Rise of Modernism - Late 19th c. Art
Show me an angel, and I'll paint one. Gustave Corbet
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The late 19th century, when there was new open trade with Japan between the US and Europe, artists were strongly influenced by this new technique of woodblock printing- ukiyo e, or "floating world" prints. These prints also captured the fleeting moment and focused on Japanese culture including dance, theater, daily moments in life.
Mary Cassatt said in a letter "You must not miss it... You couldn't dream of anything more beautiful. I dream of it and don't think of anything else." |
Additional ResourcesStudy Sheet
1. Article: Romanticism to Realism (from The Visual Arts: A History 4th ed.) 2. SmartHistory's How the Impressionists' Got Their Name and (a little slow but good clarifying info) a short look at Impressionism. 3. From the National Gallery of Art, take a look into the life of van Gogh and from the Great Artist series, a van Gogh documentary 4. VAN GOGH by Joel Swerdlow 5. Redon's collection of paintings 6. Read more on Whistler's Nocturne in Black and Gold 7. Miniature Japanese woodblock print - Visit this site that has many images of different themes and Ukiyo-e prints 8. The Horse in Motion 9. YouTube: Ukiyo-e master at work 10. Crash Course: Industrial Revolution 11. Gaudi, Church of the Sagrada Familia 12. Post-Impressionism |
VocabularyAquatint
Avant-garde Caricature Drypoint Japonisme Lithography Modernism Plein-air Positivism Skeleton Zoopraxiscope |
Artwork ListRealism
The Stone Breakers Nader Raising Photography... Luncheon on the Grass Olympia The Valley of Mexico from the Hillside of Santa Isabel The Horse in Motion Impressionism Moulin Rouge The Sainte-Lazare The Coiffure The Starry Night Where Do We Come From? Mont Saint-Victoire Symbolism The Scream Art Nouveau The Kiss Architecture Carson Pirie Scott La Sagrada Familia Sculpture The Burghers of Calais |