Thanks for taking the time to do this. Fascinating stuff, and your examples are stunning.
My main focus of "study" regarding the relationship between the advent of the camera and painting has been the immortalization of the "ordinary", especially in regards to Impressionism. Otherwise, realism tends to blow my mind, I'm really amazed by the ability.
Then again, my appreciation is pretty broad -- at the Duncan Phillips exhibit at LACMA last year there was nary a canvas that I didn't find breath-taking (the Bonnards!).
If there's a ping list for this I'd love to be on it.
at the Duncan Phillips exhibit at LACMA last year there was nary a canvas that I didn't find breath-taking (the Bonnards!). The Phillips Collection in D.C. is even better because you can see the house where he hung the works. His taste was broad and wonderful. He's one of my favorite collectors, especially since he loved Ryder and Dove.