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Art History — Modern Art Movements

20th century art movements and their key characteristics

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cubist_fever 15 terms Sep 22, 2025
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Impressionism
Late 19th century; capturing light and atmosphere; Monet, Renoir
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Post-Impressionism
Reaction to Impressionism; personal expression; Cézanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin
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Fauvism
Wild use of color disconnected from reality; Matisse; early 1900s
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Cubism
Multiple perspectives simultaneously; fragmented forms; Picasso, Braque
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Futurism
Italian movement celebrating speed, technology, and modernity; 1910s
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Dadaism
Anti-art movement rejecting logic and reason; response to WWI absurdity
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Surrealism
Tapping into dreams and the unconscious; Dalí, Magritte, Ernst
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Abstract Expressionism
Post-WWII American movement emphasizing spontaneous and emotional painting
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Pop Art
1950s–60s; used imagery from popular culture; Warhol, Lichtenstein
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Minimalism
Reduced to essential forms; geometric, monochromatic; 1960s–70s
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Conceptual Art
Idea or concept is the work itself; execution is secondary
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Street Art / Graffiti Art
Art in public spaces; Banksy, Basquiat; challenges traditional art venues
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Bauhaus
German design school uniting fine art and functional design; 1919–1933
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Expressionism
Distorted forms conveying emotional experience; Munch, Kirchner
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Photorealism
Painting and sculpture resembling high-resolution photographs