1. Art History Essay- Social Realism in the 19th century
... themes of exposing injustices but his approach was less simple and focused more on realistic representation of both colour and form. Rue Transnonain (1834) is an example of Daumier's lithography that portrays great social injustice. It shows a family lying murdered in a bedroom-a father in his nightshirt and ... one of the ways in which he stressed the reality of what he painted. An example of this realistic representation of the human body is in The Bathers (1853), which provoked a scandal at the salon. Some described it as physically repulsive. Burial at Ornans (1849-1850) was the focu...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate