In the "Fog off Mount Desert" by Frederic Edwin Church, is a representational piece of art, which means it is a descriptive piece of work that depicts forms in the natural world. The artist's style is the use of nature and cool colors, he has a few other pieces of art of Mount Desert. In this painting Mount Desert is the subject of matter, which is the focal point. This work of art was created during the period of Romanticism, which took place in the 18th century. The artworks consist of intense colors, turbulent emotions, complex composition, and soft lines. This painting expresses representation of natural beauty of unspoiled land. It derived from imagination and individual experience, possibly intuition and emotion.
"La Condition Humaine" by Rene' Magritte, is another representational work of art. The style of Magritte is having a tendency of portraying a drawing within a drawing usually with a theme of nature. This painting was created during the movement of Surrealism. This movement transcribed from the Dada movement, which was all about creativity and bringing it to life. Some considered Surrealism a way of life. Surrealist appreciate the logic of dreams and the unknown of the unconscious. The drawings brought the subconscious to life.
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"Tomorrow I May Be Far Away" by Romare Bearden, llllage of various papers with charcoal and graphite on canvas. Bearden made collages an acceptable form of art and was a leader of the Harlem Renaissance. There is a strong use of pale, cool colors on this painting. The man is the main focal point and is almost symmetrical but is placed on the vertical axis.
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"The Assumption of the Virgin" by Nicolas Poussin, 1626, oil on canvas. This painting is a good representation of the use of directional and diagonal lines. The focal point is the virgin and the angels carrying her up into the sky, along with the clouds exaggerating the ascend into the sky.
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