Impressionism (art Of Century)
by Nathalia Brodskaia /
2010 / English / PDF, EPUB
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“I paint what I see and not what it pleases others to see.”
What other words than these of Édouard Manet, seemingly so
different from the sentiments of Monet or Renoir, could best
define the movement of Impressionism? Without a doubt this
singularity was explained when, shortly before his death,
Claude Monet wrote: “I remain sorry to have been the cause of
the name given to a group the majority of which did not have
anything Impressionist.”
“I paint what I see and not what it pleases others to see.”
What other words than these of Édouard Manet, seemingly so
different from the sentiments of Monet or Renoir, could best
define the movement of Impressionism? Without a doubt this
singularity was explained when, shortly before his death,
Claude Monet wrote: “I remain sorry to have been the cause of
the name given to a group the majority of which did not have
anything Impressionist.”In this work, Nathalia Brodskaïa examines the contradictions
of this late 19th century movement through the paradox of a group
who, while forming a coherent ensemble, favoured the affirmation
of artistic individuals. Between academic art and the birth of
modern, non-figurative painting, the road to recognition was
long. Analysing the founding elements of the movement, the author
follows, through the works of each of the artists, how the demand
for individuality gave rise to modern painting.
In this work, Nathalia Brodskaïa examines the contradictions
of this late 19th century movement through the paradox of a group
who, while forming a coherent ensemble, favoured the affirmation
of artistic individuals. Between academic art and the birth of
modern, non-figurative painting, the road to recognition was
long. Analysing the founding elements of the movement, the author
follows, through the works of each of the artists, how the demand
for individuality gave rise to modern painting.
