The Cyclist by Natalia Goncharova was done in 1913 before World War I. It is oil on canvas, and the style is Post-Impressionism. This represents movement and motion with the man on his bike moving down the street. the background is somewhat blurry creating that sense of speed and movement; almost fooling the eye. It was sold in 2007 for 9.8 million dollars, this set a record for any female artist.
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ReplyDeleteI really like the "Dog on a leash". I think that's adorable. I wonder how artists thought of how to paint movement like that on a canvas. I would never think to do that, I always thought of movement as one of those flip books that I made when I was little. This is cool and I love little dogs!
ReplyDeleteI thought that Dog on a Leash was more accurate in its' depiction of fast motion, or perhaps because it was almost more comical in its' execution, but I like this one better because it makes reality seem more fragmented.
ReplyDeleteThe Cyclist isn't Post-Impressionist, it's actually Futurist. The movement, originally Italian, became popular in Russia at the end of 1912.
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