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A 4 page paper which examines themes of political input in Impressionist and Dada art. The works and painters examined are Camille Pissarro’s “Peasants Resting,” George Grosz’ “Germany: A Winter’s Tale,” and Edouard Manet’s “Execution of the Emperor Maximilian.” Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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often be seen as something that reflects the changes and the attitudes towards those changes. As such it is not surprising to know that many pieces of art have subtle
as well as obvious political elements within them. They can be seen as social commentaries on political events and conditions. The following paper examines how this is seen in some
Impressionist and some Dada art pieces. The paper examines Camille Pissarros "Peasants Resting," George Grosz "Germany: A Winters Tale," and Edouard Manets "Execution of the Emperor Maximilian." Art as
Political Statement This examination first starts with Camille Pissarros "Peasants Resting (1881)" which can be seen at the following website: http://www.artchive.com/artchive/P/pissarro/pissarro_resting.jpg.html. Apparently Pissarro was a very politically aware individual and
a very politically active individual. But, at the same time his work did not necessarily reflect this and one needs to perhaps examine any work closely if they are to
see any indication that Pissarro was very much a political individual. He was a strong defender of atheism, and was also "a fervent adept of the libertarian anarchism preached by
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon" (Art Archive [1], 2005). He was strongly opposed to showing is salons and was essentially a very powerful individual with strong beliefs that were not generally regarded as
favorable in his time period (Art Archive [1], 2005). This author notes the following in regards to his work and his beliefs: "Yet what appears particularly clear-cut about Pissarro is
that he was able to act both as a painter and as a political or social thinker without mixing or confusing the two fields: his art cannot be seen as
in illustration of a political thesis - he does not use his colors and paints to depict a set of anarchistic ideas or ideals - and his political positions were
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