European Modern Art 1600s-1900s
European Art 1600s-1900s European art can be separated along the following styles: 1.Baroque: 1600s to early 1700s 2.Neo-Classical: late 1700s 3.Romanticism: early 1800s 4.Realism: mid 1800s 5.Impressionism: 1860s 6.Expressionism: late 1800s-early 1900s (post-Impressionism 7.Cubism: Surrealism: early- mid 1900s 9.Art Nouveau: Art Deco: 1920s and 1930s 11.Modern Movements- post WWII
Baroque Grand, ornate, intense design Versailles palace an excellent example Caravaggio and Gentileschi are artists of distinction during this period
Michelangelo Caravaggio
Palace of Versailles
Neo-Classical Simple, elegant style inspired by classical Greco-Roman art. Influenced by the Enlightenment. Robert Adam (architecture), Jacques- Louis David (art), Antonio Canova (sculpture) and Josiah Wedgewood (decorative arts) are key artists of this period
Robert Adam
Jacques-Louis David
Antonio Canova
Josiah Wedgewood
Romanticism Reflected deep interest in nature and the thoughts and feelings of the individual. Movement from reason to emotion/society to nature. Eugene Delacroix key artist.
Eugene Delacroix
Realism Life as it truly was. Gritty. Scandalous (realistic, sexual nudes) Reflected increasing importance of the working class. Gustave Courbet key artist.
Gustave Courbet
Impressionism 1860s Paris the origination point. Impression of a subject in a moment of time (like a quick glance) Used light and fascination with pure, shimmering colors. Monet, Degas and Renoir key artists. Van Gogh and Gauguin
Claude Monet
Edgar Degas
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Vincent Van Gogh
Paul Gauguin
Expressionism Bold colors Distorted and exaggerated forms Klee, Kandinsky and Munch are key artists
Paul Klee
Wassily Kandinsky
Edward Munch
Art Nouveau Art Nouveau is French and means New Art. It is characterized by its highly decorative style and by the dedication to natural forms. Art Nouveau was popular from about 1880 to 1910 and was an International art movement.Art Nouveau Art Nouveau was not restricted to painting or printmaking. It covered all forms of art - architecture, furniture, jewelry, glass and illustration. Louis Tiffany and Gustav Klimt are key artists
Louis Tiffany
Gustav Klimt
Art Deco Art Deco was primarily a design style, popular in the 1920s and 1930s. In simplified terms, the Art Deco movement can be considered as the follow-up style on Art Nouveau - more simplified and closer to mass production. The Art Deco movement was dominant in fashion, furniture, jewelry, textiles, architecture, commercial printmaking and interior decoration.
Rene Lalique
Cubism Natural shapes turned into geometric objects. Inspired by traditional African art. Picasso and Braque are key artists.
Pablo Picasso
Georges Braque
Surrealism “ Above or beyond reality.” Inspired by Sigmund Freud Dream world linked to real world Eerie, dreamlike Salvador Dali key artist
Salvador Dali
Modern Movements Some of the more popular modern movements of the late 20 th century are as follows: 1.Abstract Art- Chagall 2.Pop Art- Warhol 3.Op Art
Marc Chagall
Andy Warhol
OP Art