Answer:
The image from the left is a self portrait of the french painter Paul Gaugin and is part of the post-impressionism movement. The image from the right is a canvas by the American artist Edward Hopper called Night Shadows. Hopper belongs to the American realism period from the late 19th-century and early 20th-century.
Explanation:
Post-impressionism was deviant from traditional impressionism once it focused on portray other elements such as people, feelings and expressions, and not only landscapes as the original impressionism used to do. Beyond the attempt to understand how light behaves on the surfaces, the artists from the post-impressionism movement valued the expression of the subjective, human, emotional and sentimental side. It`s clear on this self-portrait that Gaugin was not concerned to understand how light behaves on his body or face, but to show his feelings and how he sees himself. It's a subject manner. On the other hand, American realism attempts to show the reality, and the human's problems, especially in the urban environment. This painting from Edward Hopper - one of the best names of this movement - it's a good example. Here we can see the struggles, the deep feelings expressed by the shadows, the loneliness of the cities, and the sensation of abandonment.
