Friday, January 1, 2010

Impressionism & Post-Impressionism: Realizing






















Look at these paintings to:

Observe
Understand
Conclude

Through displaying a variety of paintings from both the impressionism and post-impressionism era, I hope you are able to recognize which category they would fall into. Enjoy!

Selections from the Art Institute of Chicago.

American Leisure










Idle Hours is condensed into sections which are as follows:

Entertaining
Reading
Aestheticism
In the Park
Children's Games
Holidays by the Water
The Sporting Life
Americans Abroad

With the pictures I have provided, which ones correspond to the different types of Idle Hours?

Impressionist New York














Impressionist New York displays both New York City and Art History within the pages. Composed of dozens of artists, this particular book exhibits the turn-of-the-century metropolis, which will appeal to anyone who appreciates either the degree of art talent or the city itself.