Realism to Impressionism

Realism emerged in France in the aftermath of the Revolution of 1848 that overturned the monarchy of Louis-Philippe and developed during the period of the Second Empire under Napoleon III. The Realists democratised art by depicting modern subjects drawn from the everyday lives of the working class. Courbet (1819–1877) established himself as the leading proponent of Realism by challenging the primacy of history painting, long favoured at the official Salons.  ‘Painting is an essentially concrete art and can only consist in the representation of real and existing things’ (Gustave Courbet). Realists recorded in often gritty detail the present-day existence of humble people both in the city or, as with Millet, in the countryside. The primary exponents of Realism were Gustave Courbet, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Jean-François Millet, Jean-François Raffaelli and Pierre Etienne Theodore Rousseau. The Matthiesen Gallery has handled major works by all these artists.

The Rose Garden

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The Rose Garden
Un Fort De La Valleé - Halles Centrales

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Un Fort De La Valleé - Halles Centrales
Le pont sur La Touques a Trouville

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Le pont sur La Touques a Trouville
Portrait of Madame Alice Hoschedé (afterwards, Madame Monet)

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Portrait of Madame Alice Hoschedé (afterwards, Madame Monet)
Mother and Child on a Hammock

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Mother and Child on a Hammock
Vue d’'une mer agitée près d’une falaise

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Vue d’'une mer agitée près d’une falaise
Manon Lescaut (The Tragic End)

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Manon Lescaut (The Tragic End)
Landscape with a Pond and Cottage

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Landscape with a Pond and Cottage
La Rue des Martyrs, Paris in the Snow

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La Rue des Martyrs, Paris in the Snow
Fleurs, Chrysanthèmes

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Fleurs, Chrysanthèmes
The French Tennis Champion Max Decugis

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The French Tennis Champion Max Decugis
Portrait of Charles Joachim Lefebre at Newmarket 1872

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Portrait of Charles Joachim Lefebre at Newmarket 1872
La Musicienne Italienne

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La Musicienne Italienne
Self-Portrait in the artist's library

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Self-Portrait in the artist's library
The Lesson

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The Lesson
View of Fredericksborg Castle

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View of Fredericksborg Castle
View of Fredericksholms Canal

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View of Fredericksholms Canal
Return from the War

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Return from the War
Portrait of Dr Xavier von Soist

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Portrait of Dr Xavier von Soist
Portrait of Mrs von Soist

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Portrait of Mrs von Soist
The Piazzetta and Doge's palace in the Fog with a Bragazzo

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The Piazzetta and Doge's palace in the Fog with a Bragazzo
Femme sur un canapé (Berthe Morisot)

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Femme sur un canapé (Berthe Morisot)
The Old Wall

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The Old Wall
Landscape at Gennevilliers

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Landscape at Gennevilliers
Le Sommeil (Sleep)

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Le Sommeil (Sleep)
Ludus Pro Patria

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Ludus Pro Patria
Man Stealing Bread

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Man Stealing Bread
Edge of the Forest, near the Gorges d'Apremont

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Edge of the Forest, near the Gorges d'Apremont
La Maison de Garde - Ferme dans les Landes

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La Maison de Garde - Ferme dans les Landes
Marsh on the Moors, Springtime

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Marsh on the Moors, Springtime
Sunset on the Sables at Jean-de-Paris

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Sunset on the Sables at Jean-de-Paris
Two Shepherds Boys in the Campagna

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Two Shepherds Boys in the Campagna
Canal at St-Mammès

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Canal at St-Mammès
A Gentleman

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A Gentleman
Heavenly Welcome

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Heavenly Welcome
Portrait of Mrs Oriana Fanning

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Portrait of Mrs Oriana Fanning
Thetis imploring

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Thetis imploring