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Realism is the period in American literature from 1860 to 1890. This movement in writing focused on writing about how things really appeared and how they really were instead of writing in a dark manner. The stories, Life On The Mississippi and The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County written by Mark Twain best represent the realism movement in American literature at this time.

Realism was a direct result of the social and economic changes of the 19th century in Europe. It originated in France in the after the Revolutions of 1848, which were a series of political outbreaks throughout Europe. It was around 1906, when Jonas Lie discovered the beauty of impressionism in Claude Monet’s paintings when he went on a trip to Paris while visiting Norway to reconnect with the Norwegian side of his family. He was fascinated by Monet’s use of color and light and incorporated that style in his later works. Lie’s artistic talent in mixing the two art styles is evident, as seen in his painting Dusk on Lower Broadway. (See fig 1.) The brushstrokes look like they were made quickly but with precision, creating a piece of art that looks realistic from far

The movements known as Romanticism and Realism were two opposing styles of artistic beliefs and practices. The key ideas of romanticism were fundamentally based on individuality, free will and naturalness. The opinions of the realists focused on the aspects of the present and emphasized that the things that matter are inevitable experiences. The concept of realism was greatly influenced with photography which was gaining popularity in the mid-nineteenth century. Photography gave artists the ability to capture images of scenes more easily, which they could paint later on by trying to capture as much of the reality as they could. Although, realism and romanticism were recognised and originated during different eras, they do have some sort of relation. Realism initiated as a reaction to romanticism, in which matters were portrayed honestly. In other words, both realism and romanticism focus on the prevalence of spirit or mind over matter most of the time. This is clearly what links the two forms of art together. Romanticism originated with examining the spirit or mind in detail – while, it was not necessary for the story to be completely accurate or an

So, he went to Paris, France in the 50s to learn more art techniques, that later helped him advance in his art work. He was always surrounded by creativity, even his brother Joseph Delaney was an aspiring painter. His family of 12 were hardworking people who faced much hardship. His mother was even a slave, and the Delaneys often faced intense racism. Causing only four of the children

Henri Rousseau, born in May 21, 1844, was a self-taught artist who started his artistic career when he was forty. He began his life working as a clerk, then he joined the French army after being accused of stealing money from his employer. He later moved to Paris and obtained a job working for the French Customs Office, and it was there that he began painting part-time. It was really this background of his that allowed his paintings to be original and uninfluenced by traditional painting techniques. Since he was a self-taught artist and had no significant experience with painting, he had the freedom to paint as he perceived and as he imagined. Henri Rousseau was a man who liked to exaggerate his life to make himself seem adventurous and exciting. He made up stories about his time in the military and overstated his importance in the Customs office where he worked. This was also reflected in his artwork where manipulated the painting to emphasize beauty and excitement.

Realism is the artistic attempt to recreate life as it is in the context of an artistic medium. It began as a revolt against the conventions of the classic view of art in the late 1800s in America and Europe in the form of an artistic movement (McConnel, R. 1997). There are many themes involved with realism that shall be discussed. These include accuracy and independence.

Claude Monet was the chief pioneer of the Impressionism period. Monet was born in Paris (1840-1926) and moved near Le Havre at a young age. At only the age of 15, Monet created his first successful drawings of caricatures. Monet continued to study drawing until he met Eugene Boudin, who is responsible for intruding Monet to a new style of painting; stepping outside the studio and painting in the open air. This style would give way to more than 60 years of art that used "effective methods to

Courbet, "Burial at Ornans" has a strong romanticism style. The reason for this is because of the amount of darkness applied into the painting. In the painting, there is a funeral of Courbet's uncle. The funeral and color of the painting itself draws attention to romanticism. This painting is also similar to a group portrait because of the amount of people posing in the work.

     Henri Matisse was born December 31st, 1869 to two storeowners, Emile and Heloise Matisse. His father wanted him to be a lawyer, so later on in life he could takeover the family business. They sent him to Henri Martin Grammar School where he studied to be a lawyer. There was a hint of artist in Henri because while working as a lawyer’s assistant he took up a drawing course (Essers 7). It was for curtain design but it seemed to be destiny for a lawyer’s assistant to take up such a distant hobby as drawing.

American Realism was a style of art in the 19th and 20th century. It overviewed art, music, poetry, etc. It was a tyle of being totally realistic due to many things are able to happen to everyday people. Some of the most important people in american realism was Ralph Waldo Emerson that viewed the prospects of love and life. Also Henry.J, William D.H , Mark T were realists that showed the overview or the life of a daily basis. Naturalists are people that practice the natural aspects in life and in nature.

Realism was a huge movement in late 1800s to early 1900s. All art forms were influenced by it. Writers, artists, actors and more started taking a more simple direction and tried to depict life as it actually was. In visual art it was common to see ordinary people doing every day

Claude Monet was born in Paris in 1840 and would become known as one of France’s famous painters. Monet is often attributed with being the leading figure of the style of impressionism; but this was not always the case. Monet started out his career as a caricaturist, showing great skill. Eventually “Monet began to accompany [Eugène] Boudin as the older artist . . . worked outdoors, . . . this “truthful” painting, Monet later claimed, had determined his path as an artist.” Monet’s goal took off as his popularity grew in the mid 1870s after he switched from figure painting to the landscape impressionist style. William Seitz supports this statement through his quote, “The landscapes Monet painted at Argenteuil between 1872 and 1877 are

Often times in life people tend to “bend the truth” when portraying stories, images and their lives to make it seem different than it really is. This was still true back in the 19th century when Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, and Impressionism movements were in full swing in the art community. Out of all of the 19th century art movements, realism appealed to me above all others. The realism style of art attempts to represent a certain subject matter in a true manner as it would be seen in real life, without artificiality and avoiding artistic conventions, impossible, exotic and supernatural elements. The realism movement began as a reaction to the Neoclassicism and Romanticism art forms. Artists were fed up with the constant creation

Gustave Courbet, a major influence of the Realism movement, defined Realism as a "human conclusion which awakened the very forces of man against paganism, Greco-Roman art, the Renaissance, Catholicism, and the gods and demigods, in short against the conventional ideal” (New World Encyclopedia). According to the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, the definition of realism is the theory or practice in art or literature of fidelity to nature or to real life and to accurate representation without idealization of the most typical views, details, and surroundings of the subject (Merriam-Webster). Realism was an artistic and cultural movement that first occurred in Europe during the mid-nineteenth century. It

Realism was a way to answer back for the people disapproving romanticism; all of my information is credited to Lorkowski. People believed that is a sensational event occurred, an object of perception is just a mental thing. If something was unobserved due to it being a past experience, it was considered not real. People thought if they looked at the positive claims then that would be justifiable. If  something happened that was not caused rationally then it was thought to be a belief, not real. Believed realism was defended and revealed through natural causes and theology.