Tonalism
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Tonalism was an American art movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries characterized by muted color palettes, soft focus, and atmospheric, often poetic landscapes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tonalism canonical | 21 |
| American Tonalism | 2 |
| American Tonalist movement | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Tonalism Context triple: [California Impressionism, relatedMovement, Tonalism]
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Impressionism
Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement characterized by small, visible brushstrokes, open composition, and an emphasis on capturing light and fleeting moments in everyday scenes.
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Neo-Impressionism
Neo-Impressionism is a late 19th-century art movement characterized by the use of small, distinct dots or strokes of color and scientific color theory to create luminous, optically mixed images.
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C.
Post-Impressionism
Post-Impressionism was a late 19th-century art movement that evolved from Impressionism and is characterized by more expressive color, symbolic content, and formal experimentation by artists such as Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cézanne.
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Fauvism
Fauvism was an early 20th-century modern art movement characterized by vivid, non-naturalistic colors and bold brushwork, led by artists such as Henri Matisse and André Derain.
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Barbizon school
The Barbizon school was a mid-19th-century French art movement centered on naturalistic landscape painting and rural life, which helped pave the way for Impressionism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tonalism Target entity description: Tonalism was an American art movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries characterized by muted color palettes, soft focus, and atmospheric, often poetic landscapes.
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A.
Impressionism
Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement characterized by small, visible brushstrokes, open composition, and an emphasis on capturing light and fleeting moments in everyday scenes.
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B.
Neo-Impressionism
Neo-Impressionism is a late 19th-century art movement characterized by the use of small, distinct dots or strokes of color and scientific color theory to create luminous, optically mixed images.
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C.
Post-Impressionism
Post-Impressionism was a late 19th-century art movement that evolved from Impressionism and is characterized by more expressive color, symbolic content, and formal experimentation by artists such as Van Gogh, Gauguin, and Cézanne.
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D.
Fauvism
Fauvism was an early 20th-century modern art movement characterized by vivid, non-naturalistic colors and bold brushwork, led by artists such as Henri Matisse and André Derain.
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E.
Barbizon school
The Barbizon school was a mid-19th-century French art movement centered on naturalistic landscape painting and rural life, which helped pave the way for Impressionism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American art movement
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art movement ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
create harmonious tonal unity
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evoke mood rather than depict detail ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| genre | landscape painting ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
atmospheric mood
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emphasis on tone over line ⓘ limited color range ⓘ lyrical treatment of nature ⓘ misty effects ⓘ muted color palette ⓘ nocturnal scenes ⓘ poetic landscapes ⓘ soft focus ⓘ subdued tonal contrasts ⓘ |
| hasNotableArtist |
Alexander Helwig Wyant
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Arthur Wesley Dow ⓘ Birge Harrison ⓘ Charles Warren Eaton ⓘ Dwight William Tryon ⓘ George Inness ⓘ Henry Ward Ranger ⓘ Julian Alden Weir ⓘ
surface form:
J. Alden Weir
James McNeill Whistler ⓘ John Henry Twachtman ⓘ Leon Dabo ⓘ Ralph Albert Blakelock ⓘ |
| influenced |
Abstract expressionism
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surface form:
Abstract Expressionism
American Impressionism ⓘ Color Field painting ⓘ early American modernism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Barbizon school
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French landscape painting ⓘ James McNeill Whistler ⓘ Japanese prints ⓘ |
| movementIn | painting ⓘ |
| opposedTo | highly detailed realism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aestheticism
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Luminism ⓘ Symbolism ⓘ |
| startTime | late 19th century ⓘ |
| typicalSubject |
dawn and dusk light
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foggy landscapes ⓘ marsh landscapes ⓘ moonlit nights ⓘ rivers and ponds ⓘ twilight scenes ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
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Subject: Tonalism Description of subject: Tonalism was an American art movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries characterized by muted color palettes, soft focus, and atmospheric, often poetic landscapes.
Referenced by (24)
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