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“Picnic”

(1866)

This picture is a study of light on an enormous scale. Monet noticed the pools of colour with which the light, filtering through the leaves, splashed the clothing and the faces; but he also noticed an effect contrary to the teachings in the schools, namely that light does not dim but intensifies colour, rescues it from the shadow. Colour, therefore, when submitted to the play of light and shade, tends to break up.

(From “Impressionist Paintings in the Louver” by Germain Bazin)

Commentary

Chardin J.B. (1699 – 1779) – the finest 18th-century French painter of still life and genre.

Cezanne P. (1839 – 1906) – a French painter, leading master of the Post-Impressionist trend.

Constable J. ( 1776 – 1837) – the major English landscape painter of the 19th century.

Van Gogh V. ( 1853 – 1890) – a Dutch painter of the Post-Impressionist trend.

Corot J.B. (1796 –1875) – a French painter, one of the founders of French realistic landscape.

Daubigny Ch.F. ( 1817 – 1878) – a French painter of the Barbizon school.

Pissaro C. (1831 – 1903) – a French painter one of the leading masters of the Impressionist trend.

Monet Cl. ( 1840 – 1926) – a French painter. Together with Edouard Manet, he was the founder of the Impressionist trend.

Van Dyck A. ( 1599 – 1641) – a Flemish painter.

Rubens P.P. ( 1577 – 1640) – a Flemish painter

IV. Give a description of your favourite picture as the one belonging to a certain genre of painting. Consider its main features of a genre.

Here are some more words and cliches which may prove useful:

the theme of the picture

the subject of the picture

the faulty (out – of – line) drawing

good (weak) line colouring

light – and – shade effect

This shade of blue (green, yellow, etc.) is…

The picture is saturated with light.

Pure (vivid, brilliant, intense, luminous, shrill, soft,

delicate, subdued, transparent, muddy ) colours

cold and warm tones

delicate (exquisite) tints

the texture of the picture

the brushstrokes are visible.

the brushwork is imperceptible.

to stand out against the background of…

the effect is accentuated by…

***

It is the best picture I’ve ever seen.

It surpasses all work of old masters.

It’s thought-provoking.

It was clever of you to …

The drawing is too divine!

I do like this effect!

The colour scheme is strikingly original.

The colours are extremely effective.

The composition is wonderfully balanced.

***

The drawing is all faulty.

The colour scheme is muddy.

The perspective lacks depth.

The greens (reds, yellows) are shrill.

Light is not rendered at all.

A feeble imitation of Post-Impressionists (of old masters, etc.)

The exhibition is a flop (one big flop).

***

realistic and true to life

thought-provoking art

an honest presentation of …

portraits of working people

a faithful likeness

a study of human nature

the social significance of …

the ideological level of …

striving after originality

juggling with form and colour

pretentious devices

the drawing is distorted

makes no appeal to the spectator

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