Art By Movement

Pre 1900’s This bright time period in art history celebrates such artists such as Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, Frederic Remington, William Harnett, Thomas Cole, and Thomas Eakins. Photography was invented in 1839, and developed in the decades to come.	Early 20th Century Generally referred to as Modernism the 1890s to about 1945. This period saw such artistic styles and those promoted by Toulouse-Lautrec, Cézanne, Van Gogh, and Gauguin now knowon as the Post-Impressionist period. In 1914 early Cubism also emerged. Later during Modernism, the ever popular surrealist movement took hold.
Impressionism Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence in the 1870s and 1880s. The name of the movement is derived from the title of a Claude Monet work, Impression, Sunrise. Characteristics of Impressionist paintings include visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage of time).	Old Masters European painters of skill who worked before about 1800. An "old master print" is an original print (for example an engraving or etching) made by an artist in the same period. Likewise an "old master drawing". In theory an Old Master should be an artist who was fully trained, was a Master of his local artists' guild, and worked independently, but in practice paintings considered to be produced by pupils or workshops will be included in the term.
Asian & Islamic Art amongst many cultures in Asia and the Middle East.These vast subjects include such traditions as Japanese woodblock making in Edo Japan, Indian Miniature painting in Agra and Northern India and Islamic calligraphy from the teachings of the Qur’an.	Modern Masters Also referred to Postmodern, extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s. Modern artists experimented with new ways of seeing, and with fresh ideas about the nature of materials and functions of art. A tendency toward abstraction is characteristic of much modern art. It celebrates such artists and styles as Marcel Duchamp, the Bauhaus School, Surrealism, Pop art, Picasso, Chagall, Calder, Moore and others.