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Modern Art Movements: 1400s to 1980s

This timeline displays the major trends and movements in modern art, approximately dated to when they began, or when they gained prominence.

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Click on any movement for a quick overview and further information. Also, you can visit the full list of all movements and styles on The Art Story.

Movements
1400 - 1870
1870 - 1940
1940 - 1980
Early
Renaissance
Northern
Renaissance
High
Renaissance
Mannerism
Baroque
The Dutch
Golden Age
Rococo
Neoclassicism
Romanticism
The Barbizon
School
Realism
The Pre-
Raphaelites
The Arts & Crafts
Movement
Impressionism
Symbolism
Post‑Impressionism
Les
Nabis
Art Nouveau
Fauvism
Ashcan
School
Expressionism
Cubism
Futurism
Suprematism
Constructivism
Dada
De
Stijl
Bauhaus
Surrealism
Social
Realism
Abstract
Expressionism
Color Field
Painting
Neo‑Dada
Kinetic
Art
The Gutai
Group
Pop
Art
Happenings
Fluxus
Performance
Art
Viennese
Actionism
Arte
Povera
Minimalism
Earth
Art
Conceptual
Art
Post-
Minimalism
Photorealism
Feminist
Art
The Pictures
Generation
Neo‑Expressionism
YBA
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