Tag Archives: realism

The Stonebreakers by Gustave Courbet

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

For my third look at Realism art and Social Realism art I am going back to the land of its inception, France.   The emergence of this form of art came about in France around 1848, the year King Louis-Philippe lost … Continue reading →

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Salon I by Otto Dix

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Today I am looking at a painting by an artist whose work has frequently shocked the public.  His art often focused on the First World War and the aftermath of it on the people of Germany.  It was not his … Continue reading →

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Unemployed by Ben Shahn

Posted on December 3, 2011 by

My featured artist today was quite unknown to me.  I came across him and his paintings when I was flicking through an art book looking for information regarding another painter.  One painting stood out from the rest and I have … Continue reading →

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A Burial at Ornans by Gustave Courbet

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

In an earlier blog (November 14th) I looked at the life of Courbet and his painting The Artist’s Studio.  If you have just arrived at today’s blog it would be worth going to the earlier one to read about Courbet’s life … Continue reading →

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The Artist’s Studio by Gustave Courbet

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

Jean-Desiré-Gustave Courbet was born in Ornans, a rugged area in the Franche-Comté region close to the France-Swiss border in 1819.  His father Règis Courbet and his mother, Sylvie were landowners, who owned a vineyard in Flagey, ten miles outside of … Continue reading →

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Religious Procession in Kursk Province by Ilya Repin

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Ilya Efimovich Repin was born in 1844 in the town of Chuhuiv, now part of eastern Ukraine.  His parents were a family of military settlers.  Military Settlements in thise days were places which allowed the combination of military service and … Continue reading →

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The Floor-scrapers by Gustave Caillebotte

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

Although I am sure people love to see the paintings of the so-called “Masters”, I believe it is good to look at the works of lesser known artists and by doing so, one can discover hidden gems.  After Renoir’s famous … Continue reading →

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Hard Times by Sir Hubert von Herkomer

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

My featured artist today is the German painter Hubert von Herkomer.  He was born in 1849 in Waal, a small town in southern Bavaria.  He was an only child.  His father Lorenz was a talented wood carver and his mother … Continue reading →

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