Realism vs. Abstraction - Is THAT art?

The Conch Divers

Winslow Homer — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 02:01:11 -0400

Title	The Conch Divers
Artist	Winslow Homer
Date	1885
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Portrait of Elizabeth L. Burton

Thomas Eakins — Thu, 01 Jun 1905 00:00:00 -0500

Title	Portrait of Elizabeth L. Burton
Artist	Thomas Eakins
Date	1905-1906
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G360

Portrait. Three-quarter figure facing spectator, right hand on back of chair; left on hip. Hair worn in pompadour style of early twentieth century. Greyish-blue taffeta dress trimmed with ruching of cocoa brown silk.

Château d’Ornans

Gustave Courbet — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:07:35 -0500

Title	Château d’Ornans
Artist	Gustave Courbet
Date	1855
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Comtesse d’Yanville and Her Four Children

James Tissot — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:01:16 -0400

Title	Comtesse d’Yanville and Her Four Children
Artist	James Tissot
Date	c. 1895
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Realism

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:04:21 -0500

Title	Realism
Author	beckaraine

Portrait of Countess Phelps-Resse

Marlo Calistri — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:23:45 -0500

Title	Portrait of Countess Phelps-Resse
Artist	Marlo Calistri
Date	19th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

miniature portrait, mounted in velvet and wood shadowbox frame

Woman

Willem de Kooning — Sun, 01 Jun 1952 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Woman
Artist	Willem de Kooning
Date	circa 1952
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Abstract female figure

Untitled

Jasper Johns — Sun, 01 Jun 1997 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Untitled
Artist	Jasper Johns
Date	1997
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

a black and white abstract image. A one color intaglio.

Tahkt-I-Sulayman Variation II

Frank Stella — Sun, 01 Jun 1969 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Tahkt-I-Sulayman Variation II
Artist	Frank Stella
Date	1969
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G100

Abstract.

Untitled XII

Willem de Kooning — Wed, 01 Jun 1983 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Untitled XII
Artist	Willem de Kooning
Date	1983
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	On view at the Walker Art Center, Gallery 4

Colorful gestural brushstrokes on a white field.

Julie Mehretu

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:04:22 -0500

Title	Julie Mehretu
Author	beckaraine

Self-Portrait

Chuck Close — Thu, 01 Jun 2000 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Self-Portrait
Artist	Chuck Close
Date	2000
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

A self portrait printed in 111 colors.

The Smoker

Edouard Manet — Sat, 04 May 2013 02:02:04 -0400

Title	The Smoker
Artist	Edouard Manet
Date	1866
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G321

Lines in Four Directions with Alternating Color and Gray Bands

Sol LeWitt — Tue, 01 Jun 1993 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Lines in Four Directions with Alternating Color and Gray Bands
Artist	Sol LeWitt
Date	1993
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

water-based Ukioy-E woodblock print

Untitled

Mark Rothko — Mon, 01 Jun 1953 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Untitled
Artist	Mark Rothko
Date	1953
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

red/orange rectangle top. yellow/green rectangle bottom. Where the two rectangles meet LC are a horizontal brown and a horizontal orange stripe.

Consider this...

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 02:04:22 -0500

Title	Consider this...
Author	beckaraine

Portrait of Sir Edward Walpole's Children

Stephen Slaughter — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:40:32 -0500

Title	Portrait of Sir Edward Walpole's Children
Artist	Stephen Slaughter
Date	1747
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G327

Portrait.

Night Ride

Susan Rothenberg — Mon, 01 Jun 1987 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Night Ride
Artist	Susan Rothenberg
Date	1987
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	On view at the Walker Art Center, Gallery 4

painting shows multiple representations of the same figure on a bicycle to imply motion.

Realism vs. Abstraction - Is THAT art?

The Conch Divers

The Conch Divers

1885

Portrait of Elizabeth L. Burton

Portrait of Elizabeth L. Burton

1905-1906

Château d’Ornans

Château d’Ornans

1855

Comtesse d’Yanville and Her Four Children

Comtesse d’Yanville and Her Four Children

c. 1895

Realism

Realism

Portrait of Countess Phelps-Resse

Portrait of Countess Phelps-Resse

19th century

Woman

Woman

circa 1952

Untitled

Untitled

1997

Tahkt-I-Sulayman Variation II

Tahkt-I-Sulayman Variation II

1969

Untitled XII

Untitled XII

1983

Julie Mehretu

Julie Mehretu

Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

2000

The Smoker

The Smoker

1866

Lines in Four Directions with Alternating Color and Gray Bands

Lines in Four Directions with Alternating Color and Gray Bands

1993

Untitled

Untitled

1953

Consider this...

Consider this...

Portrait of Sir Edward Walpole's Children

Portrait of Sir Edward Walpole's Children

1747

Night Ride

Night Ride

1987