American Art

American Art

What influenced American Art at the turn of the Twentieth Century?  How did it impact artists?  How did impact Collectors? Discuss Courbet, a Realists,  Manet, and the Impressionists.  What about the Post-Impressionists?

Why are these French Painters so important to American Art?

Many of the Ashcan artists were illustrators working for newspapers.  (Was there a European Precedent for this?)  Do you think this experience influenced their paintings? Explain your answer.

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