Modern More Art
The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.
Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.
The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.
Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.
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1920s Modern More Art
Lithograph
1890s Modern More Art
Paper, Lithograph
20th Century Modern More Art
Lithograph
1840s Modern More Art
Paper, Engraving
1930s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
1860s Modern More Art
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph
1970s Modern More Art
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
2010s Modern More Art
Paper, Watercolor
1950s Modern More Art
Lithograph
20th Century Modern More Art
Tapestry
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Paper, Woodcut
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Art
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Art
Steel
2010s Modern More Art
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Art
Giclée
1850s Modern More Art
Paper, Lithograph
1990s Modern More Art
Paper, Board, Paste, Mixed Media
1960s Modern More Art
Black and White
2010s Modern More Art
Tapestry
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Paper, Woodcut
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Paper
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Paper, Woodcut
1950s Modern More Art
Paper
1970s Modern More Art
Black and White
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Paper, Woodcut
1960s Modern More Art
Stencil
1970s Modern More Art
Mirror, Screen
Early 20th Century Modern More Art
Paper, Woodcut
1960s Modern More Art
Paper
1970s Modern More Art
Black and White, Silver Gelatin
1960s Modern More Art
Lithograph
1970s Modern More Art
Paper, Lithograph
1990s Modern More Art
Paper, Woodcut
1960s Modern More Art
Stencil
20th Century Modern More Art
Paper, Woodcut
1960s Modern More Art
Black and White
1970s Modern More Art
Black and White
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Offset
1970s Modern More Art
Black and White
1870s Modern More Art
Paper
1950s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
1840s Modern More Art
Paper, Woodcut
Early 2000s Modern More Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern More Art
Paper, Pastel
Early 2000s Modern More Art
Canvas, Acrylic
1960s Modern More Art
Lithograph
1970s Modern More Art
Mixed Media, Oil
1950s Modern More Art
Etching
1930s Modern More Art
Engraving
1990s Modern More Art
Paper, Digital
1850s Modern More Art
Paper, Lithograph
1960s Modern More Art
Lithograph
1970s Modern More Art
Lithograph
1930s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
Early 1900s Modern More Art
Lithograph
1960s Modern More Art
Paper
1930s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
Early 2000s Modern More Art
Paper, Acrylic
1980s Modern More Art
Paper, Offset
1980s Modern More Art
Paper, Gouache