Category Archives: modermist

Secessionism Opened the Door for the Modernist to Flourish

“We are seeing the birth of a totally new art,” wrote the architect, Endell, in 1898 in Munich.  He was writing about the Vienna Secession formed on May 25, 1897 by nineteen artists and architects protesting the stranglehold that their … Continue reading →

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Thomas Hart Benton and Student, Jackson Pollock

In the 1930s Thomas Hart Benton allied himself with the Regionalist movement and was very vocal in attacking the French abstract styles.  Because of this, the opinion of most people think of him as a foe of the modernist painting.  … Continue reading →

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