Intro to Modern Art History
Van Dongen, Kees - Woman with Frill (1905)
This painting landed like a bomb at the 1905 Paris Salon. Critics called the artists 'wild beasts.' Kees van Dongen’s...
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Van Dongen, Kees - The Red Dancer (1907)
Kees van Dongen didn’t just paint a dancer in 1907. He unleashed pure fire from Montmartre onto canvas. His Red...
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Van Dongen, Kees - Modjesko, Soprano Singer (1908)
Paris in 1908 was a spectacle. Kees van Dongen saw it. He painted Modjesko, an African American soprano. He ignored...
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Matisse, Henri - Woman with a Hat (1905)
Matisse just wanted to show a portrait of his wife, Amélie, at the 1905 Salon d'Automne. She wore a massive...
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Matisse, Henri - Open Window, Collioure (1905)
Matisse smashed the art world in 1905. He painted "Open Window" with liquid fire. Critics called him a wild beast....
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Matisse, Henri - Luxe, Calme et Volupté (1904)
Henri Matisse studied Pointillism under its master, Paul Signac. Then he took the technique and weaponized it. Where Signac used...
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Matisse, Henri - Bathers by a River (1917)
Matisse wrestled with "Bathers by a River" for eight years. It began pastoral. It ended architectural. The Great War ate...
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Matisse, Henri - The Red Studio (1911)
Matisse drowned his studio in red. His patron said no. But Matisse kept pushing. He showed the world a room...
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Matisse, Henri - Piano Lesson (1916)
Because the world burned in 1916, Henri Matisse created "Piano Lesson." Not a cozy family scene. He needed something solid....
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Matisse, Henri - Odalisque with Raised Arms (1923)
Matisse ditched cold Paris for the Nice sun. He painted "Odalisque with Raised Arms." Critics cried lazy. They missed the...
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