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Dadaism preceded Surrealism, where the theories of Freudian psychology led to the depiction of the dream and the unconscious in art in work by Salvador Dalí. Kandinsky's introduction of non-representational art preceded the 1950s American Abstract Expressionist school, including Jackson Pollock, who dripped paint onto the canvas, and Mark Rothko, who created large areas of flat colour.
The 20th century saw a new era of visual artists who challenged the precedent art styles. Beauty and aesthetics gave way to abstraction, expression, and symbolism. This metamorphosis formed numerous distinct and important art movements which presented a new type of aesthetic, some of which overlap with or influenced others.
[Gene Davis was] a major figure in 20th-century American painting whose contribution was invaluable in establishing Washington, D.C., as a center of contemporary art. Thomas Downing born Suffolk, VA 1928-died Provincetown, MA 1985
Marcel Duchamp’s oeuvre spanned many of the early 20th century’s key movements, including Dada and Futurism. Today, however, Duchamp is best remembered for his controversial work titled Fountain (1917) – a porcelain urinal upon which Duchamp added the false signature, ‘R.Mutt.’ Simultaneously outrageous and puzzling, Fountain is a seminal 20th century moment, removing art’s ...
His influence is seen in all major art movements of the 20th Century. Without him, modern art would be very different. Picasso’s father was a respected artist in his own right and began teaching his son how to paint when Picasso was seven years old. At the age of 13, Picasso attended the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona where his father ...
National Gallery of Art and Related Collections. Stieglitz in the Darkroom. Selections and Transformations: The Art of John Marin. The Art of Paul Strand. Georgia O'Keeffe 1887–1986. American Drawings and Watercolors of the Twentieth Century: Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art. New York Interpreted: Joseph Stella, Alfred Stieglitz