World Art Timeline

Modernism

Avant-garde movements reshape representation, abstraction, and artistic intent.

1900–1970

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Expressionism

Edvard Munch 1863–1944 Expressionism Edvard Munch ( MUUNK; Norwegian: [ˈɛ̀dvɑɖ ˈmʊŋk] ; 12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. Enter room

Wassily Kandinsky 1866–1944 Expressionism Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (16 December [O.S. Enter room

Egon Schiele 1890–1918 Expressionism Egon Leo Adolf Ludwig Schiele (German: [ˈeːɡɔn ˈʃiːlə] ; 12 June 1890 – 31 October 1918) was an Austrian Expressionis... Enter room

Cubism

Pablo Picasso 1881–1973 Cubism Pablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor who spent most of his adult li... Enter room

Georges Braque 1882–1963 Cubism Georges Braque ( BRA(H)K; French: [ʒɔʁʒ bʁak]; 13 May 1882 – 31 August 1963) was a major 20th-century French painter,... Enter room

Juan Gris 1887–1927 Cubism José Victoriano González-Pérez (23 March 1887 – 11 May 1927), better known as Juan Gris (Spanish: [ˈxwaŋ ˈɡɾis]; Fren... Enter room

Surrealism

Salvador Dali 1904–1989 Surrealism Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as... Enter room

Rene Magritte 1898–1967 Surrealism René François Ghislain Magritte (French: [ʁəne fʁɑ̃swa ɡilɛ̃ maɡʁit]; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgia... Enter room

Joan Miro 1893–1983 Surrealism Joan Miró i Ferrà ( mirr-OH, US also mee-ROH, Catalan: [ʒuˈam miˈɾo j fəˈra]; 20 April 1893 – 25 December 1983) was a... Enter room