The 19th century is the heyday of both world and Russian painting. During this period, the key areas in the painting of Western Europe are romanticism, realism, impressionism, neo-impressionism and post-impressionism, pre-Raphaelism. If you want to make a list of artists of the 19th century, it is better to structure it according to the directions that these artists represented, as well as to countries that were centers for the development of these areas.
19th Century Western European Artists
The list starts with representatives of 19th-century Western European painting, France was still considered the world cultural center at that time (starting from the 17th century), and romanticism was the artistic style that opened the era. Oddly enough, on the Internet, it is much easier to find information about the representatives of romanticism in painting in general than about French artists of the 19th century. For example, you can refer to the information presented on the site smollbay.ru, where romantic artists are indicated not only in France, but also in other countries. By the way, the list of representatives of romanticism in 19th-century painting should begin with one of its founders - the Spaniard Francisco Goya. You can also include the names of Jacques-Louis David, whose work occupies a borderline state between classicism and romanticism, and the “true romantics” of Theodore Gericault and Eugene Delacroix.
Romanticism is being replaced by realistic painting, also originating in France. A rather comprehensive article about this area is contained in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and its text can be read on the Internet at dic.academic.ru. Representatives of realism in the fine arts of France, first of all, include Honore Daumier, Gustave Courbet and Jean Francois Millet.
One of the brightest pages in the history of French painting is the emergence and development of impressionism. Information about impressionist artists is quite easy to find by visiting the sites hudojnik-impressionist.ru, impressionism.ru, as well as numerous print publications on this topic, for example, "Impressionism. Illustrated Encyclopedia" by Ivan Mosin, "Impressionism. Enchanted Moment" by Natalia Sinelnikova, "History of World Painting. Impressionism" by Natalia Skorobogatko. The leading masters here are Eduard Manet, Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, Camille Pissarro, Edgar Degas.
No less common is information about representatives of neo-impressionism and post-impressionism. You can find it on the already mentioned site smollbay.ru or in the book of Elena Zorina "History of World Painting. The Development of Impressionism". First of all, the list should be replenished with the names of Georges Seurat, Paul Signac, Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, Vincent Van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Such a trend in English painting of the second half of the 19th century as pre-Raphaelism is gaining increasing popularity. The names of his representatives can be found on the websites dic.academic.ru, restorewiki.ru or in the books "Pre-Raphaelism" by Ivan Mosin, "History of World Painting. Victorian Painting and Pre-Raphaelites" by Natalia Mayorova and Gennady Skokov. Leading masters of this direction are Dante Gabriel Rossetti, John Everett Milles, William Holman Hunt, William Morris, Edward Burne-Jones.
