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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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Late 19th Century Modern More Art
Photogravure, Paper
1930s Modern More Art
Magazine Paper
1840s Modern More Art
Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph
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Mixed Media, Acrylic
1930s Modern More Art
Magazine Paper
1930s Modern More Art
Magazine Paper
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Paper, Ink
1930s Modern More Art
Magazine Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Art
Acrylic
1850s Modern More Art
Paper, Lithograph
1930s Modern More Art
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Art
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Stone
1990s Modern More Art
Canvas, Pastel
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Photogravure, Paper
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
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2010s Modern More Art
Metal
1850s Modern More Art
Paper, Lithograph
2010s Modern More Art
Porcelain
1920s Modern More Art
Paper, Woodcut
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Paper, Lithograph
1920s Modern More Art
Magazine Paper
1950s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
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Early 20th Century Modern More Art
Ink
1930s Modern More Art
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Paper, Ink
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Lithograph, Paper
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1850s Modern More Art
Paper, Lithograph
1930s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
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1930s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Art
Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Paper, Woodcut
1940s Modern More Art
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1930s Modern More Art
Offset, Paper
1910s Modern More Art
Paper, Lithograph
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1950s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
1930s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
1970s Modern More Art
Paper
1920s Modern More Art
Photogravure, Paper
1820s Modern More Art
Paper, Etching
1960s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
1930s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
1930s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Modern More Art
Canvas, Acrylic
1960s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
Mid-20th Century Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
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Paper, Etching
1930s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
1950s Modern More Art
Paper, Ink
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Paper, Lithograph
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