By observing nature more closely, absorbing new scientific theories and spiritual investigations, many modern artists sought higher truths.
A-level modern
Created in Europe between 1900-39, this set of works includes paintings of urban life and modern factory buildings.
A-Level: Sample set of works for Modernism ...
The architectural forms of a dream are constructed as a stage set, ready to be taken apart and reconfigured.
A-Level: Alberto Giacometti, The Palace at 4 ...
Brancusi retains the materiality of the stone, honoring it rather than denying it as past artists had done.
A-Level: Constantin Brancusi, The Kiss
When this traveled from France to the U.S. for an exhibition, customs agents couldn’t believe it was a work of art.
A-Level: Constantin Brancusi, Bird in Space
Kirchner is rendered unable to create or destroy in this nightmarish wartime painting.
A-Level: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Self-Portrait As a ...
Kirchner defines his city with only the figures: there is not a building in view.
A-Level: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Street, Dresden
Kirchner’s claustrophobic city scene reflects on a culture where everything is for sale.
A-Level: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Street, Berlin
Not a term chosen by the artists, it describes art that emphasized the emotional impact over descriptive accuracy.
A-Level: Expressionism, an introduction
An homage to Cézanne, but also a reaction to having seen Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, Braque is exploring.
A-Level: Georges Braque, Le Viaduc à L’Estaque, ...
What does this painting by Braque have to do with a cup of coffee?
A-Level: Georges Braque, The Portuguese
Though its languid poses reference Titian, this was regarded as the most radical painting of its day.
A-Level: Henri Matisse, Bonheur de Vivre
You know that painting from third grade your mom won’t take off the fridge? This is different. Mostly.
A-Level: Henri Matisse, Dance I
To say that Matisse “had a thing for goldfish” would be kind of an understatement.
A-Level: Henri Matisse, Goldfish
Matisse borrows brushwork technique from his pal Signac—but don’t call him a Pointillist just yet.
A-Level: Henri Matisse, Luxe, calme et volupté
Here, Matisse commits the cardinal parenting sin of conflating his own childhood experiences with those of his son.
A-Level: Henri Matisse, The Piano Lesson
In this painting of the artist’s studio, it’s Matisse vs. the illusion of space in a bloody battle royale.
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