He unified Realism and science to exhibit preliminary perspective, anatomical accuracy and photographic evidence as reinforcement for visual experience. He managed to juxtapose realistic detail with affective impression. He also touched upon heroic realism and focused on portraiture later in his career. He depicted the visual world without emotion. Subsidiary artists: James A. M. Whistler, John S. Sargent, Eastman Johnson, Frank Duveneck, William M. Chase, Thomas P. Anshutz, John F. Weir, William M. Harnett, John F. Peto. Romanticism. Romanticism persisted but was altered after the Civil War. Spiritual essence and mood stood above story and idea. Artists: William M. Hunt, John La Farge, Albert P. Ryder, Ralph A. Blakelock. Impressionism. Direct reaction to Impressionism occurred during the 1880s. Hassam painted urban scenes which were an innovation in American painting
He unified Realism and science to exhibit preliminary perspective, anatomical accuracy and photographic evidence as reinforcement for visual experience. He managed to juxtapose realistic detail with affective impression. He also touched upon heroic realism and focused on portraiture later in his career. He depicted the visual world without emotion. Subsidiary artists: James A. M. Whistler, John S. Sargent, Eastman Johnson, Frank Duveneck, William M. Chase, Thomas P. Anshutz, John F. Weir, William M. Harnett, John F. Peto. Romanticism. Romanticism persisted but was altered after the Civil War. Spiritual essence and mood stood above story and idea. Artists: William M. Hunt, John La Farge, Albert P. Ryder, Ralph A. Blakelock. Impressionism. Direct reaction to Impressionism occurred during the 1880s. Hassam painted urban scenes which were an innovation in American painting