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This movement developed in the late XIX century, until the middle of the XX century, seeking new ways of expressing ideas and breaking all the laws and artistic traditions developed. -
A masterpiece by Claude Monet "father of impressionism", that captures the impermanence of an autumn waterscape, with optical illusionism, details and smooth shading. Medium: Oil on canvas. -
A movement emerged in France, receiving its name through the art critic Louis Leroy, who said he saw "not paintings, but impressions", where artists focused on capturing sunlight on objects, so artists painted outdoors.
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The first Impressionist exhibition was held in Paris "Eager for independence, the artists known as the "Clan of Rebels" exhibit scenes of modern life and landscapes in light tones. -
A subjective interpretation of the world, with the lights between the foliage of the trees and the ephemeral sensation of the moment, Pierre Auguste Renoir shows the daily customs of the XIX century bourgeoisie, through the portrait of a popular dance. Medium: Oil on canvas -
The first group of German expressionists organized was Die Brücke (The Bridge), which emerged in 1905, known for vibrating and emotive works that reflect anguish, through intense colors and distorted forms. Among his artists were: Otto Mueller, Kirchner, Heckel, Schmidt-Rottluff. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. -
Originating in Paris, France, Fauvism was another of the modern movements, exalting color and the expression of feelings in a spontaneous way. A representative work of this movement is the composition "The Joy of Living" by Henri Matisse, made in 1906 with oil on canvas, showing an idealized world of happiness and harmony through organic figures. -
An artistic movement that arose in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century, as a reaction to Impressionism, to which the expression of feelings in contrast to the objective description of reality is attributed.
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Movement considered a precursor of abstraction and artistic subjectivity in its contemporary sense, breaking with the limitation of nature, presenting objects "as they are conceived in the mind". Geometric elements and still life dominate in this art.
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner reflects the impact of World War I during the early 1900s. He critiques the tension between tradition and the changing society. The colors that he used creates sense of intimacy and vulnerability. (Impasto techniques) -
Seeking to break the past and exalt modernity, this Italian movement expressed values and experiences of the machine age, showing speed, energy and strength. the sculpture by Umberto Boccioni created in 1913 based on bronze, reflects the action of movement through bodies that are deformed into concave and convex shapes. -
A representative painting of analytical cubism in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago., developed by Pablo Picasso, breaks the tradition of portraiture by drawing a gallery owner in Paris. The artist used a neutral color palette, and his aim is the search for the analysis of objects in terms and forms. Medium: Oil on canvas -
By Franz Marc, it is part of the collection of the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus in Munich, an oil painting in which the color blue represents the spiritual side, linked to the struggle against materialism. Medium: Oil on canvas -
The way in which George Braque captures objects in his designs through geometrization, goes more than reality. In this particular painting Braque introduces letters, considering itself as an evolution of Cubism. his representation is the portrait of a Portuguese musician in horizontal and vertical planes through different facets of light. Medium: Oil on Canvas -
Typical composition of synthetic cubism, the work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York. The artist Juan Gris was one of the first to revolutionize his works by incorporating new elements such as collage. Gris recovers the tradition of providing a message through still life and uses realistic fragments through triangles and rectangles in dark tones. Medium: Oil, collage and charcoal on canvas -
Dadaism was an expression that emerged in Switzerland, with the use of reason and its social and political repercussions, rejecting the ideas of art through a rebellious and provocative spirit. It proposes creative freedom by presenting the illogical and the absurd. The fountain, from the famous urinal by Marcel Duchamp, was exhibited in 1917, based on porcelain is considered a milestone of modern art by defying the conventions of what was considered art. -
Artistic movement that began in France, with the manifesto of Andrés Breton. it drives the irrational, exploring the human mind and dreams, leaning towards the unconscious, introduced new contexts such as revolution and liberation from social norms
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The most complex creation of the Dutch artist Jeroen Anthoniszoon van Aken known as the Bosch created in 1490. work that represents complexity and depth, it is considered a precursor of surrealism, combining religious and moral elements, influenced by biblical stories such as Eve’s creation and various themes such as evil, love, and lust. Medium: Oil on oak board (1925 non-relative year) -
By the hand of the Spaniard Salvador Dali, this work is considered a manifesto of his sexual manias and experiences, as well as his fears, representing femininity and male genitalia. The painting has a spotlight, delimited figures and striking colors that give it life. The composition consists of various scenes, where the artist's self-representation through the giant figure occupies the largest space. Medium: Oil on Canva -
These are the well-known Constellations, a series of 23 washes on paper representing stars, birds and women, with which the artist Joan Miró, offers a different vision of reality between symbols and colors. This composition was the result of a look at the sky as a means of escape from the barbarities carried out during the Second World War. Medium: Watercolor on paper. -
Under the fame of a tormented soul, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo used her personal suffering to raise her voice on social issues. Adapting her traumas and pains both physically and emotionally, this work was painted as a wedding gift from Lina and Arcady Boitler. Frida maintains her omnipresent approach with her self-portrait.
Medium: Oil on hard fiber.