HUM 100 Realism, Impressionism, and the Modern World Worksheet
Complete this worksheet by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information. In the first table of the
worksheet, complete the following:
1. For each era, identify an artifact that depicts one of the characteristics provided.
2. Explain which characteristic you think it represents, and why.
In the second table, address the following:
1. In the first column, identify creators from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries who you think made
important contributions to art and culture in the form of humanities artifacts that impacted society.
2. Identify one of the artifacts they created (in the second column) and the medium of the artifact (in the third
column). Recall from Fundamentals of Human Culture that mediums can include dance, literature, sculpture,
visual arts, architecture, music, performance, and so forth.
3. Explain why you believe the creator felt the need to express their ideas (in the fourth column). For example, if
one of the people you chose was John Lennon, you could identify one of his songs and discuss how the song
relates to examples of his social activism.
Part 1: Realism and Impressionism
Realism Impressionism
Characteristics: Characteristics:
1. Depiction of the ordinary 1. The play of light in the present moment
2. Real-life situations 2. Immediacy, spontaneity
3. Shift from the ideal to the real 3. Short, staccato brushstrokes in art
Realism Artifact Characteristic That Impressionism Artifact Characteristic That
Realism Artifact Impressionism Artifact
Represents (Explain Your Represents (Explain Your
Reasoning) Reasoning)
Edouard Manet, Corner of a This painting represents a Claude Monet, Impression This is one of the most
Café-Concert depiction of the ordinary. Sunrise famous paintings of the
The “ordinary” is seen impressionism era.
through the subject’s Impression, Sunrise
eyes and lack of focus depicts the port of Le
toward the viewers. They Havre at sunrise, the two
are going about their small rowboats and the
business; the male views red Sun being the focal
the show while smoking a elements. In the middle
pipe and the waitress more fishing boats are
serves a beer and looks included, while in the
out into the café. background on the left
side of the painting are
clipper ships with tall
masts. It was created
using loose brush strokes
and was the inspiration
for many other paintings.
Complete this worksheet by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information. In the first table of the
worksheet, complete the following:
1. For each era, identify an artifact that depicts one of the characteristics provided.
2. Explain which characteristic you think it represents, and why.
In the second table, address the following:
1. In the first column, identify creators from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries who you think made
important contributions to art and culture in the form of humanities artifacts that impacted society.
2. Identify one of the artifacts they created (in the second column) and the medium of the artifact (in the third
column). Recall from Fundamentals of Human Culture that mediums can include dance, literature, sculpture,
visual arts, architecture, music, performance, and so forth.
3. Explain why you believe the creator felt the need to express their ideas (in the fourth column). For example, if
one of the people you chose was John Lennon, you could identify one of his songs and discuss how the song
relates to examples of his social activism.
Part 1: Realism and Impressionism
Realism Impressionism
Characteristics: Characteristics:
1. Depiction of the ordinary 1. The play of light in the present moment
2. Real-life situations 2. Immediacy, spontaneity
3. Shift from the ideal to the real 3. Short, staccato brushstrokes in art
Realism Artifact Characteristic That Impressionism Artifact Characteristic That
Realism Artifact Impressionism Artifact
Represents (Explain Your Represents (Explain Your
Reasoning) Reasoning)
Edouard Manet, Corner of a This painting represents a Claude Monet, Impression This is one of the most
Café-Concert depiction of the ordinary. Sunrise famous paintings of the
The “ordinary” is seen impressionism era.
through the subject’s Impression, Sunrise
eyes and lack of focus depicts the port of Le
toward the viewers. They Havre at sunrise, the two
are going about their small rowboats and the
business; the male views red Sun being the focal
the show while smoking a elements. In the middle
pipe and the waitress more fishing boats are
serves a beer and looks included, while in the
out into the café. background on the left
side of the painting are
clipper ships with tall
masts. It was created
using loose brush strokes
and was the inspiration
for many other paintings.
