Lyceum of the Philippines University

College of International Tourism and Hospitality Management

A.Y 2021 - 2022

“Art Fave & Rave”

Casas, Mhelbbie P.

Cerro, Sheena Marie I.

Ascaño, Nadezhda Czech

M.

Lyceum of the Philippines University Manila

ARTN01A – Art Appreciation

Prof. Arnel Dela Cruz Jr.

April 19, 2021

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Nadezhda:
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Mhelbbie: Hello listeners! I am Mhelbbie Casas,

Sheena: I am Sheena Cerro,

Nadezhda: And also Nadezhda Czech Ascaño, students from Lyceum of the
Philippine University. This is a requirement for our course, Art Appreciation given
by our professor Mx. Arnel Dela Cruz Jr.

Sheena: In this episode we are going to talk about the two paintings of
Impressionism that we chose which are la Grenouillère by Claude Monet and The
Boulevard Montmartre at night by Camille Pissarro.

The first painting that we are going to talk about is Bian a Le Grenouillere by the
impressionist painter Claude Monet in 1869, oil in canvas in dimensions 74.6 cm
x 99.7 cm. The artwork is located at the metropolitan museum of art. Based on
our research, throughout the late spring of 1869, Monet and Renoir set up their
easels at La Grenouillère, a sailing and washing resort on the Seine Waterway,
not a long way from Paris. Monet noted on September 25, "I do have a fantasy, a
work of art, the showers of La Grenouillère, for which I have made some terrible
representations, however it is just a fantasy. Renoir, who has quite recently gone
through two months here, likewise needs to do this artistic creation." Among their
different portrayals of the subject, this arrangement intently looks like one by
Renoir in the National Museum, Stockholm
Nadezhda: What La Grenouillere is this? I am curious on this title of this art and
find out about it.

Sheena: The eatery at La Grenouillére, which was situated on a flatboat, was an in

vogue place for the arising working class to appreciate the new delights of rural
Paris. The little island close to the eatery, with a sobbing willow at its middle, was
known as Pot de fluers (window box) or 'the camembert'. Available by posse
boards, individuals would meet and talk prior to advancing to the bar of La
Grenouillére.

The name La Grenouillére depended on its two sided connotation. It's the French
expression for frog lake, yet it was likewise utilized informally to portray ladies
who were, as Renoir's child in his diary of his dad put it, "not by and large whores,
however a class of unattached young ladies, normal for the Parisian scene [at the
time], changing darlings effectively, fulfilling any impulse, going casually from a
house on the Champs-Elyseés to a garret in the Batignolles".

Mhelbbie: So meaning, it inspired Monet because it was his fantasy?

Sheena: Yes, truly and he was accompanied by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who also
painted the scene at the same time. Because are friends

Nadezhda: Wow! Really? And that's why their art seems to have a
resemblance.

Sheena: And lastly, Monet may have fused the developments into his artworks the
most strikingly, however it is absurd to expect to say who was the vital initiator of
the progressions they made to their work of art styles. In any case, the disclosures
Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renior made that late spring from painting
together and sharing thoughts, and the strategies they grew, obviously affected the
advancing Impressionist style.
Nadezhda: That's what that art means.

Mhelbbie: So now let's talk about our next painting entitled as The Boulevard
Montmartre at Night which was painted by Camille Pissarro. It was painted at the
year of 1898 and it is now at the National Gallery of London, UK. It is an Oil on
canvas and it has a dimension of 55 x 65 cm or 21.6 x 25.5 in.

Sheena: That's nice but can u tell us more about the artist since the way he
paints is very appealing.

Mhelbbie: Sure! So Camille Pissarro is a Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-

Impressionist painter who grew up at the beautiful Island of St Thomas in
Southern Caribbean. He actually started to appreciate the art when he was 12.

Nadezhda: Oh wow that's very young!

Mhelbbie: Yea you're right about that. So he started practicing on how to paint
when he turned 17 and he was later became an assistant of a Danish artist named
Anton Melbye at the age of 23 which he met because of his mentor named Fritz
Melbye.

Nadezhda: Is Anton and Fritz related?

Mhelbbie: Yes. They're siblings.

Nadezhda: Wow that's interesting.

Sheena: I want to hear about the artwork now.

Mhelbbie: Okay guys now let's go to Camille's beautiful artwork named the
Boulevard Montmartre at Night. This is an Impressionist view of the Boulevard
Montmartre in Paris that was painted in the night light. If you look at the painting,
you can also notice that lights that are coming from inside the shops and cafes,
actually reflects onto the wet sidewalk, there are also carriages line up like cabs
that are waiting for the show to finish at the Moulin Rouge which is just around
the corner. Other Parisians can also be seen walking along the sidewalk that is
window- shopping to maybe let their time pass.

Sheena: It is very calming to look at this painting actually.

Nadezhda: Oh are you looking at it right now?

Sheena: Yeah probably.

Mhelbbie: But guys there's a sad part on how he created this artwork and it's as he
grew older, he started to get problems with his eyes and that he needed to go stay
indoors which made him to just paint the sceneries from his windows.

Sheena: So that's the reason why these artworks were painted from the window.

Mhelbbie: That's true. That's exactly why there are a lot of versions of this artwork
because when Camille Pissarro went back to the France, He stayed at the Grand
Hotel de Russie and took a room at the upper floor in order to capture the scenery
of the Boulevard Montmartre in Paris.

Nadezhda: Oh wow so he stayed at the hotel for how long?

Mhelbbie: He stayed there for eight weeks! And he finished 14 different
paintings of Boulevard Montmartre and he also painted 2 artworks of Boulevard
des Italiens which can also be seen from his hotel window.

Sheena: That's a lot! Isn't that going to make his artworks look just exactly
the same?

Mhelbbie: That's really not a problem because Camille actually painted this
scenery in different weather conditions. He painted this scene at broad daylight, in
the afternoon. Also when the sky is cloudy, in different seasons and even during a
Mardi Gras Parade. And out of all his 14 paintings of the Boulevard Montmartre,
this is the only artwork that he painted at night.

Nadezhda: That is very awesome! I didn't know that.

Sheena: It's very nice to know this kind of things.

Closing
So this is the end of our podcast episode. Thank you for listening and thank
you for hanging out with us today. We hope that you enjoy our podcast
episode. Have a good day everyone!
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