French Realism 19th Century

Realism began in France in the 1850s, following the French Revolution. Realists was seen as a revolt against Romanticism with its emphasis on intense emotions and dramatic effect. The aim of the realist artistic movement was to depict ordinary, 'real' people and events with objectivity.  

Examples:
Gustave Courbet, The Stone Breakers, 1849
Jean-François Millet, The Gleaners, 1857 and The Sower, 1850