Courbet: The Painter's Studio 19th

Simple arrangement. Shows change in the art world, from religious paintings to modern paintings. He paints what he wants to paint. 

Paxton: Crystal Palace

Physical manifestation of the modern world through architecture. 

Edouard Manet: Luncheon on the Grass 19th

Nineteenth Century. Manet Ignores traditional perspective and smooth borders and shaded figures. Scandalous subjects. Flat outlined figures. cool colors. Figures don't look natural in surroundings. Does not paint figure accurately in perspective to one another. 

Monet: Impression Sunrise 19th

Impressionist.Broad brush strokes with sharply contrasting colors. Catching the light and how our eyes register it. Monet does into fade colors into one another like traditional ways. Setting is very industrial, embraces modern life. 

Renoir: Moulin de la Galette 19th

Impressionism. Focus on the color composition. The shapes and the relationship between each of the colors. 

Degas: Ballet Rehearsal 19th

Impressionist.Composition is unique. Not focusing on one thing, or in the center. cuts off figures and architecture. Not a factual recording making this neither an impressionist nor a realistic painting. 

Degas: Absinthe Drinker 19th

Impressionism. Odd angles. Shadows don't match up to the figures. 

Ogden Rood: Modern Chromatics 19th

Scientist examine colors and how we see them. Around the time colors are pre-made. Artist no longer have to create the paint colors themselves.

Manet: Bar at Folies-Bergere 19th

Contradicts the happy aura that is often associated with bars. The woman looks self absorbed as she stares at the viewers. reflection shows her talking to a a patron, whose gaze she meets, but it is not as obvious when she stares at the viewers. Perspective is distorted.

Van Gogh: Starry Night 19th

Post Impressionist.Ignores technical properties of being precise. Express movements and light. Vivid colors. Layered Paint

Van Gogh: Sunflowers 19th

Post Impressionist.Flowers are not perfect. Drooping flowers, not typically depicted. The bottom of the vase are not painted accurately.

Gaugin: Woman with Flower 19th

Post Impressionist. Shows a modern setting. Shows people living a modern life. Does not worry about perfecting the figure. 

Gauguin: Two Tahitian Women 19th

Post Impressionist.Gauguin searches for people living a life not modern. Large shapes of single colors. 

Munch: The Scream 19th

Post Impressionist. Shows the expression of emotion through harsh brush strokes and strong vivid colors.

Cezanne: Basket of Apples 19th

Post Impressionist. (opposite of Gauguin and Van Gogh, not an amateur) Highly skilled but purposely breaks down the geometric things that we see. table is not accurately depicted. Its not important. Emphasis on that fact that this painting is 2D.

Matisse: Bonheur de Vie 20th

Post Impressionist. No main center focus. Center up; nothing is there. A scattering of colors and figures throughout the piece. 

Pollock: Number 1 20th

Abstract Impressionist Painter. Purely subjective, indirect. Made in the context of pop art. Canvas was painted on the floor. 

Wright: Kaufmann House 20th

Modernism. Taking basic architectural shapes and incorporating the with nature. 

Chuck Close: Big Self-Portrait 20th

Modernism. Use renaissance technique. Modern Concepts. Grids from an images. 

Lee Krasner: The Seasons 20th

Abstract Modernism. Abstract Organic Forms

Williem de Koonong: Woman 1 20th

Abstract painting of a female figure. Abstract Expressionism. Subjective act, direct. Completely deconstructed and falling apart.