In the 1950s, a handful of American artists known as the “neo-dada” artists gained critical attention for their insouciant, complex, and medium-defying works of art.
Wassily Kandinsky believed abstract art could appeal directly to the human soul and affect his generation's spiritual consciousness.
One of the most common genres found in Vincent van Gogh’s oeuvre is still life painting, particularly those depicting vibrant flowers in vases.
The modern art movement (1863–1962) transformed Western visual culture. Understand the movement through 10 radical artworks that disrupted academic realism and tradition.
Despite their seemingly simple appearance, David Hockney’s paintings draw inspiration from many famous art movements.
Numerous Dutch modern artists played an important role in the development of art in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Sigmar Polke and Gerhard Richter founded a short-lived art movement called Capitalist Realism, which opposed Soviet official art and mocked Western consumerism.
Dubbed the eye of Paris by his friends, Brassaï explored hidden bars and underground clubs of the less-glamorized side of the French capital.
