References:
Easby, Rebecca J. “ A Beginner’s Guide to Pre-Rapaelites.” KhanaAcadamy, 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015. <https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/becoming-modern/Victorian-art-architecture/pre-raphaelites/a/a-beginners-guide-to-the-pre-raphaelites>.
Esaak, Shelley. “Romantisim:Art History Basics 101,” About Education, 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015. <http://arthistory.about.com/od/renaissancearthistory/a/Romanticism-101.htm>.
French Impressionism. Dr. Lori “What is Impressionism.” Masterpiece Technologies. Retrieved 29 June 2015. <http://www.drloriv.com/Tips/ID/22/What-is-Impressionism>.
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. Wikipedia. Retrieved 29 June 2015. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Raphaelite_Brotherhood>.
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I agree with you Impressionism art is the only art that I would hang on my wall. I’m shocked at how many of the other student’s really dislike the Impressionism style of art. But to each their own… I appreciated your comparison to Pre-Raphaelite and Romanticism styles of art. It was interesting to see the pieces you choose together to see the changes that progressed from each style. If your looking for some really pretty amazing modern Impressionism style art I came across Richard Rochkovsky. I loved his painting of Wawaloli Banyan Tree. Here’s a link where you can look at many of his works. http://fineartamerica.com/featured/wawaloli-banyan-tree-richard-rochkovsky.html
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