ARH 209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Aubrey Beardsley, Battersea Bridge, Impasto
30 May 2019
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369 ("the female experience") - 370 ("the artifice of feminine behavior") 373 ("in 1875") - 375 ("portrait of frank") New influence: english aestheticism- "art for art"s sake" As part of this development, influence of japanese prints. James mcneilwhistler, nocturne in blue and gold: old battersea bridge, 1872. Aesthetic movement: movement primarily in england associated with the playwright oscar wilde. Also associated with aubrey beardsley: notion of "art for art"s sake" Influenced by japanese art: emphasis on craft, unity of arts. Renaissance perspective versus japanese organization of space: japanese: Bridges- japanese vs whister: lack of framing, spontaneous look. Hester street, lower manhattan: formerly a jewish hub, a center of immigration. Italians, jews, chinese, etc: many americans feel uncertain about their status due to the increase of immigrants. Older types of art: portraiture and history painting, typically depicted heroes (military figures) and patrons. Heroes of post-civil war america: surgeons! Thomas eakins, the gross clinic, 1875: commissioned by samuel gross"s students.
