Monday Morning Museum: Fauvism

Fauvism – 1898 to 1908

Fauvism is the style of les Fauves (French for "the wild beasts"), a loose group of early twentieth-century Modern artists whose works emphasized painterly qualities and strong color over the representational or realistic values retained by Impressionism. – Wikipedia.org

In addition to Maurice de Vlaminck (see art example below), other leading Fauvists are Albert Marquet, André Derain and Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse.

Red Field by Maurice de Vlaminck (1876-1958)

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Monday Morning Museum: Expressionism

Expressionism – Germany circa 1905 to the 1940s

Expressionism was a modernist movement, initially in poetry and painting, originating in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its typical trait is to present the world solely from a subjective perspective, distorting it radically for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or ideas. – Wikipedia.org

In addition to Franz Marc (see art example below), other artists using Expressionism are Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky, George Grosz and Amadeo Modigliani

The Foxes, 1913 by Franz Marc (1880-1916)

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Monday Morning Museum: Dada

Dada – Europe 1916 to 1924

Dada (pron.: /ˈdɑːdɑː/) or Dadaism was an art movement of the European avant-garde in the early 20th century. It began in Zurich, Switzerland in 1916, spreading to Berlin shortly thereafter. – Wikipedia.org

In addition to Jean Arp (see art example below), other Dada painters are Francis Picabia and Marcel Duchamp.

Constellation by Jean Arp (1886-1966)

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Monday Morning Museum: Cubism

Cubism – Europe from 1908 to 1920

Cubism is an early-20th-century avant-garde art movement pioneered by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, and later joined by Juan Gris, Jean Metzinger, Albert Gleizes, Robert Delaunay, Henri Le Fauconnier, and Fernand Léger,[1] that revolutionized European painting and sculpture, and inspired related movements in music, literature and architecture. – Wikipedia.org

In addition to Georges Braque (see art example below), the other developer of Cubism is Pablo Picasso.

Guéridon, 1913, by Georges Braque (1882-1963)

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Monday Morning Museum: Contemporary Realism

Contemporary Realism – In America emerging in the late 1960s/early 1970s

Contemporary realism is a term used in its narrowest sense to denote an North American style of painting which came into existence c. 1960s and early 1970s. Artists such as Philip Pearlstein, Ken Danby, Sarah Webb (painter) and Neil Wellilver are in the movement. The movement is generally depicted in figurative art works created in a natural yet highly objective style, without many interpretations of former movements. – Wikipedia.org

In addition to William Bailey (see art example below), Neil Gavin Welliver and Philip Pearlstein are also immersed in Contemporary Realism.

Still Life with Eggs, Bowl and Vase, 1971, by William Bailey (1930-Present)

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