Lively Life Scenes

The attempt to capture a moment fascinated the Impressionist painters of 19th century France. Their loose, rapid brushstrokes sought to create a snapshot of a scene before them. However, it can be argued that an element of realism is necessary to ensure that the artist is indeed a witness to a scene bursting with vitality. In the years that predated the emergence of the Impressionist artists, artists like Edouard Manet were moving away from a background in realism and using such scenes to redefine the artist’s ability to immortalize a moment.  In his Music in the Tuileries (1862), the artist is present in the scene himself. As a fashionable and wealthy crowd gathers in this garden of Paris, the musicians aren’t even visible, but the viewer can almost hear the children playing or the strains of music over the incessant chattering of a gathered crowd. With Manet in the scene, off to the far left, clutching a cane - he offers an understanding of how to retell this lively life scene, he was there. Frantically painted faces suggest constant movement, whilst thick tree trunks separate the crowd only for a moment. In Artsper’s own selection of works, elbow your way through the works depicted by Michel Boulet, or indeed  through the crowded scenes of Marco Santaniello as he conveys the energy from the everyday life of those who fill the streets. 

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Painting, Orangé, Christian Raffin

Orangé

Christian Raffin

Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

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Print, Raft Luxury, Marabout

Raft Luxury

Marabout

Print - 80 x 120 x 2 cm Print - 31.5 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Sans titre, Topolino

Sans titre

Topolino

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Shine, Christine Drummond

Shine

Christine Drummond

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 10.2 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 4 inch

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Sculpture, Untitled 6, Layla Dagher

Untitled 6

Layla Dagher

Sculpture - 21 x 18 x 10 cm Sculpture - 8.3 x 7.1 x 3.9 inch

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Painting, Watching You, Layla Dagher

Watching You

Layla Dagher

Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

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Painting, Cévennes, Patricia Dubois

Cévennes

Patricia Dubois

Painting - 116 x 73 x 3.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 1.4 inch

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Painting, The mask, Gegham Hunanyan

The mask

Gegham Hunanyan

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

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Painting, Marseille, Lucien Genin

Marseille

Lucien Genin

Painting - 32 x 40 x 0.3 cm Painting - 12.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch

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Painting, Refus, Marabout

Refus

Marabout

Painting - 114 x 146 x 5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 2 inch

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Painting, Seine, Linda McCluskey

Seine

Linda McCluskey

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

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Painting, Métro, Linda McCluskey

Métro

Linda McCluskey

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch

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Print, Sun records, Topolino

Sun records

Topolino

Print - 50 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

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Painting, Fleur, Patricia Dubois

Fleur

Patricia Dubois

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

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