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European Modern Art. 1600s-1900s. European Art 1600s-1900s. European art can be separated along the following styles: Baroque: 1600s to early 1700s Neo-Classical: late 1700s Romanticism: early 1800s Realism: mid 1800s Impressionism: 1860s
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European Modern Art 1600s-1900s
European Art 1600s-1900s European art can be separated along the following styles: • Baroque: 1600s to early 1700s • Neo-Classical: late 1700s • Romanticism: early 1800s • Realism: mid 1800s • Impressionism: 1860s • Expressionism: late 1800s-early 1900s (post-Impressionism • Cubism: 1907 • Surrealism: early- mid 1900s • Art Nouveau: 1880-1910 • Art Deco: 1920s and 1930s • Modern Movements- post WWII
Baroque • Grand, ornate, intense design • Versailles palace an excellent example • Caravaggio and Gentileschi are artists of distinction during this period
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
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.
Realism • Life as it truly was. Gritty. Scandalous (realistic, sexual nudes) • Reflected increasing importance of the working class. • Gustave Courbet key artist.
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
Expressionism • Bold colors • Distorted and exaggerated forms • Klee, Kandinsky and Munch are key artists
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 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
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.
Cubism • Natural shapes turned into geometric objects. • Inspired by traditional African art. • Picasso and Braque are key artists.
Surrealism • “Above or beyond reality.” • Inspired by Sigmund Freud • Dream world linked to real world • Eerie, dreamlike • Salvador Dali key artist
Modern Movements Some of the more popular modern movements of the late 20th century are as follows: • Abstract Art- Chagall • Pop Art- Warhol • Op Art