Luncheon on the Grass – Édouard Manet
Why is Édouard Manet’s Luncheon on the Grass or Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe a masterpiece?
– A conformist rebellion
– Flâneur – a French Impressionist version of a dandy
– The insignificance of eating at lunch
The Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
What makes Pieter Bruegel’s painting The Harvesters so significant?
– Bringing the art world down to earth
– Golden nourishment
– How nature provides
Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1. – James Whistler
Why does James Whistler not even mention his mother in the painting title Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1. ?
– Rebellion in grey and black planes
– Whistler inherited her cold manner
– He only cared for form and composition