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1869

1869

Transcontinental Rail Service begun in the United States.

1871

Photographer W.H. Jackson takes a number of photographs on Yellowstone Expedition

1872

Yellowstone National Park was established as the first National Park in the United States

1876

Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful telephone call, saying “Watson come here, I need you”.

1883

The Brooklyn Bridge was opened with an enormous celebration.

1896

The first modern olympic games, the idea of Pierre de Coubertin, are held in Athens, Greece.

Modern Art

Refers to the works produced during the approximate period 1860-1970 (19th century to the mid-20th century)

Modern art

There is more of experimentation in new ways of seeing ideas about how art function

Modern Art

was about the people, places and ideas that the artist had direct contact with

Modern Art

also witnessed the emergence of NEW
media, like photography.

Vincent Van Gogh

A post-impressionist painter from The Netherlands.

Vincent Van Gogh

His works were remarkable for their strong, heavy brush strokes, intense emotions, and colors that appeared to almost pulsate with energy.

Vincent Van Gogh

Had most recognized works in the world.

Paul Cezanne

A French artist and post-impressionist painter.

Paul Cezanne

His work exemplified the transition from late 19th-century impressionism to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century—paving the way for the next revolutionary art movement known as expressionism.

Post-Impressionism

Use of geometric approach, fragmenting objects and distorting people's faces and body parts, and applying colors that were not necessarily realistic or natural

August Renoir

Along with Monet, was one of the central figures of the impressionist movement.

August Renoir

His early works were snapshots of real life, full of sparkling color and light.

August Renoir

By the mid-1880s, however, ____ broke away from the impressionist movement to apply a more disciplined, formal technique to portraits of actual people and figure paintings.

Edouard Manet

One of the first 19th century artists to depict modern-life subjects.

Edouard Manet

He was a key figure in the transition from realism to impressionism, with a number of his works considered as marking the birth of modern art.

Claude Monet

One of the founders of the impressionist movement along with his friends Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and Frédéric Bazille.

Claude Monet

He was the most prominent of the group. Considered the most influential figure in the movement.

Claude Monet

is best known for his landscape paintings, particularly those depicting his beloved flower gardens and water lily ponds at his home in Giverny.