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Luminism
Luminism. Term coined c.1950 by John Baur, director of the Whitney Museum in New York, to describe a trend in mid-19th-century American landscape painting in which the rendering of light and atmosphere was paramount. He defined Luminism as ‘a polished and meticulous realism in which there is no sign of brushwork and no trace of impressionism, the atmospheric effects being achieved by infinitely careful gradations of tone, by the most exact study of the relative clarity of near and far objects, and by a precise rendering of the variations in texture and color produced by direct or reflected rays’ (‘American Luminism’, Perspectives USA, autumn 1954). At their most characteristic, Luminist paintings are concerned chiefly with the depiction of water and sky. Leading Luminists included Bingham, Durand, Martin Johnson Heade (1819–1904), also known for pictures of birds and flowers, and the marine painter Fitz Hugh Lane (1804–65), and aspects of the trend can be seen in the work of the Hudson River School. By about 1880 Luminism was becoming outmoded by French influences.
In the field of 20th-century art the term ‘luminism’ has also been used in completely different senses: as a name for Neo-Impressionism in Belgium and as a term applied to works of art incorporating electric light (see Light art). |
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IAN CHILVERS. "Luminism." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Luminism." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-Luminism.html IAN CHILVERS. "Luminism." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-Luminism.html |
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Luminism
Luminism. Term coined by John Baur, director of the Whitney Museum in New York, to describe an aspect of mid-19th-century American landscape painting in which the study of light was paramount. He defined Luminism as ‘a polished and meticulous realism in which there is no sign of brushwork and no trace of impressionism, the atmospheric effects being achieved by infinitely careful gradations of tone, by the most exact study of the relative clarity of near and far objects, and by a precise rendering of the variations in texture and color produced by direct or reflected rays’ (‘American Luminism’, Perspectives USA, Autumn 1954). At their most characteristic, Luminist paintings are concerned chiefly with the depiction of water and sky. Leading Luminists included Bingham and Durand, and aspects of the trend can be seen in the work of the Hudson River School. By about 1880 Luminism was becoming outmoded by French influences.
In the field of 20th-century art the term ‘luminism’ has also been used in completely different senses: as a name for Neo-Impressionism in Belgium and as a term applied to works of art incorporating electric light (see Light Art). |
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IAN CHILVERS. "Luminism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Luminism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-Luminism.html IAN CHILVERS. "Luminism." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-Luminism.html |
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Luminism
Luminism. A term used in several different ways in art-historical writing, some fairly distinct, others more vague. The three most distinct ones are: to describe an aspect of mid19th-century American landscape painting in which the rendering of light and atmosphere was paramount; as an alternative term for Light art; and as a name for Neo-Impressionism in Belgium. In this last sense, the name derives from the group Vie et Lumière founded in 1904. Its members, several of whom had exhibited with La Libre Esthétique, included Anna Boch (1848–1936), Emile Claus (1849–1924), the French-born William Degouve de Nuncques (1867–1935), Adrien Heymans (1839–1921), and George Morren (1868–1941). By loose extension, the term ‘Luminism’ was also used from about 1910 to refer to the late phase of Impressionism in the Netherlands. In his book Modern Masterpieces (1940), Frank Rutter used the term more vaguely, to characterize the ‘attempt to express in paint the colour of light’ that he thought typical of Impressionism.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Luminism." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Luminism." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-Luminism.html IAN CHILVERS. "Luminism." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-Luminism.html |
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luminism
luminism , American art movement of the 19th cent. Luminism was an outgrowth of the Hudson River school . In its concern for capturing the effects of light and atmosphere it is sometimes linked to impressionism . Its practitioners included Frederick E. Church (in his early career), Fitz Hugh Lane , John F. Kensett , Sanford R. Gifford , and Martin Johnson Heade . They painted majestic landscapes and seascapes bathed in the mystical light of a pristine sky with an emphasis on Nature's grand scale.
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"luminism." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "luminism." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-luminism.html "luminism." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-luminism.html |
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luminism
luminism Art style followed by a group of 19th-century US painters. The luminists were principally concerned with the depiction of light and atmospheric effects. They used careful gradations of tone to achieve these, so that no brushwork was apparent. The leading figures were George Caleb Bingham, Asher Durand, and members of the Hudson River School.
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"luminism." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "luminism." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-luminism.html "luminism." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-luminism.html |
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