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"Mums" William S. Schwartz, Yellow Flowers, Cubist, Modern Still Life
By William S. Schwartz
Located in New York, NY
William S. Schwartz
Still Life with Yellow Mums, circa 1950
Signed lower right
Oil on canvas
20 x
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
William S. Schwartz"Mums" William S. Schwartz, Yellow Flowers, Cubist, Modern Still Life, circa 1950
$5,200 Sale Price
35% Off
H 29 in W 22 in
Transendental Abstraction by William Schwartz Titled Impressions of the West #7
By William S. Schwartz
Located in Chicago, IL
A Transendental Abstraction by famed Chicago Modernist, William S. Schwartz titled "Impressions of
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
Elements, Surrealism, Chicago Artist, Planets
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
William Samuel Schwartz (Russian/American, 1896-1977)
Signed: William S Schwartz (Lower, Left
Category
Early 20th Century Surrealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$30,400 Sale Price
20% Off
H 44.25 in W 34.875 in
Chicago Modernist Line Drawing Reclining Nude WPA Artist. Exhibited Work
By William S. Schwartz
Located in Surfside, FL
Reclining Nude.Early modernist line drawing, by American artist William S. Schwartz, c. 1940
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
William S. SchwartzChicago Modernist Line Drawing Reclining Nude WPA Artist. Exhibited Work, c. 1930
$1,100
H 14.25 in W 16.25 in D 0.1 in
Portrait of an Old Man with Cane, Important Chicago Modernist WPA Artist
By William S. Schwartz
Located in Surfside, FL
Portrait of an Old Man with Cane, by American artist William S. Schwartz, c. 1940, gouache painting
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache
William S. SchwartzPortrait of an Old Man with Cane, Important Chicago Modernist WPA Artist, c. 1940
$6,500
H 21 in W 17 in D 2 in
A Fine 1930's, Depiction of a Boxing Match
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Paper, Pastel
A Fine 1930's, Study of a Boxing Match
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
An Introspective 1930s Modern Portrait, "Acolyte" by Noted Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Board
$750
H 18.75 in W 15.75 in D 1 in
Large Watercolor & Pastel Dock Scene of Martha's Vineyard by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor
$1,500
H 24 in W 30 in D 0.25 in
Charming Mid-Century Modern Painting, Children in a Soda Shop by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,800
H 17 in W 23 in D 1 in
A Large, Beautiful Painting of Sedona, Arizona by Modern Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,500
H 20 in W 40 in D 2 in
A ca. 1954, drawing of a Notre Dame Football Game by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
Very Large ca. 1940s Painting of a Female Rower Holding Oars by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A 1930s Drawing of a Woman Seated at a Lunch Counter by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced numerous works
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
A Large and Impressive Painting of a Standing Nude by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Charming 1950s Martha's Vineyard Street Scene Painting by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A 1950s Pastel and Charcoal Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced numerous works
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
A 1950s Pastel & Charcoal on Paper Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
A 1950s Pastel on Paper Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced numerous works
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
A ca. 1928 Drawing of a Dapper Man with a Pint Glass by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz
Category
1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
A Pastel & Charcoal on Paper Drawing of a Hockey Game by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
A Serene, ca. 1940s, Western Landscape Painting with Horses by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced numerous works
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Drawing of a ca. 1930s Bicycle Race by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
A ca. 1935 Painting of a Boxing Match in Mexico City by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1950s Pastel Drawing of a Young Boy by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Board
A Colorful 1950s Painting of a Bull Fight by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,200
H 18.5 in W 24.5 in
Early Mexican City Scene by Chicago Artist Francis Chapin, San Miguel de Allende
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
$950
H 11.75 in W 15.75 in D 1.5 in
A Delightful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Boy in Blue Scarf
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced numerous works
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$750
H 15.5 in W 12.75 in D 1 in
A Fashionable 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait, "Young Woman in Yellow Sweater"
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$850
H 15 in W 15.5 in D 1 in
A Delightful Mid-Century Modern Painting of Mother and Child by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$750
H 9.75 in W 8.5 in D 1.5 in
An Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait "Head of a Young Girl"
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Francis ChapinAn Introspective, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait "Head of a Young Girl", Circa 1950
$850
H 19.5 in W 17 in D 1 in
A Charming, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Boy in Blue Hat
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$750
H 11.5 in W 9 in D 1 in
An Elegant Modernist Portrait of a Young Woman in Red Dress by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$850
H 15 in W 13.5 in D 1 in
A Charming 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$850
H 11.5 in W 9.5 in D 1 in
A Charming, 1950s Expressionist Portrait of a Young Girl by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced numerous works
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Francis ChapinA Charming, 1950s Expressionist Portrait of a Young Girl by Francis Chapin, Circa 1950
$750
H 10.75 in W 8.75 in D 1 in
A Charming 1950s Modernist Portrait, Young Girl in Red Scarf by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A Cheerful 1950s Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$850
H 12.75 in W 10.75 in D 1.5 in
A Charming 1950s Modern Portrait, Girl in White Dress, by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$850
H 11 in W 10.75 in D 1 in
An Intimate, Colorful Modern Portrait of a Young Woman Reading by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced numerous works
