Howard Steenwyk

Modern Art History in 7 Steps

1. Impressionism (1865–1885) Capturing fleeting effects of natural light

Claude Monet San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk — **Claude Monet** *San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk*

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Luncheon of the Boating Party — **Pierre-Auguste Renoir** *Luncheon of the Boating Party*

Paul Cézanne Still Life with Apples and Fruit Bowl — **Paul Cézanne**
*Still Life with Apples and Fruit Bowl*

Vincent van Gogh The Starry Night — **Vincent van Gogh** *The Starry Night*

Paul Gauguin Two Tahitian Women — **Paul Gauguin** *Two Tahitian Women*

Georges Seurat A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte — **Georges Seurat** *A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte*

2. Fauvism and Expressionism (1900–1935) Harsh colors and flat surfaces

Henri Matisse Portrait of Madame Matisse (Green Stripe) — **Henri Matisse**
*Portrait of Madame Matisse (Green Stripe)*

Henri Matisse Dance — **Henri Matisse** *Dance*

Henri Matisse Icarus, plate VIII, from Jaz — **Henri Matisse**
*Icarus, plate VIII, from Jaz*

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Marzella — **Ernst Ludwig Kirchner** *Marzella*

Wassily Kandinsky Color Study Squares with Concentric Circles — **Wassily Kandinsky** *Color Study Squares with Concentric Circles*

Marc Chagall I and the Village — **Marc Chagall** *I and the Village*

Marc Chagall The Birthday — **Marc Chagall** *The Birthday*

3. Cubism, De Stijl (1905–1920) Art experiments: new forms express modern life

Pablo Picasso Les Demoiselles d' Avignon — **Pablo Picasso** *Les Demoiselles d' Avignon*

Pablo Picasso Le Rêve — **Pablo Picasso**
*Le Rêve*

Pablo Picasso Mandolin and Guitar — **Pablo Picasso** Mandolin and Guitar

Pablo Picasso 3 Musicians — **Pablo Picasso** *3 Musicians*

Piet Mondrian Composition with Large Red Plane, Yellow, Black, Gray, and Blue — **Piet Mondrian**
*Composition with Large Red Plane, Yellow, Black, Gray, and Blue*

Fernand Leger The Card Game — **Fernand Leger** *The Card Game*

Georges Braque The Painter and His Model — **Georges Braque** *The Painter and His Model*

4. Dada and Surrealism (1917–1950) Anti-art, painting dreams and the unconscious

Marcel Duchamp Fountain — **Marcel Duchamp** *Fountain*

Marcel Duchamp Nude Descending a Staircase — **Marcel Duchamp**
*Nude Descending a Staircase*

Giorgio de Chirico Mystery and Melancholy of a Street — **Giorgio de Chirico**
*Mystery and Melancholy of a Street*

Salvador Dali The Persistence of Memory — **Salvador Dali** *The Persistence of Memory*

Man Ray Untitled Rayograph — **Man Ray** *Untitled Rayograph*

Rene Magritte The Lovers — **Rene Magritte** *The Lovers*

Rene Magritte The Treachery of Images — **Rene Magritte** *The Treachery of Images*

Salvador Dali Lincoln in Dalivision — **Salvador Dali**
*Lincoln in Dalivision*

5. Abstract Expressionism (1940s–1950s) Abstraction and expression without form

Willem de Kooning Woman I — **Willem de Kooning** *Woman I*

Jackson Pollock No 8 — **Jackson Pollock** *No 8*

Arshile Gorky Composition — **Arshile Gorky** *Composition*

Mark Rothko Orange, Red, Yellow — **Mark Rothko**
*Orange, Red, Yellow*

Franz Kline Mahoning — **Franz Kline** *Mahoning*

Franz Kline Black Reflections — **Franz Kline** *Black Reflections*

Jackson Pollock Blue Poles: Number 11 — **Jackson Pollock** *Blue Poles: Number 11*

6. Pop Art (1960s) Popular art absorbs consumerism

Richard Hamilton Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? — **Richard Hamilton**
*Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing?*

Andy Warhol Triple Elvis — **Andy Warhol** *Triple Elvis*

Robert Raushenberg Buffalo ll — **Robert Raushenberg** *Buffalo ll*

Andy Warhol Campbell Soup Can (Tomato) — **Andy Warhol**
*Campbell Soup Can (Tomato)*

Roy Lichtenstein Drowning Girl — **Roy Lichtenstein** *Drowning Girl*

James Rosenquist President Elect — **James Rosenquist** *President Elect*

Andy Warhol 5 Coke Bottles — **Andy Warhol** *5 Coke Bottles*

7. Post Modern

Richard Prince Untitled Cowboy — **Richard Prince** *Untitled Cowboy*

Cindy Sherman Untitled Film Still #21 — **Cindy Sherman** *Untitled Film Still #21*

Jean-Michel Basquiat Cassius Clay — **Jean-Michel Basquiat** *Cassius Clay*

Damian Hirst Esculetin — **Damian Hirst** Esculetin

Keith Haring Three Eyed Monster — **Keith Haring** *Three Eyed Monster*

Jeff Koons Contemporary Balloon Dog Yellow — **Jeff Koons**
*Contemporary Balloon Dog Yellow*