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by Alexandria | 14 September 2019 · 8:19 am

Edgar Degas

#ArtSaturday Edgar Degas, born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas, 1834-1917, French painter, sculptor, and print-maker

Self-Portrait, 1855 pic.twitter.com/glTcnMH2zI

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
Degas, the oldest of five children, was born in Paris, France, into a somewhat wealthy family.

Portrait of Mlle. Hortense Valpinçon, 1871 pic.twitter.com/nebfoRE5mh

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
Degas' mother was a Creole from New Orleans, Louisiana, and his father was a banker.

Woman Seated Beside a Vase of Flowers, Madame Valpinçon, 1865 pic.twitter.com/IqkBNGWTSz

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#ArtSaturday Degas
Degas painted from an early age, and after he graduated from the Lycée with a literature degree at age 18, he transformed his bedroom into an art studio.

The Bellilli Family, 1865-67 pic.twitter.com/1ZatHvrfTE

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#ArtSaturday Degas
Degas' father expected Edgar to become a lawyer, so he enrolled in law school but didn't study.

The Interior, also known as The Rape, 1868 pic.twitter.com/GT70O0WT1N

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
1865: Degas lived in Italy with his aunt's family for three years, where he copied works by Michelangelo, Titian, and Raphael.

Self-Portrait, 1863 pic.twitter.com/63aEPVDDE7

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#ArtSaturday Degas
1865: Degas returned to France and moved into a large studio in Paris where he began painting original work.

Yellow Dancers in the Wings, 1871 pic.twitter.com/SvZLTvteWb

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
Initially, Degas had intended to paint historical work, so his early painting had classical subjects, such as young Spartan men and women.

Musicians in the Orchestra, 1871 pic.twitter.com/KbW5whKID8

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
1870: During the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War, Degas' eyesight was found to be faulty, which concerned Degas and he was plagued by worrisome eye problems for the rest of his life.

Dance for the Opera, 1872 pic.twitter.com/ORvDsKEeDD

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
In his lifetime, Degas was considered an Impressionist, but he rejected that categorization, insisting that his work was Realism.

Ballet Rehearsal, 1873 pic.twitter.com/jQwGm9I78z

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
As an adult, Degas changed the spelling of his name from the family "De Gas" to Degas.

The Cotton Exchange in New Orleans, 1873
(the only painting of his to sell in his lifetime) pic.twitter.com/ihdoxzabdb

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
Degas ridiculed his contemporaneous Impressionist painters for doing their landscapes outdoors ("en plein air"), and he eventually rejected the Salon as a valid means of exhibiting his work.

The Ballet Class, 1873-76 pic.twitter.com/6z8jfsOYAl

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
Since Degas has trained himself as an historical painter, he brought the detail of traditional painting methods to his contemporary subject matter.

Ballet Rehearsal on the Stage, 1874 pic.twitter.com/J6cVAaDdp4

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
Degas is considered a master at portraying movement in his paintings.

The Ballet Rehearsal, 1873 pic.twitter.com/7H3XS07GY6

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
Degas is associated with ballet and dancers since those have become his most famous paintings: throughout his lifetime, however, he painted other striking subjects.

Absinthe Drinker in the Cafe, 1876 pic.twitter.com/wcdu5QER5u

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#ArtSaturday Degas
Degas' paintings often display "psychological complexity" and "portray human isolation" even in the midst of many other people.

Dancer with a Bouquet of Flowers (also, Star of the Ballet), 1878 pic.twitter.com/vFPjuyryMw

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
Throughout his life, Degas kept his personal life intensely private: he believed that "an artist must live alone, and his private life must remain unknown."

The Stage Rehearsal, 1878-79 pic.twitter.com/UwrThXiyLB

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.“
~ Edgar Degas

Dancer in her Dressing Room, 1879 pic.twitter.com/TW7x1M3eln

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
"Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.“
~ Edgar Degas

Two Dancers, 1879 pic.twitter.com/2IToJ1zUVR

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
Degas was extremely conservative in his social attitudes and abhorred scandal, which may have been one of the reasons for his intense privacy.

