modernism in art

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modernism in art

Modernism & abstraction

treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum
2001
Showcases works that parallel developments in modern life during the coarse of the twentieth century as American artists absorbed European avant-garde styles and translated them into a native idiom.

How to survive modern art

2009
A guide to modern art that describes different styles of modern art, profiling major works and artists, and offers tips for how to look at modern art, where to see it, and how to understand it.

Twentieth-century American art

the Ebsworth collection
1999
A companion volume to an exhibition of modern American masterpieces assembled by St. Louis collectors Mr. and Mrs. Barney A. Ebsworth, including paintings, sculpture, and works on paper.

Modigliani & the artists of Montparnasse

2002
Profiles the life and work of artist Amedeo Madigliani, placing his life and work in the context of his friends and contemporaries.

Painting and sculpture in Europe 1880-1940

1993
Traces the development of modern art in Europe from 1880 to 1940, featuring profiles of artists and works representative of various styles and movements, including expressionism, cubism, surrealism, and others.

Art of the 20th century

2000
Explores the styles and movements of twentieth-century art, and includes color and black-and-white illustrations.

Modern art

a crash course
2001
A color-illustrated, period-by-period overview of modern art that describes the major movements, artists, and works and includes a glossary and a time line of concurrent world events.

Cezanne by Cezanne

1990
Drawings, sketches, paintings alongside extended excerpts from his writings.

Georgia O'Keeffe

Maria Costantino
1994

The impressionists

2002
This book follows the history of the Impressionists from their formation to their dissolution as a group, from the 1860s to 1926. Includes biographies of all of the artists, detailed descriptions of their individual styles and background information on the historical events of the time period.

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