What is the primary purpose that artists have for creating paintings?
why did gustave courbet start the 19th-century art movement known as realism?

"prior to 1910, these new artists were called neo-impressionists, and they believed that "modern paris" was the proper subject for their paintings."

this is the text provided by the program, disregard other answers, as they are confusing and based on loose knowledge of the subject.   : )