Three Dancers in an Exercise Hall, 1880 pic.twitter.com/k42b6uCUtg

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
Degas developed an extremely close relationship with American painter Mary Cassatt, though neither of them ever admitted any romantic or passionate involvement with each other (or with anyone else, for that matter).

Portrait of Mary Stevenson Cassatt, 1880-84 pic.twitter.com/HYOWIB1rkg

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
1880-1900: Degas developed a passion for photography, doing photographic portraits of his friends as well as of himself.

Self-Portrait, 1885 pic.twitter.com/wLQyy1L1HD

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#ArtSaturday Degas
Degas also took photographs that resembled some of his famous paintings of nudes.

The Tub, 1886 pic.twitter.com/Sra0SWg70V

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#ArtSaturday Degas

The Woman in the Bath, 1886 pic.twitter.com/GzQtakMGWK

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#ArtSaturday Degas

After the Bath, also, Woman Drying her Nape, 1898 pic.twitter.com/AY9hd3mp2N

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#ArtSaturday Degas
The Dreyfus Affair (1890s-early 1900s) revealed the underbelly of Degas' anti-Semitism: he broke of any relationships with his Jewish friends and stopped using models he suspected of being Jewish.

The Pink Dancers Before the Ballet, 1884 pic.twitter.com/oU3VCDG1Ey

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
Degas remained outspokenly anti-Semitic and against "women's rights" for the remainder of his life, which caused great conflict in his friendship with artist Mary Cassatt.

Little Dancer, 14 Years Old, 1922 (cast posthumously)
Photo: Metropolitan Museum, NY pic.twitter.com/mb9q8JERa1

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

#ArtSaturday Degas
After suffering from increasing failing eyesight for decades and eventually becoming totally blind, Degas died in 1917 of a brain aneurysm.

Self-Portrait, with Zoé Closier
(Photo: Metropolitan Museum, NY) pic.twitter.com/P46jjCfjy9

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) September 14, 2019

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by Alexandria | 24 August 2019 · 8:51 am

Matisse, Fauvism and Expressionism

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Henri Émile Benoît Matisse, 1869-1954
French painter, draughtsman, printmaker, sculptor

Matisse is considered one of the most important and revolutionary artists in early 20th century art

Self-Portrait in Shirtsleeves, 1900 pic.twitter.com/ScaOslXFej

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse’s early work was realistic. When he discovered the work of the Impressionists, like Van Gogh, his own work changed dramatically.

Self-Portrait in Studio, 1918 pic.twitter.com/RPkwCLaYQ7

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
After seeing the work of Impressionists, Matisse stopped studying classic artists and began to devote more time to contemporaneous artists.

Woman in a Violet Dress, Reading, 1898 pic.twitter.com/OzL4Pbry4K

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse’s brushstrokes became more obvious, giving an “impression” of what he was observing rather than the vigorous realism of his early work.

Nude in the Studio, 1899 pic.twitter.com/skivjGASEn

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse made little money with his early work, and he went into debt collecting paintings by fellow artists whom he admired.

Woman Reading, 1904 pic.twitter.com/ynCgMZ8WRC

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse began to abandon the traditional foreshortening of classical & realistic art, making the objects in his paintings seem flat.

Carmelina, 1908
(Matisse’s head is seen in mirror behind model, where her back is also displayed) pic.twitter.com/s8WM2rlOrX

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse and Picasso met and became lifelong friends. Some critics claim they were “rivals” in art, but that never seemed to affect their close friendship.

Luxury, Calm, and Beauty, 1904 pic.twitter.com/drW4eJSaDs

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse’s own work was clearly influenced by Picasso’s Cubism, as revealed in Matisse’s abandoning perspective in some of his paintings.

Open Window, 1905 pic.twitter.com/skQqaenGdE

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse’s bright, unmixed colors were a trademark of his early venture away from realism.

Woman with a Hat, 1905 pic.twitter.com/Gob8wNarGj

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse’s use of bold, almost savage brushstrokes and unrealistic colors was called “fauvism” after a critic called Matisse a “fauve” (wild animal) after viewing his work.

