On the painter:
en.wikipedia.org
>legit incredible painter of beautiful women forced into depression and suicide by plebs who want jigsaw shit painted by a madman instead (Picaso).
>family, disowns him despite his talent
Godamn that really makes me mad.
My second favorite after Bouguereau. Plebs gonna go after fashion and novelty.
Kawaii :3
19th century painting is literally designed for pleb bourgeoisie. The fashion and novelty of its time.
I like these paintings. Post more.
You have a poor understanding of Romanticism. Now back to /prolefeed/.
You have a poor understanding of Romanticism if you think it continued into the late 19th century.
How did he estrange himself from his family?
In what way was he forced into suicide?
Plebs in general prefer realism and photorealism in artwork. I don't mean this in the "nuh-uh, ur a pleb!" sense but instead in that realistic artwork has a broader appeal than abstractionism, and that abstractionism of all forms has been classically derided by the working class and in working class media.
The art community simply grew tired of a form of expression that had largely been completely experimented with and tapped out, while simultaneously being put up in competition against photography.
It's like how rock music is dying because it's a genre that's been completely fucking explored and stagnated because too many rock groups are obsessed with sticking the Led Zeppelin formula.
>Led Zeppelin formula
Who exactly in the rock world does nothing but arena shows and refuses to release singles?
Kys.