Precursors (Late 19th Century)
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Impressionism
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Post-Impressionism
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Symbolism
Historical Avant-Gardes (Early 20th Century)
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Fauvism
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Expressionism
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Cubism
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Futurism
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Dadaism
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Surrealism
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Constructivism
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Neoplasticism
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Suprematism
Interwar Period (1920s–1930s)
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Bauhaus
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School of Paris
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Geometric and Lyrical Abstract Art
Postwar Period and Transition to Contemporary Art (1940s–1960s)
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Abstract Expressionism
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Conceptual Art
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Minimalism
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Pop Art (bridge to contemporary art)
🖌️ Main Styles
Impressionism: Emphasizes light, color, and immediate perception.
Cubism: Representation of objects from multiple perspectives.
Surrealism: Art of the subconscious and dreams.
Expressionism: Expresses intense, subjective emotions.
Dadaism: Anti-art, rebellious, and absurd.
Abstraction: Elimination of recognizable forms.
Futurism: Celebration of speed, technology, and movement.
👨🎨 Notable Artists
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Claude Monet (Impressionism)
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Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin (Post-Impressionism)
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Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque (Cubism)
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Wassily Kandinsky (Abstraction)
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Marcel Duchamp (Dadaism)
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Salvador Dalí, René Magritte, Max Ernst (Surrealism)
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Jackson Pollock (Abstract Expressionism)
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Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein (Pop Art)