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 dune falaise]()
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Vue d'une mer agitée près dune 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