Constable, The Hay Wein, 1825

English Realism

It's very popular and the landscape is now a tourist destination

It wasn't well accepted in England first.

Constable, The Hadleig Castle, 1825

English Realism

Ruin paintings was popular at the time

Symbolizes nature taking over 

Cole, The Oxbow, 1835

American Landscape Realism

Cole, The Course of Empire,1835

American Landscape Realism

It's a series painting

The Landscape behind is always present 

Symbolizes power of nature over manmade things

Eakins, The Gross Clinic, 1875

American Realism

Heavily Criticized for it's goriness

Showed in Medical area instead of the Salon

Critics likened Eakins to a butcher

Scapel as a painter's  brush

Eakins, John Biglin in a single Scull, 1875

American Realism

Rowing symbolizes Discilpline

Physical and mental Strentgh. 

Eakins, Woman(artist's wife) with a setter dog, 1885

Critics and the patron didn't like it

They thought she looked sick and aneorexic

The woman is a well known artist herself

Tanner, The Annunciation, 1895

American Realism

Mary is multi racial

The Setting suggest Middle Eastern

The Light is very modern and new at the time

Homer, Prisioners from the Front, 1865

American Realism

It was very well accepted and both the North nd South liked it

Frozen Moment

Homer, Lifeline, 1885

American Realism

Critics thougt it was too sexual

the red scarf is thought to be hiding Homer's face

The paintig shows contempory innovation in life saving

Sargent, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit, 1885

American Realism

Critics didn't like that the sisters were seperated

Darker version of Velasquez's painting

Sargent, Madame X, 1885

Critics hated it

Sargent had to change the title, the straps and moved to England.

The Subject was like a celebrety prided for her beauty and affairs.

The make up was called fake

Millet, The Gleaners, 1855

French Realism

Political Statement 

The Upper class recieved it poorly 

Millet,The Sower,1855

French Realism

Political statement

The Sun is just rising showing that the sower wakes up early for work

It has become very popular and well liked

Bonheur, The Horse Fair, 18555

French Realism

She went to butcher shops to study horse anatomy

Has included a self portrait

Courbet,The Stone Breakers, 1850

French Realism

Political Statement 

Hardworking and the boy has scurvy

Courbet, Interior of my Studio, 1855

French Realism

Mixed group of people

The woman being painted is his wife

Delacroix liked it alot others weren't as accepting

Daumier,Third Class Carriage, 1860

French Realism

Shows the hardship of poor life by capturing quiet moment

It's unfinished