Modern Art

June 3, 2020

How Raoul Dufy’s Colorful Art Captured the “Joie de Vivre” of 20th-Century France

In the 1870s, forward-thinking artists in France set modern art into motion when they established Impressionism. By the turn of the 20th century, several modernist movements were in full-swing across the country, including Art Nouveau and Post-Impressionism. By 1905, Fauvism had also found its footing, putting color-minded artists like Raoul Dufy on the map. While Dufy got his start as a watercolorist, his polychromatic practice evolved over his 50-year-career.

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February 5, 2020

Precisionism: The Modern American Style Sparked by Industrialization

In the 1920s, forward-thinking artists began looking to the glitz and grit of industry for inspiration. This fascination with new technologies was particularly prevalent in the United States, where artists adapted international movements driven by industrialization, like Art Deco and Mexican Muralism. In addition to these borrowed practices, however, some artists worked in a style that was all-American: Precisionism. Though influenced by European sensibilities, Precisionism is indigenous to the United States.

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November 3, 2019

5 Intriguing Facts About Modern Master Willem de Kooning

A pioneer of 20th-century art, Dutch-American painter Willem de Kooning rose to prominence together with a group of post-World War II painters like Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. De Kooning's impressive artistic output is matched only by other prolific painters like Picasso—who greatly influenced his early work. Known for his role in the Abstract Expressionist movement, his style bounced from abstract to figurative throughout his life.

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September 18, 2019

How Music Played a Pivotal Role in the Colorful Avant-Garde Direction of Modern Art

It's no secret that artists often look to other creative figures, styles, and movements for inspiration. In addition to fine art influences, however, many of art history's most prominent players also employed more personal muses. Much like Frida Kahlo‘s interest in her Mexican heritage and Salvador Dalí‘s dive into his subconscious, painter Paul Klee, for example, was influenced by his own musical background.

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