Portrait of Madame Matisse (also, The Green Line), 1905 pic.twitter.com/uQb1ixn0u7

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
The more Matisse’s work moved away from realism and Impressionism, the more famous he and his work became. His Blue Nude (1907) was considered startling because of the blue skin-tones as well as because of the female’s muscles. pic.twitter.com/w5abjhcPY2

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
One of Matisse’s most famous works is The Dessert (also, Harmony in Red, 1908) where both the table covering and wallpaper are red, distinguished only slightly from each other by a darker red line. pic.twitter.com/ry3DpxTUPz

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Critics seemed rather unimpressed with Matisse’s new way of painting, but art collectors were enthusiastic, as were his fellow painters.

The Pink Studio (Matisse’s studio), 1911 pic.twitter.com/YFktPGJGSm

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism

The Red Studio (Matisse’s studio, with several of his paintings and sculptures), 1911 pic.twitter.com/T3GsZjq9nW

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Blue and red were among Matisse’s favorite palettes.

Window in Tangier, 1911 pic.twitter.com/FgVaSZJI1v

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism

The Blue Window, 1913 pic.twitter.com/horhE0mj3G

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#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism

Interior with a Goldfish Bowl, 1914 pic.twitter.com/yHulGgD3V7

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Throughout his artistic career, Matisse painted women, nude and clothed, and many of his models can be found in several paintings.

Nude’s Back, 1918 pic.twitter.com/ExzciOvLoU

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism

Odalisque in Red Culottes, 1921 pic.twitter.com/MQkAMYL0bM

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse often made the background of his paintings as important as their figures, even if the figures were nudes.

Decorative Figure on an Ornamental Background, 1925 pic.twitter.com/ePPX3gOWyJ

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
As Matisse’s art became uniquely his, the figures became less representational and more dramatic. The Pink Nude (1935), for instance, could not even “fit” onto the painting’s canvas. pic.twitter.com/Ptt3PFNiee

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
“I don’t paint things. I only paint the difference between things.” ~ Matisse

The Dream, 1935 pic.twitter.com/weAYcmMyu5

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse, Fauvism & Expressionism
Matisse is known primarily as a painter. In 1941, cancer surgery & chronic illness would confine him to bed or a wheelchair, preventing his painting: Matisse then created a new form of art.

Matisse & Minouche, one of his beloved cats pic.twitter.com/xGeqEQllnU

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 24, 2019

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by Alexandria | 10 August 2019 · 7:57 am

Matisse, Still Lifes

#ArtSaturday Henri Émile Benoît Matisse 1869-1954, French painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor

Self-Portrait, 1918 pic.twitter.com/Powx4uYdZ4

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
Matisse, along with Picasso, is considered one of the most revolutionary artists of the early 20th century.

Still Life with Books and Candle, 1890 pic.twitter.com/4EhvqrDdBn

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
Born to a wealthy merchant family, Matisse was sent to Paris to study law.

Still Life with Earthen Pot, 1892 pic.twitter.com/zpsBA8CwpM

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
After an attack of appendicitis left Matisse in bed recovering, his mother bought him a set of paints, and Matisse wanted to paint more than he wanted to practice law.

Still Life with Books, 1895 pic.twitter.com/4ss8tkKPUu

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
Matisse’s father was greatly disappointed in his son’s decision to become a painter instead of a lawyer.

Lemons and a Bottle of Dutch Gin, 1896 pic.twitter.com/gVsHiREn2V

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#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
Matisse’s early paintings were relatively traditional and quite darkly colored compared to his later paintings.

Still Life with Black Knives, 1896 pic.twitter.com/gZnlkHdCS2

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
1896: Matisse was introduced to the work of Van Gogh and other Impressionists. It changed his life and his art.

Still Life with Fruit, 1896 pic.twitter.com/n4Lsz56O5T

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
Matisse’s style changed completely after he saw Van Gogh’s work.

Bouquet of Sunflowers, 1898 pic.twitter.com/QiIef8Wzlu

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
After his introduction to Impressionism, Matisse immersed himself in studying other painters: contemporaries rather than the classic artists.

Blue Pot and Lemon, 1897 pic.twitter.com/8tvpTJuen0

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
Although Matisse sold two paintings during his 1896 exhibition (comprised of 5 paintings), he made so little money as an artist early in his career that his life was challenging.

Fruit and Coffepot, 1898 pic.twitter.com/dV42Ss2vmn

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
Matisse went into debt collecting art, which he hung in his home.

