Both Biedermeier and post-impressionist artists painted and sculpted in 19th century Vienna. Learn about a few famous artists with this free art history video series.
Alexei von Jawlensky's piece, Portrait of a Woman, was inspired by the work of his contemporary Wassily Kandinsky. Learn about von Jawlensky's work with tips from an art historian in this free fine art video.
Claude Monet was influenced by divisionism art theory as well as Japanese art that was introduced to Europe during the 19th century. Learn about Monet's work with tips from an art historian in this free fine art video.
Claude Monet's painting, Passway in Giverny, is a later piece of his that is inspired by the work of Delacroix. Learn about Monet's work with tips from an art historian in this free fine art video.
Eugene Delacroix's piece, Still Life With Flowers, uses the aspect of color theory called divisionism. Learn about Delacroix's work with tips from an art historian in this free fine art video.
Fernand Khnopff's sculpture, Vivien, is part of the Belgian Art Nouveau art movement. Learn about Khnopff's work with tips from an art historian in this free fine art video.
Friedrich Ritter von Amerling's piece, Baroness Marie Vesque von Puettlingen, depicts aspects of everyday life. Learn about von Amerling's work with tips from an art historian in this free fine art video.
Friedrich Ritter von Amerling's piece, Portrait of an Elderly Gentleman, illustrates the Biedermeier style principles. Learn about von Amerling's work with tips from an art historian in this free fine art video.
Josef Danhauser's piece, Game of Chess, is an example of Biedermeier art from the mid-19th century. Learn about Danhauser's work with tips from an art historian in this free fine art video.
Josef Danhauser began the Biedermeier style of art in 19th century Vienna. Learn about Danhauser's work with tips from an art historian in this free fine art video.
Max Liebermann's piece, Hunter in the Dunes, depicts a scene from everyday life that coincides with the Biedermeier style of art. Learn about Liebermann's work with tips from an art historian in this free fine art video.
Vincent van Gogh painted in his own style that is now called post-impressionism. Learn about van Gogh's work with tips from an art historian in this free fine art video.
Vincent van Gogh's painting, The Plain at Auvers, is characteristic of his post-impressionistic style. Learn about van Gogh's work with tips from an art historian in this free fine art video.
Much of Vincent van Gogh's work was completed while he was in the hospital. Learn about van Gogh's work with tips from an art historian in this free fine art video.
The Biedermeier style refers to aspects of everyday life, comfort and family. Learn about Biedermeier with tips from an art historian in this free fine art video.
Summary: Painting and drawing is the art of using a pigmented medium to create a picture of reality filtered through the imagination, the senses, emotions, and life experience. Artists the world over have multiplied the uses of painting and drawing as a vital mode of human expression, whether recording history, retelling myth and legend, expressing religious fervor, or exploring the unknown. From early history to the present, we have records of men and women making graphic representations of their world, showing their understanding and their curiosity.
Understanding art requires studying great artists of the past. In this free fine art video series, an art historian discusses Biedermeier and post-impressionist artists whose work now resides in Vienna. Learn about artists such as Josef Danhauser, Friedrich Ritter von Amerling, Max Liebermann, and Vincent van Gogh. Study their artistic styles to learn about the times in which they worked. Learn about important art movements using this art history series as a guide.
Expert: Ilona Fekete has graduated at the ELTE University in Budapest as an art historian. Her specialization is the period of Biedermeier art. Fekete is working as an art historian at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest. She has taken part in organizing special exhibitions, most notably from the works of Vincent Van Gogh and Ferdinand Hodler.