20th Century Art
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Henri Matisse's interaction with a model known simply as Lorette brought about a vivid breakthrough in the artist's approach and style. more...
Artist and teacher Umberto Romano's work mirrored his versatility, passion and compassion. more...
Through his portraits, self-portraits, scenes of war or quiet rooms, the works of artist William Orpen reveal a many-faceted talent. more...
Best known for his classic 1930 painting American Gothic, Grant Wood championed the artistic power of scenes from America's heartland. more...
Artists Georgia O'Keeffe and Sonia Delaunay
Georgia O'Keeffe and Sonia Delaunay's early abstract works showed a gorgeous use of color and form and put the artists on an equal level with their male contemporaries. more...
John Sloan's talent and compassion for humanity made him one of the Ashcan School's greatest artists. more...
Though his career was cut short by World War I, August Macke nonetheless left behind many beautiful and richly colored Expressionist works. more...
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The Arizona Desert and Frank Lloyd Wright
By: Jeanne Lombardo
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West offers a striking example of the architect's theory of organic architecture applied to the stark but beautiful southwest desert. more...
Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West
By: Jeanne Lombardo
The story of Taliesin West is one of salvation, rebirth and love. Here, the aging architect regenerated his personal and professional life from the ashes of disaster. more...
Josef Lada: 20th Century Czech Artist
A biography and overview of work of Josef Lada: a painter, illustrator, caricaturist, and writer who created the most beloved illustrated characters of Czech literature. more...
Was it Murder? The Fate of Artist Tom Thomson
By: Terry McNamee
On July 8, 1917, Canadian artist Tom Thomson paddled away for an afternoon of fishing on Canoe Lake. A few hours later, his empty canoe showed up near the dock. more...
Constructivism - The Artist As Worker
By: Melissa Mostyn
In bringing art to the masses, the Russian Constructivists created a blueprint that has continued with Andy Warhol, Nike and Franz Ferdinand. more...
Constructivism: The End Of Painting?
By: Melissa Mostyn
For their first exhibition, the Constructivists aimed to reveal painting as a pointless and self-indulgent exercise - and created a legacy. more...
By: Melissa Mostyn
Like many 20th century art movements, Constructivism grew out of a time of great change, and artist Aleksandr Rodchenko contributed to the revolution. more...
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