Modern art /
Dempsey, Amy, 1963-
Modern art / Amy Dempsey. - 175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm. - Art essentials . - Art essentials. .
Includes index.
Introduction -- Rise of the Avant-Gardes: 1860-1900 -- Modernisms for a Modern World: 1900-18 -- Search for a New Order: 1918-45 -- A New Disorder: 1945-65 -- Beyond the Avant-Gardes: 1965-Today.
"Amy Dempsey unravels the all-too-often daunting language of modern art by mapping the styles, schools and movements that help us understand modern and contemporary art, from Impressionism in the 19th century to Destination Art in the 21st. Using a practical and easy-to-navigate structure, Dempsey's lucid writing and carefully selected artworks define sixty-eight essential groupings in western modern art."--From cover flap.
9780500293225 0500293228
2017945426
Art, Modern.
Art, Modern--Themes, motives.
Modern art / Amy Dempsey. - 175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm. - Art essentials . - Art essentials. .
Includes index.
Introduction -- Rise of the Avant-Gardes: 1860-1900 -- Modernisms for a Modern World: 1900-18 -- Search for a New Order: 1918-45 -- A New Disorder: 1945-65 -- Beyond the Avant-Gardes: 1965-Today.
"Amy Dempsey unravels the all-too-often daunting language of modern art by mapping the styles, schools and movements that help us understand modern and contemporary art, from Impressionism in the 19th century to Destination Art in the 21st. Using a practical and easy-to-navigate structure, Dempsey's lucid writing and carefully selected artworks define sixty-eight essential groupings in western modern art."--From cover flap.
9780500293225 0500293228
2017945426
Art, Modern.
Art, Modern--Themes, motives.