Modern Art. A History from Impressionism to Today

Name: TASCHEN - Modern Art – Coffee Table Book
SKU: Modern Art. A History from Impressionism to Today
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A detailed account of modern art movements

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Over 200 paintings, sculptures, photographs, and conceptual works trace the history of innovation and adventure in modern art.

Most art historians agree that the modern art movement first emerged in the 1860s in Paris. A group of painters, whom we now know as the Impressionists, began painting pictures with rapid, loose brushstrokes. They turned to everyday street life for their subjects, rather than grandiose heroic scenes, and they broke free from the influence of the Salon by organizing their own independent exhibitions.

After this first challenge to the artistic establishment, there was no stopping him. Driven by a constant desire to challenge, innovate, and inspire, one modernist style replaced the next: Symbolism, Expressionism, Futurism, Dada, abstract art, renewed Realism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Minimalism, and conceptual art. This indispensable overview traces the restless energy of modern art with a a year-by-year succession of groundbreaking artworks that challenged conventions and broke down barriers. Introductory essays outline the most significant and influential movements, along with explanatory texts for each major work and its artist.