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Social unrest, war, a burning desire to create something new -- all these elements have brought about what we call Modern Art. The 19th, 20th and even 21st centuries have witnessed phenomenal changes in not only art itself, but how we perceive art and artists.
Learn why critics originally called the French Impressionists "lunatics.” Meet Picasso, dream with Chagall, let Dalí’s visions bend your mind, follow the triumphant struggles of African-American painters like Horace Pippin, then tour Edward Hopper’s quietly charged scenes. Glimpse the intensities of Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo and Rufino Tamayo, or contemplate Pop Art icon Andy Warhol and Expressionist Francis Bacon.
Discover an amazingly diverse roster of artists, and why their works and lives continue to fascinate us.
Artist Edward Hopper's Lost America
In: 20th Century Art
Known for his haunting landscapes and unusual glimpses into American lives, Edward Hopper's work also chronicled bygone scenes. more...
In: Modern Art History (general)
John Keats' "Isabella; or The Pot of Basil" inspired works by painters John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, John William Waterhouse and John White Alexander. more...
Odalisques in 19th and 20th Century Art
In: Modern Art History (general)
The image of a sensual harem woman--or odalisque--graced many a canvas in the 19th and even early 20th centuries. more...
Thomas Eakins' The Agnew Clinic
In: 19th Century Art
Well-known for his 1875 The Gross Clinic, Thomas Eakins later painted The Agnew Clinic, another medical portrait which forthrightly depicted the trauma of breast cancer. more...
In: Modern Art History (general)
The beauty of the moon - and a moon goddess - in paintings by William Rimmer, Winslow Homer, Felix Vallotton, Arthur Dove and Marie Laurencin. more...
Ghosts, Witches, Monsters and Vampires in Art
In: Modern Art History (general)
The Headless Horseman, sorceresses, a quirky monster and a love vampire in artworks by John Quidor, John William Waterhouse, Lévy-Dhurmer, Odilon Redon and Edvard Munch. more...
In: Modern Art History (general)
The glory of autumn in paintings by artists Mary Cassatt, John William Godward, Franklin Carmichael and Emily Carr. more...
Art and The American Civil War
In: Modern Art History (general)
The epic clash over slavery and secession between the American North and South would inspire artwork at the time and into the 20th century. more...
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Meanings in Australian Aboriginal Art
In: Modern Art History (general)
By: Shona Black
In: 21st Century Art
By: Bryan Jackson
In: Modern Art History (general)
By: Shona Black
The Glasgow School of Art Centenary
In: 20th Century Art
In: 19th Century Art
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