Still Life with Oranges, 1898 pic.twitter.com/15EjJCdTtK

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
Though his colors were becoming brighter, Matisse had not yet adopted the extremely bright palette for which he eventually became famous.

Still Life with Compote and Apples, 1899 pic.twitter.com/HJd4yGgkAo

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
1894: Matisse had a daughter by one of his models; after Matisse married in 1898, he and his wife Amélie raised Matisse’s daughter and had two sons of their own.

The Blue Jug, 1899 pic.twitter.com/FCUfAatdiK

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes

Dishes on a Table, 1900 pic.twitter.com/oOV2f9DQno

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#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes

Dishes and Fruit on a Red and Black Carpet, 1901 pic.twitter.com/Kt119qkHnN

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
Around 1900, Matisse’s preference for extremely bright colors became more pronounced.

Still Life with a Checked Tablecloth, 1903 pic.twitter.com/CeaCJBVs4o

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
Matisse’s first solo exhibition in 1904 was not very successful, critically or financially.

Still Life with Vegetables, 1905 pic.twitter.com/4hEhsSXLfd

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
Matisse became one of the leaders of the movement called Fauvism, from the word “fauves,” meaning “wild beasts,” which a critic had used to describe Matisse as an artist.

Dishes and Fruit, 1906 pic.twitter.com/7qp2uOFqqo

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
Critics were rather unimpressed by Matisse’s new style of painting, if only because he did not paint objects with any of their “natural” colors.

Vase, Bottle, Fruit, 1906 pic.twitter.com/4dzGUmSYvA

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

#ArtSaturday Matisse Still Lifes
Though Fauvism as an artistic movement did not last long and received harsh criticism, the paintings of that period pointed toward the revolutionary work for which Matisse eventually became famous.

Self-Portrait in a Striped T-Shirt, 1906 pic.twitter.com/9WU31rieck

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) August 10, 2019

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by Alexandria | 20 April 2019 · 10:22 am

Salvador Dalí, Surrealism

#ArtSaturday Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marqués de Dalí de Púbol, 1904 – 1989, known as Salvador Dalí, Spanish Surrealist painter

Salvador Dali, photo by Carl van Vechten, 1939 pic.twitter.com/HJJLQFp0L3

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
When young, Dalí was constantly accused of trying to stand out by wearing odd clothes and wearing his hair long. Later, he modeled his mustache after that of painter Diego Velasquez, whom he admired. pic.twitter.com/GZsTaocM8t

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Dalí first gained international attention and respect as a painter of Realism. In fact, he painted objects realistically his entire life, though he is most remembered for his later works.https://t.co/h3HY0dyokw

Figure at a Window, 1925 pic.twitter.com/UZaUGhGIFc

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
In 1939, French writer André Breton, known as the co-founder of the Surrealism movement, invented a derisive nickname for Dalí – Avida Dollars – which may be phonetically translated as “eager/hungry for dollars”

Dalí by Allan Warren pic.twitter.com/ryjkMrwYr2

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Breton disdained the “increasing commercialization of Dali’s work” and thought Dali “sought self-aggrandizement through fame and fortune.”

Dalí and Cats, Photo by Phillipe Halsman, 1948
(support wires visible) pic.twitter.com/TxpM2CqmKF

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement from the early 1920s whose aim was to “resolve the previously contradictory conditions of dream and reality.”

My Wife Contemplating Her Own Flesh Becoming Stairs & Three Vertebrae Becoming a Column and the Sky, 1959 pic.twitter.com/9PMBCn8DMn

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Surrealist artists painted illogical scenes in order to allow the subconscious to express itself.

The Persistence of Memory, 1931 pic.twitter.com/ZKFqS73fgd

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Dalí, who admired Freud and was well-read, considered imagination and dreams equally important to intellectual thought.

Dalí’s Lobster Telephone, 1936, became symbolic of Surrealism pic.twitter.com/cptEmX2wEm

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Surrealism features the element of surprise, which forces the viewer to become more intellectually and emotionally engaged with the work.

The Anthropomorphic Cabinet, 1936 pic.twitter.com/4Il5jyi5tr

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Surrealism features the unexpected juxtaposition of objects, startling viewers into a deeper examination of the work.

