Formal Analysis - "The Cafe Terrace on the Place Du Forum, Arles, at Night"

Then there are also many psychological lines to be seen in the work. One such line is of the woman and the floor, where she is staring down towards it. Another is from the young child and the store clerk, showing a defiance between the two. Next, light and value are not very contrasting in this painting, with only the basic highlights and the shadows seen. It isn’t completely contrasting or contradicting since the colors blend well together with close to the same value ranges, dark colors seen throughout except for the people’s pale faces. There also seems to be a variety of light sources since the woman’s face along with the shop clerk and the young boy’s is lit up by what seems to be a light bulb since they’re much brighter and highlighted and then the men and women in the back aren’t really as bright, except for the ones who close to the open door, creating a blue tinge from the outside light. The shapes shown through the painting is shown to be either very round or very geometrical. There are organic shapes in things such as the umbrella or even the back of the chair, but mostly it is either straight lines and geometrical shapes. The volume shown in the painting is very much implied, correctly showing the

The texture of the painting itself is probably rough. The artist makes no great attempt at conveying implied texture to the viewer. It seems as though implying texture may detract from the overall attitude of the piece. Altogether texture doesn’t play a huge role in this work of art.

The texture of the canvas works very well with the subject matter portrayed in the painting. The grassy hill side and the leaves of the trees are especially complimented by the canvas. It makes the leaves feel like they are slightly moving, this combined with the lack of detail itself the leaves. This is contrasted nicely with the very detailed renderings of the trunks and branches of the trees, the

The use of lines in Stone City is one of the key visual elements in this painting. The artist used many contour lines to define the boundaries between the trees and the valley, the river and the land, and even the long roads from the hills as it winds through the countryside. Wood also incorporated a lot of implied lines into his artwork. The trees and bushes that line the hills create a line of sight which draws the eye of the viewer to the house on the river, which is the focal point of this painting. The lines all move in different directions and help the artist highlight different aspects of the painting. Around the city and in the foreground of the painting the artist uses a lot of horizontal lines, which gives the town a calm sensation. As we move away from the city, we find a lot of vertical lines which denote growth. We also find a lot of diagonal lines which imply action in the painting. The diagonal lines are predominantly used by the artist in the creation of the roads and

This oil painting on a canvas grabbed my attention for various reasons. The first reason is that of the date. This painting was created around 1762. The quality of the painting amazed me because it remains in perfect condition, yet it was created two-hundred and fifty-five years ago. The painting was established by Allan Ramsay. Ramsay did an outstanding job on this painting. He incorporated many elements and principles of art into the masterpiece, which also made this piece a highlight of the museum.

The buildings are just far enough away and draped in a delicate fog that their details remain slightly imperceptible. But in retrospect, this entire painting lacks any distinct quality, yet possesses a magical ability to draw one into the scene and envelope them in the mystery and serenity of that Parisian evening.

This piece is called “Autumn Delight”. This piece is landscape art and explores the themes of nature, and natural forms. In the middle of the painting, there is a grey, stone like path that looks like its going downhill. The path is positioned like it is coming towards you and it hasn’t finished. There is a tall tree on the right side of the canvas and very close to you as if you were standing there. The tree has different shades of brown with branches coming off that have fiery coloured leaves. Going around the bottom of the tree and on the path are those fiery coloured leaves scattered around. Either side of the path is a pastel green grass and surrounding the tree. Positioned behind the tree and painted to look further away are different bushes and smaller trees with an array of different coloured leaves on the branches. The colours of the leaves are light and dark oranges, reds, yellows, and greens. In the background, there are faint, light trees to show they are further away. You can still see those different shades of the oranges, reds, and yellows to match the ones closer to you. Also in the background, there are light and dark shades of blue the

Van Gogh's painting has a variety of blue and black. This painting was first shown in 1889 at the annual exhibition. Analysis

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s famous painting, At the Moulin-Rouge, combines striking coloring with abnormal lighting to create a work that addresses men’s superficial interest in women. The dark scene depicted in the painting includes ten people scattered about a restaurant. In the center, two women and three men sit casually around a table while the background portrays two men and a woman peering into mirrors; a second woman (in the foreground) observes the situation. The most arresting aspect of the picture is the dominating, pale face of a woman in the right foreground of the picture. A careful analysis of the painting begins with the study

