Realism

Realism first took place in a discussion of a group of artists, writers and intellectuals in a bar in the late 1840. In France Realism emerged in times of social hardship and political difficulty that was in 1848, which also was the time of the French Revolution. In realism painting, one can see the truth of life in that time. It may emphasize the ugly or the sordid, like works of social realism, regionalism or kitchen sink realism. An opera called Verismo was inspired from the Realism.

Some painting of that time:



Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet, 1854. Realist painting by Gustave Courbet.



Jean-François Millet, The Gleaners, 1857


Bibliography

• Cauruana,M., Realism., Lecture notes
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realism_(arts) , 26 February 2013 , 20:23pm