Impressionism & Expressionism

Come educate me...

If everyone in the paintings has enormous asses, then it's Rubens.

If all the men look like cow-eyed curly-haired women, it's Caravaggio.

If it's something you saw on your acid trip last night, it's Dali.

If the images have a dark background and everyone has tortured expressions on their faces, it's Titian.

If the paintings have tons of little people in them but otherwise seem normal, it's Bruegel.

If everyone — including the women — looks like Putin, then it's van Eyck.

If the paintings have lots of little people in them but also have a ton of crazy bullshit, it's Bosch.

If everyone looks like hobos illuminated only by a dim streetlamp, it's Rembrandt.

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If the painting could easily have a few chubby Cupids or sheep added (or already has them), it's Boucher.

If everyone is beautiful, naked, and stacked, it's Michelangelo.

If you see a ballerina, it's Degas.

If everything is highly-contrasted and sharp, sort of bluish, and everyone has gaunt bearded faces, it's El Greco.

If every painting is the face of a uni-browed woman, it's Frida.

Dappled light but no figures, it's Monet.

Dappled light and happy party-time people, it's Renoir.

Dappled light and happy party-time people, it's Renoir.

Dappled light and unhappy party-time people, then it's Manet.

Lord of the Rings landscapes with weird blue mist and the same wavy-haired aristocratic-nose Madonna, it's Da Vinci.

Excel sheet with coloured squares, it's Mondrian.

That' about it, in a nut shell. You can't go wrong.

Source: http://www.boredpanda.com/how-to-recognize-painters-by-their-work/

Nice contributions, Damnata! 🙂 Thanks so much! I want to google impressionism and expressionism but I still find myself a bit lazy. Isnt Van Gogh an expressionist painter? I am a bit confused between the two tbh.

Posted by firebunny
Nice contributions, Damnata! 🙂 Thanks so much! I want to google impressionism and expressionism but I still find myself a bit lazy. Isnt Van Gogh an expressionist painter? I am a bit confused between the two tbh.

Van Gogh is post impressionism.

Classic impressionism:

Claude Monet - Water lilies



Van Gogh style :

Yah I figured that out even before I checked out his wiki page. It's just that my friend told me he's Expressionist. I don't even know what Expressionism is, that's why I posted this thread...

Posted by Damnata
If everyone — including the women — looks like Putin, then it's van Eyck.

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