MIDTERM FA25 ART 466 Realism to Contemporary Art Works and Terms MNSU Mankato Art History Curt Germundson

Starry Night

Vincent Van Gogh

Post Impressionism

1889

Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

Georges Seurat

Post Impressionism

1884-86

Bay of Marseilles from L’Estaque

Paul Cezánne

Post Impressionism

1885

Gates of Hell

Auguste Rodin

19th Century Sculpture

1880-1917

Luncheon on the Grass

Edouard Manet

Proto-Impressionism

1863

Olympia

Edouard Manet

Proto-Impressionism

1863

Moulin de la Galette

Auguste Renoir

Impressionism

1876

Burial at Ornans

Gustav Courbet

Realism

1849-50

The Hireling Shepherd

William Holman Hunt

Realism

1851

The Joy of Life

Henri Matisse

Fauvism

1905-06

Photograph of His Studio

Brancusi

Early 20th Century Sculpture

1927

The Large Blue Horses

Franz Marc

Expressionism

1911

Les Demoiselles d’Avignon

Pablo Picasso

Cubism

1907

States of Mind I: The Farewells

Humberto Boccioni

Futurism

1911

Model for Monument to the Third International

Vladimir Tatlin

Russian Constructivism

1919-1920

Cut With the Kitchen Knife

Hannah Hoech

Dada

1920

Design for Sportswear

Varvara Stepanova

1923

Russian Constructivism

Armchair, Model B3

Marcel Breuer

German Constructivism

1927

Metro Entrance

Hector Guimard

Art Nouveau

1901

The Scream

Edward Munch

Proto-Expressionist

1894

Battle of the Fishes

Andre Masson

Surrealism

1926

Academic Salon

Official displays of work by living artists. Exhibitions of work by by members of the French Royal Academy of painter of sculptors were held in the Salon Carré in the Louvre.

Salon des Refusés

An exhibition of works rejected by the jury of the official Paris Salon, started in 1863

Japanese Woodcut Prints

Characterized by clear outlines, flat expanses of color, and nonlinear perspective, influential in the works of Picasso, Van Gogh, and Manet

Primitivism

Imitation of so-called “primitive” cultures. Gauguin believed that non-Western and pre-industrial cultures were more authentic than industrialized Europe and North America

Arts and Crafts Movement

Late 19th-century international design reform movement, originating in Britain, that reacted to the negative effects of industrialization by promoting traditional craftsmanship and beautiful design over mass production, influenced by William Morris and John Ruskin

Art Nouveau

1890-1915, rejection of historical styles in favor of a new, modern aesthetic inspired by nature, used organic, flowing lines and whiplash curves

Die Bruecke

Group of German expressionist artists formed in Dresden in 1905. Used bold colors, distorted forms, simplified shapes, and strong, unnatural colors to provoke an emotional reaction and emphasize inner feelings

Blue Rider Group

Munich-based artists who experimented with Expressionism and Abstraction from 1911 to 1914, founded by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc. They aimed to convey spiritual truths in expressive ways.

Synthetic Cubism

Characterised by simpler shapes and brighter colours, and experiments in texture and pattern using collage paper

Futurism

Early 20th-century Italian art and social movement that celebrated technology, war, speed, and dynamism, rejecting the past and its artistic traditions

Russian Constructivism

Aimed to reflect modern industrial society and urban space, rejected decorative stylization in favor of industrial assemblage

Sound Poems

Pioneered by Hugo Ball, poems that prioritize the aural and rhythmic qualities of language over conventional meaning,

Readymade

A work of art coined by Marcel Duchamp that consists of a prefabricated, mass-produced object selected by the artist and presented as a sculpture

De Stijl

Dutch Constructivism, an art and design movement from 1917–1931 that sought universal harmony and order through abstract geometric forms, using only straight lines, right angles, and primary colors

Bauhaus

German Constructivism, a minimalist, functionalist, and modern approach to art and design emphasizing simple geometric forms, clean lines, and an absence of ornamentation, with a core principle of "form follows function"

Exquisite Corpse

a collaborative art game from the Surrealist movement where participants draw or write on a folded piece of paper without seeing the previous contributions