Modern Art Styles

Each of these modern art history subjects covers the ideas, practices and works of small groups of 19th and 20th century painters whose names have often become household words. Each style breaks with tradition in order to experiment with new ways of creating visual art. They differ remarkably but all come under the umbrella of ‘modernism’.

Studying the 25 images in each set enables students to look at, describe and compare works of art, and to investigate and create their own work.
Studying the pictures also helps to explain the purpose, meaning and significance of the visual arts throughout history.