Periods
Realism (1840-1870) - Major
Artists:
Gustave Courbet
Jean-François Millet
Honoré Daumier
Notable Works:
The Stone Breakers by Gustave Courbet
The Gleaners by Jean-François Millet
The Third-Class Carriage by Honoré DaumierImpressionism (1870-1900) - Major
Artists:
Claude Monet
Edgar Degas
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Notable Works:
Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
The Ballet Class by Edgar Degas
Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste RenoirPost-Impressionism (1880-1920) - Major
Artists:
Vincent van Gogh
Paul Cézanne
Georges Seurat
Notable Works:
Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Mont Sainte-Victoire by Paul Cézanne
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges SeuratSymbolism (1880-1910) - Major
Artists:
Gustave Moreau
Odilon Redon
Edvard Munch
Notable Works:
The Apparition by Gustave Moreau
The Cyclops by Odilon Redon
The Scream by Edvard MunchFauvism (1905-1908) - Major
Artists:
Henri Matisse
André Derain
Maurice de Vlaminck
Notable Works:
Woman with a Hat by Henri Matisse
Charing Cross Bridge by André Derain
The River Seine at Chatou by Maurice de VlaminckExpressionism (1905-1925) - Major
Artists:
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Wassily Kandinsky
Egon Schiele
Notable Works:
Street, Berlin by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Composition VII by Wassily Kandinsky
The Embrace by Egon SchieleCubism (1908-1920) - Major
Artists:
Pablo Picasso
Georges Braque
Juan Gris
Notable Works:
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon by Pablo Picasso
Violin and Candlestick by Georges Braque
Portrait of Picasso by Juan GrisFuturism (1909-1918) - Major
Artists:
Umberto Boccioni
Giacomo Balla
Carlo Carrà
Notable Works:
Unique Forms of Continuity in Space by Umberto Boccioni
Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash by Giacomo Balla
The Funeral of the Anarchist Galli by Carlo CarràDada (1916-1923) - Major
Artists:
Marcel Duchamp
Hannah Höch
Jean Arp
Notable Works:
Fountain by Marcel Duchamp
Cut with the Kitchen Knife by Hannah Höch
Collage with Squares Arranged According to the Laws of Chance by Jean ArpSurrealism (1920s-1930s) - Major
Artists:
Salvador Dalí
René Magritte
Max Ernst
Notable Works:
The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dalí
The Treachery of Images by René Magritte
The Elephant Celebes by Max ErnstAbstract Expressionism (1940s-1950s) - Major
Artists:
Jackson Pollock
Mark Rothko
Willem de Kooning
Notable Works:
No. 5, 1948 by Jackson Pollock
Orange and Yellow by Mark Rothko
Woman I by Willem de KooningPre-Raphaelite Brotherhood (1848-1900s) - Minor
Artists:
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
John Everett Millais
William Holman Hunt
Notable Works:
Ophelia by John Everett Millais
The Awakening Conscience by William Holman Hunt
The Beloved by Dante Gabriel RossettiArt Nouveau (1890-1910) - Minor
Artists:
Gustav Klimt
Alphonse Mucha
Antoni Gaudí
Notable Works:
The Kiss by Gustav Klimt
Job Cigarettes by Alphonse Mucha
Casa Batlló by Antoni GaudíAshcan School (early 20th century) - Minor
Artists:
Robert Henri
George Bellows
John Sloan
Notable Works:
Snow in New York by Robert Henri
Stag at Sharkey's by George Bellows
Sixth Avenue Elevated at Third Street by John SloanPrecisionism (1920s-1930s) - Minor
Artists:
Charles Sheeler
Charles Demuth
Georgia O'Keeffe
Notable Works:
My Egypt by Charles Demuth
American Landscape by Charles Sheeler
Radiator Building - Night, New York by Georgia O'KeeffeRegionalism (1930s-1940s) - Minor
Artists:
Grant Wood
Thomas Hart Benton
John Steuart Curry
Notable Works:
American Gothic by Grant Wood
The Ballad of the Jealous Lover of Lone Green Valley by Thomas Hart Benton
Baptism in Kansas by John Steuart Curry
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