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Modernisms 1900 - 1980

Postwar European art

European artists responded to the devastation of World War II with new subjects and methods.

1945 - 1980

Regions in postwar European art

France

Switzerland

Germany

Britain

Poland

All content | Postwar European art

Dead rabbits, walking stick figures, blurry paintings of photographs—European art expresses the pathos of the postwar era.

Step inside Magdalena Abakanowicz’s forest of woven sculptures

Step inside Magdalena Abakanowicz’s forest of woven sculptures

Richard Hamilton, <em>Just What is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, so Appealing?</em>

Richard Hamilton, Just What is It That Makes Today’s Homes So Different, so Appealing?

An interview with Anselm Kiefer

An interview with Anselm Kiefer

Sheltered by the sea, Barbara Hepworth’s Pelagos

Sheltered by the sea, Barbara Hepworth’s Pelagos

Describing what you see: Sculpture, Henry Moore’s <em>Reclining Figure</em>

Describing what you see: Sculpture, Henry Moore’s Reclining Figure

Alberto Giacometti, <em>Walking Man II</em>

Alberto Giacometti, Walking Man II

Jean Dubuffet, <em>Childbirth</em>

Jean Dubuffet, Childbirth

Dubuffet, <em>A View of Paris: The Life of Pleasure</em>

Dubuffet, A View of Paris: The Life of Pleasure

Gerhard Richter, <em>September</em>

Gerhard Richter, September

Gerhard Richter, The Cage Paintings (1-6)

Gerhard Richter, The Cage Paintings (1-6)

Gerhard Richter, <em>Betty</em>

Gerhard Richter, Betty

Magdalena Abakanowicz, <em>Androgyne III</em>

Magdalena Abakanowicz, Androgyne III

Selected Contributors

Dr. Stephanie Chadwick

Dr. Davor Džalto

Dr. Mary Kinnecome

Katrina Klaasmeyer