Konstantin Korovin | Paris, Cafe de la Paix, 1906
Considered as one of the greatest Russian🎨 Impressionists, Konstantin Korovin / Константи́н Алексе́евич Коро́вин (Mosca, 5 dicembre 1861 - Parigi, 11 settembre 1939) was a man of many talents for not only was he a painter, but he was also a theater designer and writer.
As a painter, he was skilled in all genres: landscape, still life and portraits.
The history of Russian impressionism is associated with Korovin’s paintings, which were characterized by their impulsive spontaneity.
Jean-François Millet (1814 -1875) | Lo stile
Dal punto di vista stilistico Millet fu assai sensibile all'offensiva realista di Gustave Courbet, dal quale prese ispirazione nel realizzare quadri diretti e privi di abbellimenti e dipingervi soggetti sino ad allora considerati triviali ed indegni di rappresentazione pittorica (in questo caso il lavoro quotidiano dei contadini).
A differenza degli altri pittori realisti, tuttavia, Millet non utilizzò i suoi dipinti come strumento di denuncia sociale e, anzi, spesso li ricolmò con intensi coinvolgimenti lirici e sentimentali: questo fu uno degli aspetti più criticati dagli altri artisti e critici, come Cézanne, che paragonava i dipinti di Millet ad una «vecchia ghiandola lacrimale».
Malgrado ciò, le opere millettiane si distinguono per l'essenzialità geometrica delle forme, la regolarità e armonia delle composizioni, il meditato equilibrio tra le luci e le ombre e per il bilanciamento tra macchie e tonalismi dei colori: sono tutte caratteristiche che rivelano un'impostazione classica, oltre che una ponderata riflessione compiuta sugli archetipi rinascimentali.
Demetre Chiparus (Romanian, 1886-1947)
Demetre Chiparus was a Romanian Art Deco era sculptor who lived and worked in Paris, France.
He was born in Romania, educated in Italy and took up residence in Paris in 1912.
Chiparus attended school at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. In 1920s Demetre perfected the technique of combining bronze and ivory known as chryselephantine, his art flourished; he was considered by many to be one of the best sculptors of Art Déco Era.
However, due to the huge commercial success of his work, he exhibited only sporadically at the Salon des Artistes Français.
He rose to fame in the 1920s and 30s, perfecting the technique of chryselephantine, a way of forming sculptures from bronze and ivory.
Felix Vallotton | At the Cafe, 1909
Félix Edouard Vallotton (December 28, 1865 - December 29, 1925) was a Swiss/French painter and printmaker associated with the group of artists known as Les Nabis. He was an important figure in the development of the modern woodcut.
He painted portraits, landscapes, figures, still lifes, and other subjects in an unemotional, realistic style.
His earliest paintings were influenced by Holbein and Ingres. He developed a simpler style during his association with Les Nabis during the 1890s, and produced woodcuts which brought him international recognition.
Pierre Auguste Renoir | At the Cafe, 1877
Everyday life
Together with Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir is one of the central figures of impressionism.
But while Monet prefers to paint landscapes in the open air, Renoir takes everyday life as the theme for his paintings.
He frequently enjoys painting in cafés, which also brings him all kinds of commissions for portraits.
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