Urgent help Impressionism

[BeefaloeB]

I think that you could get a good lead on answering this question by studying
the work of some of the Impressionists and even some of their precursers.
Monet did paintings of a railroad station in Paris, Calliebot (sp?) did some
paintings with industrial themes, and Turner did several paintings that would
seem to, in some ways, glorify idustrialization.
It might be useful also to explore the role of industrialization in the
development of artist's materials, as well as the development of artist's
markets. Look at Whistler, especially his problems with the Peacock Room.
Having used industry as a theme in paintings, I find the subject fascinating.
Good luck, Rob

>Please could some kind people give me some leads on answering my university
>assignment 'What were the Impressionist's views on Industrialization?'

[zi...@interport.net]

As you may know, Manet's treacher was Thomas Couture. In his book
"Studio Conversation on Art" American translation published about
1876,[but written in the 1860s and published then in France]
Couture Says:" Paint your own time, young man, paint the steam
engine!"

He is exulting in the marvelous new powers we [the human race] had.
So, when such artists as Monet painted the steam engine, didn't the
words of Couture have some bearing on it?

In the nineteenth century or at any time, there is nothing
intrinsically evil about the means of production. It is how they are
used which makes the problems.

Debussy told Edgar Varese, "Go to America, the land of the airplane,
the country of the future!" Neither Debussy nor Couture were embracing
robber baron capitalism, but they were both entranced by the
possibility of new subject matter, new metaphors coming from new
ideas.
Gabriel