Giraffe on Fire, 1937 pic.twitter.com/iYtX15mgtS

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
André Breton, co-founder and principal leader of Surrealism, considered the movement to be political and “above all, revolutionary.”

Metamorphosis of Narcissis, 1937 pic.twitter.com/cO8IrtRAGb

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Most artists in the Surrealism Movement considered their art as the expression of the political and philosophical tenets of the Movement.

Bacchanale, 1939 pic.twitter.com/lvaxFQ5J2Q

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Dalí himself was always either vague or ambiguous about the relationship between politics and art, though he clearly adopted many other tenets of Surrealism.

Swans Reflecting Elephants, 1937 pic.twitter.com/URUVWZ6cbV

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
In 1939 with the start of World War II, because Dalí would never publicly and unambiguously commit himself to the revolutionary political aspects, many other Surrealist artists spoke of him as if he were already dead.

The Face of War, 1940 pic.twitter.com/4fnePDT6Hc

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Dalí greatly admired Freud & met him in 1938. After Dalí began to sketch his idol, Freud said to others, “This boy is a fanatic,” which apparently delighted Dalí when he was told about the comment.

Apparition of a Face and Fruit Dish on a Beach, 1938 pic.twitter.com/vDqN8zYyff

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
In 1940, Dalí and his wife moved to the United States.

Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire, 1940 pic.twitter.com/lJqqZzNaKo

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Dalí lived in the US for 8 years.

Geopolitical Child Watching the Birth of the New Man, 1943 pic.twitter.com/qlcNLD73Hf

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
An Italian friar claimed to have performed an exorcism on Dalí in 1947; in 2005 a sculpture said to be by Dalí was found on the friar’s estate: it was said to have been given by the artist in gratitude for the exorcism.

The Elephants, 1948 pic.twitter.com/J8LQGTDFHj

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
1948: Dalí and his wife Gala returned to their home in Spain.

Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening, 1944 pic.twitter.com/jsE7qlt7UG

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Dalí and his wife wintered in Paris or New York, but otherwise lived in Spain the rest of their lives.

Leda Atomica (one of Dalí’s most popular paintings, with his wife Gala as model), 1949 pic.twitter.com/UonEDvPQ5V

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
In later life, Dalí became interested in science and mathematics.

Madonna of Port Lligat, 1950 pic.twitter.com/NoQTtYOvf3

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
1968: Dalí purchased a castle for his wife, where she lived alone. Dalí publicly admitted that he could not visit without “express written permission” from Gala.

Raphaelesque Head Exploding, 1951
(wife Gala is the model) pic.twitter.com/epwHXzQgVt

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism

Galatea of the Spheres, 1952
(wife Gala is model) pic.twitter.com/EMNHI9Tyyb

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism

Daddy Longlegs of the Evening (also, Spider of the Evening), 1954 pic.twitter.com/lV3rwxIYI6

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism

Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory, 1954 pic.twitter.com/uPjGUPiOsy

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism

The Melting Watch, 1954 pic.twitter.com/xYATMnSCIT

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
1968: The estrangement and long separations from his wife caused Dalí to become depressed and to suffer failing health.

The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, 1958 pic.twitter.com/X5WUHgHuHW

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism

Soft Self-Portrait with Fried Bacon, 1941 pic.twitter.com/Ob6ojexF7z

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
Dalí greatly admired Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer

The Ghost of Vermeer Which Can Be Used as a Table, 1931
Detail of The Art of Painting, Johannes Vermeer pic.twitter.com/D31wUSAn0a

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
1980: Dalí was forced to retire from painting because of a motor disorder that caused permanent trembling and muscle weakness.

The Swallowtail, Dalí’s final work, 1983 pic.twitter.com/ALLq9l3ozp

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
1982: Dalí’s belovèd wife, muse, and partner, Gala, died, sending Dalí into a deeper depression.

Dalí with his wife Gala pic.twitter.com/y0rq8UC7LW

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
1984: After retiring to the castle he’d purchased for his wife Gala, Dalí was injured in a catastrophic fire (of unknown cause or origin), which may have been a suicide attempt.