In Vincent Van Gogh’s art he uses the elements to create a variety works of art. “Line is one of the most prominent elements in this painting.” In this work of art Van Gogh used mostly lines to make his foreground and background. The author also made the little town to fill the middle ground. Van Gogh used all the lines to separate the land from the land from the sky. Van Gogh used organic shapes of the tree to contrast with the geometric shapes of the church. The artist used lines to show the texture of the hills and trees in the distance. He also used swirly lines to make the night sky. For color he uses yellow highlights to move your eyes around from all the blue. Finally for space he made the huge cypress tree in the foreground to arrange

In A Cottage on the Heath and “The Protestant Barn”, Vincent van Gogh used similar colors and shading to create a sense of isolation, routine, and hopelessness. This is shown by the monotonous colors, the detailed shading, and the figures in the artwork.

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch painter that belonged to the post-impressionism movement. As years of mental illness and anxiety progressively became worse, his unfortunate death at 37 years old came to be via a gunshot wound to the head, which many assume and accept to be self-inflicted. This compelling emotion is definitely illustrated in his work because often it is honest and bold. In Van Gogh's, The Night Cafe, the artist's technique is exactly that: bold, and honest- capturing the essence of human desolation. The complementary colors red and green of the walls call for the eyes of the viewer, and not only that, but the earthy color palette fights for the audience's

This paper will be a visual description of Luncheon on the Grass (Musée d'Orsay), an oil painting made by a leading French artist in the transition from realism to impressionism Édouard Manet, in 1863. A horizontal composition of 208 cm x 264.5 cm, the painting represents a luncheon in the forest. In the foreground of the painting there are two men and a woman having lunch. While they are casually having lunch, the two men are fully dressed, while the woman is fully naked, however, her hand rests on her leg, hiding her pubic area. She is wearing an orchid in her hair, a bracelet, a ribbon around her neck, and mule slippers. The man on the right is wearing a black flat round hat, a black jacket, a white shirt, an orange tie, grey trousers and

While observing this painting, I saw many attributes throughout the work that all contributed to the content. First, I noticed that the colors used in this painting are extremely dark. The color grey is primarily used in the background which surrounds the landscape, while the dark green is mainly used on the trees and the landscape in the foreground. However, the cemetery and the gravestones are brighter, with their respective colors being white. The ocean water is brighter than the background, with its color being similar to that of the gravestones in the graveyard. The rocks in the painting are dark brown when compared to the white water hitting against them. The flowers/grass underneath the water can be described as dark green similar to that of the trees, but with some yellow as well on the flowers/leaves. The grass where the cemetery is located is a brighter green when compared with that of the trees right above it, and the branches throughout the painting seem to be a dark brown or grey as the water hits them. There are no humans in this painting, but there are birds flying in the background. Their color is almost identical to the water, while the islands far out into the sea are much darker in contrast to the birds. Next, I observed that the composition of the painting was mainly divided into two parts. The first half is towards the right of the painting which encompasses the sea, the birds, and the clouds. Meanwhile, the second half is towards the left of the painting, which has the

Boulevard des Capucines is set out in a crowded Parisian on a street on a winter day. This painting is vertically divided into two portions by trees in the middle. On the left side, underneath the tree branches, there are grey pigments that suggest roofs of horse carriages. On the other side, Monet used short dark bold brush stroke to indicate groups of people walking on snowy pavement. He used random composition on this oil canvas painting to overview the bustled Parisians. The high point of view perspective suggested that Monet painted this picture inside a building on the second floor where he looked through the window down to the boulevard. Muted tone is predominant in order to enhance the feeling of snowy day .The receding buildings in the back are behind the winter fog. Monet used bright blue reflecting onto the building’s roof to contrast with the trees’ brown tone. The disparity of these two colors accentuate the sunlight that shine down from the above. Monet applied very little details to the painting. He used short and quick strokes which create gritty texture of to form individuals moving in a great haste. At first, I felt dishearten because of the tone color used on the painting. The brown and blue tones added a depressing sense to it. But after I closely examined the painting, I noticed the energy of the people. Even though Monet did not clearly draw the