Art History Guide

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Abstract Impressionism is an art movement originating in New York City in the 1940’s. This was the first American movement to gain worldwide...

Art Deco was introduced in the 1920’s and reigned through the 1930’s, encompassing both the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression. It is...

The Art Nouveau movement occurred in the late 19th century from about 1894 to 1914, and was represented in Europe as well as in the United S...

The Arts and Crafts Movement became popular in the 1870’s and was first introduced to America through the Gothic Revival as well as through ...

The Baroque movement originated in Italy in the late1500’s (spanning through to the 1700’s) and was later accepted by France, Germany, Nethe...

The Bauhaus movement is a school of art, architecture and design characterized by geometric design, respect for practical material, and its ...

Body art is extremely popular all over the world and includes anything that consists of the human body. Some of the most popular types of bo...

The Byzantine art movement was active from the 5th century AD to 1453 during the time when the Byzantine Empire was dominant. The period was...

Classicism is the art movement founded on aesthetic attitudes based on the art, literature and culture of ancient Greece and Rome. The movem...

Color field paintings are defined by solid areas of color that cover the whole canvas. Artists that embraced this style were Mark Rothko (19...

Constructivism was a movement that was active from 1915 to the 1940’s. It was a movement created by the Russian avant-garde, but quickly spr...

Cubism was sparked in 1907 by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, and is one of the most potent art movements of the 20th century. The cubists...