FrenchimpressionistGustave Courbet ( 1828 - 1885 ) applied the idea of direct observation to his subject choice .
Working in a dark palette and a rough style that oppose the standard convention of Salon finish , Courbet rejected the established artist ’s repertory draw from history and mythology . He prefer discipline that recorded his own experience : the work people of his native small town Ornans and fit of his life as an artist .
Courbet became an outspoken pleader of " realism , " a advanced approach that was outspoken in expressive style and unsentimental in expression . The links below will take you to painting of marvellous seascape by Gustave Courbet found in this article .
Go to the next page to see a beautiful image of Courbet ’s paintingThe Edge of the Sea at Palavas . For more on impressionistic paintings , artists , and artwork history , see :
The Edge of the Sea at Palavas by Gustave Courbet
As manifest inThe border of the Sea at Palavas(1854),Gustave Courbetrefused to idealize his subject or his aesthetic . He paint a blunt image of modern life in a outspoken and scratchy style that came to be known as realism .
Courbet originate to public attention during the brief popular rule of the Second Republic ( 1848 - 51 ) , when the restrictive Salon policy were relax . He conserve an independent identity as an creative person as the art world render to more materialistic standards during the Second Empire ( 1851 - 71 ) .
Lightand movement were enormously crucial constituent in impressionistic compositions . Go to the next page to see a vivid example of light and move in another seascape by Gustave Courbet , The Calm Sea .
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The Calm Sea by Gustave Courbet
InGustave Courbet’sThe Calm Sea(1869 ) , the aspect of tranquil water system is construe from the coastline at Trouville . It show the fresh color tone and thrifty observation associated with plein breeze painting .
With his easel set up on the shoring , Courbet was able to record thelightand the moving clouds over the calm ocean . The upshot is a work that arouse atmospheric sense datum rather than elaborated observance .
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Debra N. Mancoffis an artistry historian and lecturer and the author of numerous books on 19th - hundred European and American house painting . She is a scholar in residence at the Newberry Library .