Dalí pic.twitter.com/e054EQD3jW

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
1988: Confined to a wheelchair after his injuries in the fire and assigned guardians, Dalí entered the hospital with heart failure.

Dalí with his pet ocelot, 1960s, photo by Roger Higgins pic.twitter.com/8vgxhOOEbZ

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Surrealism
January 1989: Dalí died of heart failure at the age of 84 and was buried in a crypt below the stage of his Theatre and Museum (Figueres). pic.twitter.com/C3rP5KwpQz

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) April 20, 2019

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by Alexandria | 23 March 2019 · 9:02 am

Salvador Dalí, Realism

#ArtSaturday Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marqués de Dalí de Púbol, 1904 – 1989, known as Salvador Dalí, Spanish Surrealist painter

Salvador Dali (L) pic.twitter.com/k58v1nysqU

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Dalí was not considered a serious student though he was recognized as intelligent.

Dalí by Carl van Vechten, 1939 pic.twitter.com/Td1yXovFTW

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Dalí was constantly accused of daydreaming and of trying to stand out from everyone else by wearing odd clothes and wearing his hair long.

Dalí with his wife Gala pic.twitter.com/g6QL4g7GEu

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Dalí was expelled from the Academy in 1926, before his exams, when he publicly announced that none of the faculty was competent to judge his work.

Dalí, by Alan Warren pic.twitter.com/cSn8djWxD2

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Dalí was well-read, and considered imagination and dreams equal in importance to intellectual thought.

He modeled his mustache after that of painter Diego Velasquez. pic.twitter.com/PMV84jhzQk

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
First gained attention and respect as a painter in the Realism style.

Landscape, 1914, his earliest known painting, completed when he was 9-10 pic.twitter.com/QiIaWb38Ly

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Dalí began painting at age 6, and virtually all of his early paintings are in the Realism style.

Still Life, 1917 pic.twitter.com/wm7uOVaUq1

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
“Have no fear of perfection,” wrote Salvador Dalí. “You’ll never reach it.”

Still Life with Fish in a Red Bowl, 1923 pic.twitter.com/JEMJALzjBc

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
“At the age of six I wanted to be a cook. At seven I wanted to be Napoleon. And my ambition has been growing steadily ever since.” ~ Dalí

Figure at a Window, 1925 pic.twitter.com/DVZgioaiC6

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
“The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot.” ~ Dalí

Back of a Girl, 1926 pic.twitter.com/djJ8vl7MCb

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
His painting Basket of Bread (1928) brought Dalí international critical acclaim and recognition. pic.twitter.com/rEWfPhD8OC

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
“Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.” ! Dalí

Portrait of Gala (his wife), 1932 pic.twitter.com/83YHmuN7J2

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Dalí, although more famous for his paintings in the Surrealism style, painted pictures in the Realism style all his life.

The Angelus of Gala (artist’s wife), 1935 pic.twitter.com/vkU8I1aOID

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period

Basket of Bread, 1945 pic.twitter.com/bckekOv3MZ

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Some of his later works were a mixture of Surrealism, which includes the element of surprise and the unexpected juxtaposition of objects, and Realism.

Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, 1958-59 pic.twitter.com/ErceLSlfcE

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Throughout his career, Dalí drew more attention to him than to his works, which annoyed critics and some fans of his work, who apparently wanted the artist to be “invisible.”

Dalí and Cats, Photo by Phillipe Halsman, 1948
(support wires visible) pic.twitter.com/LxOIoydXL5

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
“Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.” ~ Dalí

Vase of Cornflowers, 1959 pic.twitter.com/xWLoLC0rev

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Some members of the Surrealist Movement felt Dalí was using them for his own self-aggrandizement: they insulted his art by calling in “commercial.”

Still Life with White Cloth, 1969 pic.twitter.com/W2Mg5pSt9W

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

#ArtSaturday Dalí Realism Period
Dalí is best known for his Surrealist paintings, although some of the other members of Surrealism did not respect him or his work.

My Wife Contemplating Her Own Flesh Becoming Stairs and Three Vertebrae Becoming a Column and the Sky, 1959 pic.twitter.com/2iWgL2zfwa

— Dr. Alexandria Szeman: #BelieveSurvivors (@Alexandria_SZ) March 23, 2019

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