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Realism is school of painting that shuns idealization and theatrical romanticizing of events and the human form. Different types of realism include - Classical Realism, Fantastic Realism, Heroic Realism, Photorealism.
Example of 19th Century Realism Painting, The Gross Clinic, c.1875 by Thomas Eakins
Key Descriptive Terms, Words, Phrases associated with Realist Painting - revolution, poverty, social realist, figurative compositions, landscapes, seascapes, still-lifes, social issues, vulgar, rural bourgeoisie, peasants, Classical Realism, Fantastic Realism, Social Realism, Heroic Realism, Photorealism, Realist, narrative
Important Realist Painters
Honoré Daumier (1808 - 1879) French
John James Audubon (1785 -1851) American
George Bellows (1882 - 1925) American
George Catlin (1796-1872) American
George Caleb Bingham (1811-1879) American
John Copley (1738-1815) American
Gustave Courbet (1819 - 1877) French
Jacques-Louis David, (1748-1825) French
Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) American
James Peale (1749-1831) American
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