10л.Колосова.Анастасия.French Realism in 19th-century painting

1. French Realism in 19th-century painting

FRENCH REALISM IN 19THCENTURY PAINTING
Creative Project

2. Objective and Tasks

■ Objective: To study 19th-century French painting, gather a small amount
of information about artists, and create a sculpture inspired by one of the
paintings.
Tasks:
■ Research: To study books and academic articles dedicated to the history
of French Realism in painting, its distinctive features, and artists of that
period, as well as their opinions on painting.
■ Design: To develop a blueprint for the future creation of a sculpture,
drawing inspiration from one of the paintings by artists of that era.
■ Practical: To create a sculpture based on the developed blueprint.
■ Presentation: To present the project in an auditorium.

3.

Drawing for a sculpture
"The Sower" (Jean-François Millet, 1814 - 1875)

4. The Age of Realism. Artistic Genres

■ Genre Painting
■ Portraiture
■ Landscape Painting
■ Still Life

5. Main directions

■ Social Realism
■ Realistic Criticism
■ Analytical Realism

6. The main principles of realism

■ Principle of Life
■ The "Everyday Hero" Principle
■ The Principle of Social Relevance

7. Key features

■ Accurate representation of reality
■ Objectivity and impartiality
■ Rejection of idealization
■ Natural color palette
■ Realistic chiaroscuro and perspective
■ Reflection of changes brought about by the Industrial and Commercial
Revolutions

8. The differences between realism and other directions

THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
REALISM AND OTHER DIRECTIONS

9. Why did the era of realism become a revolution?

■ Rejection of romanticism
■ Themes from everyday life
■ The Industrial Revolution
■ Political movements
■ Realistic techniques
■ Changing the perception of art

10. French Realist Artists and their contribution to painting

FRENCH REALIST ARTISTS
AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION
TO PAINTING

11. Gustave Courbet (1819-1877) The head of French realism

12.

"Stone crushers." Gustave Courbet (1819-1877)
"Funeral in Ornan." Gustave Courbet (1819-1877)

13. Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875)

14.

"Ear collectors". Jean-Francois Millet (18141875)
"Angelus." Jean-Francois Millet (18141875)
"The Sower." Jean-Francois Millet (1814-1875)

15. Honore Victorin Daumier (1808-1879)

16.

"A third-class carriage." Honore Victorin Daumier (1808-1879)

17. The influence of realism on subsequent artistic directions

THE INFLUENCE OF REALISM ON
SUBSEQUENT ARTISTIC
DIRECTIONS

18. Result

Realism in painting is not just an artistic direction, but a whole
philosophy that strives to show the world as it is, without
embellishment and idealization.

19. Information sources

■ The information is taken from the websites:
■ 1) https://www.moskvaart.com/realizm-v-zhivopisi-iskusstvo-otrazheniya-zhizni-vovsekh-ee-proyavleniyakh
■ 2) https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Реализм_%28искусство%29
■ 3) https://gallerix.ru/pedia/history-of-art--realist-painting/
■ Paintings by artists: https://gallerix.ru/storeroom/1138816459/
■ Book from the library: N.N. Kalitina. "The era of realism in French painting of the 19th
century." Leningrad University Press, 1972. Leningrad. 288 p.

20. Thank you for your attention!