Art Movement's Timeline

Post-Impressionism (1885–1910)

1885 BCE

“The Starry Night” (1889)
by Vincent van Gogh. artists reacted against the need for the naturalistic depictions of light and color in Impressionist art.Not unified by a single style, artists were united by the inclusion of abstract elements and symbolic content in their artwork.

Impressionism (1865)

1865 BCE

“Water Lilies” (1906)
by Claude Monet. moved away from realistic representations to use visible brushstrokes, vivid colors with little mixing, and open compositions to capture the emotion of light and movement

Realism (1848–1900)

1848 BCE

“The Gleaners” 1857
by Jean-François Millet genre of art that started in France after the French Revolution of 1848. A clear rejection of Romanticism, the dominant style that had come before it, Realist painters focused on scenes of contemporary people and daily life.

Baroque (1600–1750)

1600 BCE

Ecstasy of St. Teresa (1647-1652)
by Bernini Baroque art showcased artistic interests in realism and rich color, Baroque works also emphasized extravagance.

Renaissance

1501 BCE

David” (1501-1504)
by Michelangelo In Renaissance-era Italy, this antiquity-inspired approach materialized as humanist portrait painting, anatomically correct sculpture, and harmonious, symmetrical architecture.

Ancient

1500 BCE

"mask of agamemnon" (1550 b.b)
by heinrich schliemann there are few remaining examples with early art often favoring drawing over color, work has been found recently in tombs, Egyptian frescoes,pottery, and metal work

Cubism (1905–1920)

1905

“Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” (1907)
by Pablo Picasso. The minimalist outlook also trickled down into the color palette, with Cubists forgoing shadowing and using limited hues for a flattened appearance.

Surrealism

1930

“The Persistence of Memory” (1931)
by Salvador Dalí. Surrealism can be difficult to grasp, but it’s clear that this once avant-garde movement has staying power, remaining one of the most approachable art genres, even today.

Abstract Expressionism

1940

Autumn Rhythm (Number 30)”(1950)
by Jackson Pollock. This style of art takes the spontaneity of Surrealism and injects it with the dark mood of trauma that lingered post-War.

Pop Art

1950

Andy Warhol, the most famous of the Pop Art figures This post-war style emerged in Britain and America, including imagery from advertising, comic books, and everyday objects.

Kinetic

1950

“Rouge Triomphant (Triumphant Red)” (1959-1965).
by Alexander Calder. The seemingly contemporary art movement actually has its roots in Impressionism, when artists first began attempting to express movement in their art. In the early 1900s, artists began to experiment further with art in motion, with sculptural machine and mobiles pushing kinetic art forward.

Installation

1960

“The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away”
by Yayoi Kusama In the middle of the 20th century, avant-garde artists in America and Europe began producing Installation Art. Installations are three-dimensional constructions that play with space to interactively engage viewers.