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ARTISTS
Fauvism, Realsim, Impressionism
Marc Chagall
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1887-1985
Fauvism
Born in Russia. He was a Jewish
painter. Started painting in 1906. In
1907 he went to St. Petersburg and
joined the School of the Society of
Art Supporters. He later moved to
Paris. In 1960 he made stained
glass windows for a synagogue in
Israel. He painted a lot from Russian
folk and his Jewish heritage. His
paintings can sell today for 6 million
dollars.
“One fine day (but all days are
fine!) as my mother was putting
the bread in the oven, I went up to
her and taking her by her floursmeared elbow I said to her,
Mama I want to be a painter.”
-Marc Chagall
Albert Marquet
1875-1947
Fauvism
Albert Marquet was born in
Bordeax. He mainly painted
portraits and landscapes. He
liked to paint Paris ports and
bridges. Starting after 1925 he
enjoyed using watercolors.
Over his career he became
internationally known. Because
of his shyness he didn’t accept
awards or offers and liked to
stay out of the spotlight.
Charles Camoin
• 1879-1965
• Fauvism
• Charles Camoin attended
Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris.
He was in the original group of
Fauves. His work was shown
in the Musee d'Art Moderne de
la Ville de Paris in addition to
the Centre Georges Pompidou
and many of the French
regional museums. In 1955 he
was awarded the Prix du
President de la Rupublique at
the Biennale of Menton.
Georges Braque
• 1882-1963
• Fauvism
• Georges Braque was a painter
and sculptor. He helped invent
cubism. In 1890 he went to
Ecole des Beaux-Arts. From
1902 to 1904, he painted at the
Académie Humbert in Paris.
He served as a soldier in WWI.
Near his death he became ill,
but that did not stop him from
painting.
• “Painting is a nail to which I
fasten my ideas.” –Georges
Braque
Edward Hopper
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1882-1967
Realism
Born in New York. He went to
the New York school of art and
he studied commercial art and
painting. His art was influenced
by Robert Henri and the French
art scene. When he was 42 he
became successful by using
watercolors in his New England
towns paintings. He was good at
portraying a mood in his
paintings.
“If you could say it in words
there would be no reason to
paint.”
–Edward Hopper
Henri Fantin-Latour
• 1836-1904
• Realism
• Henri was born in Grenoble,
France. His father was a
painter and an art teacher. At a
young age he attended Ecole
des Beaux-Arts School. He
was most known for his flower
pieces. He was awarded the
Legion d’Honneur medal by
the French Government.
• “I share none of these ideas
and I say that art has
nothing to do with politics.”
–Henri Fantin-Latour
Diego Rivera
• 1886-1957
• Realism
• Mexican painter and muralist.
He went to France to work with
other artists. In 1920 he went
back to Mexico. He became
famous for murals that
portrayed Mexican life and
history. At age 43 he married
Frida Kahlo.
• “Only the work of art itself
can raise the standard of
taste.”
–Diego Rivera
Pierre Bonard
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1867-1947
Impressionism
In 1886 studied at the University
of Paris to study law. A year
later he took a course at
Academe Julien. In 1890 he
created color lithographs. He
went from environmental
naturalism, to impressionism to
a style of abstract art. His
favorite things to paint were lush
French landscapes.
“Draw your pleasure, paint
your pleasure, and express
your pleasure strongly.”
-Pierre Bonard
Berthe Morisot
• 1841-1895
• Impressionism
• She demonstrated possibilities
for women artists. In 1864 her
paintings were accepted to the
Salon de Paris and she
continued to show her work
there regularly until 1874.
Today, her paintings sell for
more than 4 million dollars.
• “Real painters understand
with a brush in their hand.”
• –Berthe Morisot
Johan Jongkind
• 1819-1891
• Impressionism
• Born in the Netherlands. He
trained at the art academy in
the Hague. In 1846 he moved
to Paris. He showed his work
in the Paris Salon. He was
friends with Claude Monet.
