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This is a list of modern artists: important artists who have played a role in the history of modern art, dating from the late 19th century until (approximately) the 1970s. Artists who have been at the height of their activity since that date, can be found in the list of contemporary artists .
Modern art includes artistic work produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the styles and philosophies of the art produced during that era. [1] The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of experimentation. [ 2 ]
Media in category "Modern paintings" The following 154 files are in this category, out of 154 total. Alexander Archipenko, c.1920, Femme assise (Composition), 31.1 x 23.2 cm, gouache on paper.jpg 817 × 1,226; 564 KB
This is a list by date of birth of historically recognized American fine artists known for the creation of artworks that are primarily visual in nature, including traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking, as well as more recent genres, including installation art, performance art, body art, conceptual art, digital art and video art.
The sale of Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers was the first time a "modern" (in this case 1888) painting became the record holder. Old master paintings had previously dominated the market. [ 3 ] In contrast, there are currently only nine pre-1875 paintings among the listed top 89, and none created between 1635 and 1874.
Claude Monet, Reflections of Clouds on the Water-Lily Pond, c. 1920, 200 × 1,276 cm (78.74 × 502.36 in), oil on canvas, at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City. Water Lilies triptych. 1920 Claude Monet; Three Women. 1921–22 (Fernand Léger) Three Musicians. Fontainebleau, summer 1921 (Pablo Picasso)
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