19th Century Artist

1. Claude Monet (1840-1926)

 Oscar-Claude Monet was a founding French
impressionist who became one of the most well-
known painters of the period.

 The aim of this work was to discover how figures

– within- a landscape- could give the impression
that air and light moved around them.

 It is a large work painted en plein air; the size

of the canvas necessitated Monet painting its
upper half with the canvas lowered into a
trench he had dug, so that he could maintain
a single point of view for the entire work.
Women in the Garden(1866)
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2. Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)
 Is a Dutch post-impressionist who, unlike many
other notable painters, experienced no critical or
commercial success during his lifetime.

 He was eventually recognized in public opinion

as the archetypal “tortured artist,” a genius
misunderstood in his own time.

 It is held by the National Gallery Prague,

displayed at the Veletržní palác in the district of
Holešovice, where the painting is known as
Zelené obilí.
Green Wheat Field with
Cypress(1889)
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3. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
 Picasso was a Spanish artist who is famous for his
paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and theatre
designs.

 He was one of the founders of the Cubist

movement, a co-inventor of collage, and inventor
of constructed sculpture.

 His most famous painting include “ Les

Demoiselles D’ Avigon “ and “ Guernica”

Description of Cat Catching a

Bird(1939)
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4. Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
 Henri was a French artist who achieved
notoriety for his originality with colors
and his skillful, unique draftsmanship.

 His techniques in painting and sculpting,

as well as his intense colors, brought him
public attention along with other Fauvist
artists.
The Conversation(1908)
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5. Diego Rivera (1886-1957)
 Rivera was a Mexican painter whose frescoes helped
found and develop the Mexican and international
mural movements.

 He married four times and had multiple children,

including one son who died at age two.

 He varied colors and texture to make his paintings

more visually interesting.

Man at the Crossroads(1933)

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6. Paul Cézanne (1839-1906)
 was a French post-impressionist artist famous for
his pastel drawing and oil paintings.

 He is perhaps best known for painting ballet

dancers.

 In the mid-19th century, he became a bridge for

impressionism to embrace the new artistic styles
of the 20th century, especially cubism.

Bibemus Quarry( Carriere de

Bebimus) (1898)
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7. Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
 was a French impressionist painter who gained
fame for his oil paintings and pastels.

 He painted ballet dancers, bathing female nudes,

racehorses and jockeys, and portraits.

 He experimented with a variety of methods,

dividing surface textures with hatching,
contrasting wet and dry pastel, and softening the
features of his figures using gouache and
watercolors.

Ballet Dancer
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8. Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)
 was an Austrian symbolist artist who was also
notable for his efforts in the Vienna Secession
movement.

 He was extensively influenced by Japanese

artistic techniques.

 The paintings were criticized as depicting

pornography, leading him to reject all future
public commissions.

 element of art : line, shape, color, texture

Golden Lady
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9. Édouard Manet (1832-1883)
 was a French modernist who pioneered
depictions of modern life in 19th century
art.

 Two of his most famous pieces, “Le

déjeuner sur l’herbe” and Olympia, were
both created in 1863.

Olympia
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10. John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
 was an American artist whose works focused
on luxury, royalty, and high society in the
Edwardian period.

 His early career was marred by scandal upon

his submission of “Portrait of Madame” to the
Paris Salon in the 1880s.

 In his personal works, he showed marked

impressionist influences.

Virginie Gautreau
( Lady in the black Dress)
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