Modern Art. A History from Impressionism to Today

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DESCRIPTION : Most art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began paintin g pictures with rapid, loose brushwork. They turned to everyday street life for subjects, instead of overblown heroic scenes, and they escaped the power of the Salon by organizing their own independent exhibitions.After this first assault on the artistic establishment, there was no holding back. In a constant desire to challenge, innovate, and inspire, one modernist style supplanted the next: Symbolism, Expressionism, Futurism, Dada, abstract art, renewed Realism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop, Minimal and conceptual practice.This indispensable overview traces the restless energy of modern art with a year-by-year succession of the groundbreaking artworks that shook standards and broke down barriers. Introductory essays outline the most significant and influential movements alongside explanatory texts for each major work and its artist.About the seriesBibliotheca Universalis - Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe! PRODUCT DETAILS : ISBN : 9783836555395 EDITED BY Holzwarth, Hans Werner PUBLISHER : Taschen GmbH PUBLICATION DATE : February 25, 2016 COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : Germany IMPRINT : Taschen GmbH LANGUAGE : English AGE : General PRODUCT FORM : Hardback DIMENSION : 195 mm x 140 mm WEIGHT : 1198 g SERIES : Bibliotheca Universalis PRODUCT CATEGORY : The Arts Show more