Category
1950s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$850
H 16 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
A Charming, 1950s Painting of a Little Girl, "Red Smock" by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Francis ChapinA Charming, 1950s Painting of a Little Girl, "Red Smock" by Francis Chapin, Circa 1950
$850
H 11 in W 7 in D 1 in
A Wonderful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait Painting of a Boy with a Trumpet
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$850
H 11.5 in W 8.25 in D 1 in
A Compelling '50s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$850
H 12.5 in W 11.5 in D 1 in
A Fabulous Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Woman by Noted Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$850
H 11 in W 9.5 in D 1 in
A Captivating Modern Seated Nude in a Studio Interior by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron
Category
1940s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
$1,600
H 26.5 in W 19.5 in D 2 in
A Distinctive Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Man with Red Necktie, Joe Muldoon
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$850
H 17 in W 13 in D 2 in
A Beautiful Modern Figure Painting, Two Bathers in a Boathouse by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$850
H 16 in W 16 in D 2 in
A Wonderful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Woman Seated at a Table
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,800
H 19 in W 21 in D 2 in
Colorful, Vibrant 1930s Painting of Michigan Dunes, Saugatuck by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$1,200
H 16 in W 23 in D 2 in
Colorful, 1930s American Scene Painting "House with Gable" by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced numerous works
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Francis ChapinColorful, 1930s American Scene Painting "House with Gable" by Francis Chapin, ca. 1935
$850
H 11.5 in W 13 in D 2 in
Charming Mid-Century Modern 1950s Portrait of a Young Girl by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$950
H 19.5 in W 17 in D 2 in
An Intriguing, ca. 1935, Still Life Painting with a Derby by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz
Category
1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Large, 1950s, Oil on Masonite Painting of a Michigan Harbor by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced
Category
1950s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A 1930s Oil on Masonite, Still-Life Painting of a Table Top by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz
Category
1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
1930s Painting of a Pensive Young Woman, Titled, "Green Scarf" by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron
Category
1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A Still-Life Painting of a Ceramic Elephant and a Red Pillow by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron
Category
1940s American Modern Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
A Picturesque ca. 1940s Farm Scene with a Barn & Silo by Artist Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A prolific painter, Chapin produced numerous works
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
A Cheerful, 1930s American Scene Landscape Painting with Church and Country Road
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago’s artists included such luminaries as Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$750
H 4.14 in W 4.93 in D 0.5 in
A Charming Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Young Man by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Edgar Miller, William S. Schwartz and Aaron Bohrod among others.
A
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$650
H 15.25 in W 13.75 in D 1.5 in
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Francis Chapin for sale on 1stDibs
Francis Chapin, affectionately called the “Dean of Chicago Painters” by his colleagues, was one of the city’s most popular and celebrated painters in his day. Born at the dawn of the 20th Century in Bristolville, Ohio, Chapin graduated from Washington & Jefferson College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before enrolling at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1922. He would set down deep roots at the Art Institute of Chicago, exhibiting there over 31 times between 1926 and 1951. In 1927 Chapin won the prestigious Bryan Lathrop Fellowship from the Art Institute – a prize that funded the artist’s yearlong study trip to Europe. Upon his return to the United States, Chapin decided to remain in Chicago, noting the freedom Chicago artists have in developing independently of the pressure to conform to pre-existing molds (as was experienced by artists in New York, for example). Chapin became a popular instructor at the Art Institute, teaching there from 1929 to 1947 and at the Art Institute’s summer art school in Saugatuck, Michigan (now called Oxbow) between 1934 – 1938 (he was the director of the school from 1941-1945).
A prolific painter, Chapin produced numerous works while traveling in Mexico, France, Spain, Saugatuck and Martha’s Vineyard, where he frequently spent summers and taught at the Old Sculpin Gallery there. Chapin was best recognized for his dynamic and vibrant images of Chicago during the 1930s and 40s. Chapin was a resident of the Old Town neighborhood where he lived and kept his studio on Menomonee Street for many years. Described as a “colorful figure, nearly 6 feet 6 inches tall, and thin, and usually wearing tweeds”, it is easy to imagine Chapin at work observing the busy street life of the city.
In addition to his many exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chapin’s work was shown during his lifetime at such institutions as the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia; the Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.; the National Academy of Design, New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York and the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, among others. Francis Chapin’s paintings are represented in the collections the Art Institute of Chicago; the Friedman Collection, Chicago; the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown; the Denver Art Museum; the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse; the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach; the Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah and the Brooklyn Museum of Art, among others.
A Close Look at Modern 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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