Comparing Foggy Morning At Pourville And Charing Cross Bridge
Laura Evans
Dr. Heather McPherson
ARH 204
11/23/17
Visual Comparison
In comparing Claude Monet’s, Foggy Morning at Pourville and André Derain’s, Charing Cross Bridge, though the artistic movement is different as well as other attributes, there are many similarities in technique, color, medium, and lighting. By conducting a formal analysis of the two works, a better understanding of the artists’ intent and style is formulated. Foggy Morning at Pourville was produced in 1882 during the Impressionist movement. Claude Monet was often described as the father of Impressionism and quickly became popular for his use of muted colors and landscape paintings. Impressionism was a time during which artists denied the use of structure and rules in art. Impressionists shied away from the use of contour lines in painting and practiced the technique of short brush strokes. Impressionism was a …show more content…
The artists during this time recorded impressions from the outside world known as en plein air. Meaning, they would paint outside to accurately portray the current lighting and surroundings. Not long after the Impressionist movement, André Derain created Charing Cross Bridge in 1906. This piece was produced during what is known as the Fauvism movement. André Derain was at the forefront of Fauvism. André, among other artists, were known as Fauves, or wild beasts. Fauves focused on establishing a way of communicating emotion through the use of rich and vivid colors. While both Fauvism and Impressionism are attempting to portray the artist’s emotional responses to the outside world, fauvism integrated the use of bold colors and expressiveness
Dr. Heather McPherson
ARH 204
11/23/17
Visual Comparison
In comparing Claude Monet’s, Foggy Morning at Pourville and André Derain’s, Charing Cross Bridge, though the artistic movement is different as well as other attributes, there are many similarities in technique, color, medium, and lighting. By conducting a formal analysis of the two works, a better understanding of the artists’ intent and style is formulated. Foggy Morning at Pourville was produced in 1882 during the Impressionist movement. Claude Monet was often described as the father of Impressionism and quickly became popular for his use of muted colors and landscape paintings. Impressionism was a time during which artists denied the use of structure and rules in art. Impressionists shied away from the use of contour lines in painting and practiced the technique of short brush strokes. Impressionism was a …show more content…
The artists during this time recorded impressions from the outside world known as en plein air. Meaning, they would paint outside to accurately portray the current lighting and surroundings. Not long after the Impressionist movement, André Derain created Charing Cross Bridge in 1906. This piece was produced during what is known as the Fauvism movement. André Derain was at the forefront of Fauvism. André, among other artists, were known as Fauves, or wild beasts. Fauves focused on establishing a way of communicating emotion through the use of rich and vivid colors. While both Fauvism and Impressionism are attempting to portray the artist’s emotional responses to the outside world, fauvism integrated the use of bold colors and expressiveness