Camille Pissaro
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1830-1903
Impressionism
He was born in St. Thomas
(U.S. Virgin Islands). He was a
Sephardic Jew. His first serious
artistic influence was a Danish
painter named Fritz Melbye. In
1855 Pissaro moved to Paris.
He showed his art at the Salon
des Refuses. He taught art to
young students in Pontoise,
France.
“Blessed are they who see
beautiful things in humble
places where other people see
nothing.” –Camille Pissaro
Edgar Degas
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1834-1917
Realism
Born in Paris, his father
encouraged him to begin art.
From 1845-1852 he attended
Lycee Louis-le-Grand. In 1859
he opened a studio in Paris. In
1860 he began to get inspiration
from theater. In the 1880s he
started to sculpt and use
pastels. He made more than
2,000 oil paintings and pastels
and 150 sculptures. Today his
paintings can sell for more than
16 million U.S. dollars.
“Art is not what you see, it’s
what you make others see.”
-Edgar Degas
Kees Van Dongen
• 1877-1968
• Fauvism
• Born in the Netherlands. In
1892 he started studying at the
Academy of Fine Arts in
Rotterdam. He moved to Paris
in 1897. He took part in the
exhibition Salon d’Automne in
1905. He liked to use flashy
bright colors when painting.
Armand Guillaumin
• 1847-1927
• Impressionism
• Born in Paris. In 1861 he
attended Academie Suisse.
His art was influenced by Paul
Cezanne and Camille Pissarro.
He exhibited in the Salon des
Refuses. He is best known for
his landscapes of Paris, the
Creuse département, and the
area around Les Adrets-del'Estérel and the bright colors
he uses in his paintings.
Rosa Bonheur
• 1822-1899
• Realism
• She was a French painter and
sculptor. She was taught to
paint by her father, because
women couldn’t attend art
school at the time. Her
specialty was animals. Rosa
was an early feminist and she
wore men’s clothing.
Joan Miro
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1893-1983
Fauvism
Joan Miro was a painter,
sculptor and ceramist. He was
born in Spain. He moved to
Paris in 1920. He won the
Venice Biennale printmaking
prize in 1980. He also received
the Gold Medal of Fine Arts from
King Juan Carlos of Spain. He
produced hundreds of ceramics
and temporary window paintings
on glass. His paintings sell today
for between 25 hundred
thousand and 8 million dollars.
“I try to apply colors like
words that shape poems, like
notes that shape music.”
-Joan Miro
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
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1841-1919
Impressionism
He was born in France. In 1862 he
studied art in Paris. His paintings
were influenced by Eugene
Delacroix and Monet. He made
several thousand paintings. In 1919
he went to the Louvre to see his
paintings hung with other famous
paintings. Two of his paintings have
sold for more than 70 million dollars.
“The work of art must seize upon
you, wrap you up in itself and
carry you away. It is the means by
which the artist conveys his
passion. It is the current which he
puts forth, which sweeps you
along in his passion.” –PierreAuguste Renoir
Edouard Manet
• 1832-1883
• Realism
• Born in Paris. From 1850-1856
he studied with Thomas
Couture. Manet painted many
everyday objects. In 1881 he
was awarded the Legion of
Honor by the French
Government.
• “A painter can say all he
wants to with fruit or flowers
or even clouds.” –Edouard
Manet
Maurice de Vlaminck
• 1876-1958
• Fauvism
• He was born in Paris. He was
a musician then a bicyclist
then a soldier. His paintings
were influenced by Vincent
Van Gough. He often used this
paint squeezed directly from
the tube, making pure, intense
colors. In 1905 he presented
art at the Salon d’Automn.
• “Good painting is like good
cooking; it can be tasted, but
not explained.” –Maurice de
Vlaminck
Frederic Bazille
• 1841-1870
• Impressionism
• Born in Montpellier. He began
studying medicine in 1862.
Then he met Pierre Auguste
Renoir and began
impressionistic paintings. He
helped support his friends by
giving them space and
materials. He was 23 when he
started painting some of his
most famous pieces.
Bibliography
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