Art movements A–Z

All art movements A–Z

A

Abstract Expressionismc. 1940s – 1950s

Action Paintingc. 1940s – 1950s

Ancient & Classical Artc. 3000 BC – AD 400

Art Decoc. 1920s – 1930s

Art Nouveauc. 1890 – 1910

Arts and Crafts Movementc. 1860 – 1910

Ashcan Schoolc. 1900 – 1915

B

Barbizon Schoolc. 1830 – 1870

Baroquec. 1600 – 1750

Bauhaus1919 – 1933

Black Mountain College1933 – 1957

Bloomsbury Groupc. 1905 – 1930s

C

ClassicismRecurring, from the Renaissance onward

Colour Field Paintingc. 1950s – 1960s

Conceptual Art1960s – 1970s

Constructivismc. 1915 – 1930s

Cubismc. 1907 – 1920s

D

Dadac. 1916 – 1924

De Stijl1917 – 1931

Der Blaue Reiter1911 – 1914

E

Expressionismc. 1905 – 1920s

F

Fauvismc. 1905 – 1908

Flemish Schoolc. 1400 – 1700

Fluxusc. 1960s – 1970s

Folk ArtOngoing

Futurism1909 – c. 1916

G

Gothic Artc. 1140 – 1500

Graffiti Art1970s – present

Group of Seven1920 – 1933

H

Harlem Renaissancec. 1920s – 1930s

Hudson River Schoolc. 1825 – 1875

I

Impressionismc. 1860s – 1880s

Indian River School (Florida Highwaymen)1950s – 1980s

L

Les Nabisc. 1888 – 1900

M

Mannerismc. 1520 – 1600

Massurrealism1990s – present

Medieval & Gothic Artc. 400 – 1400

Minimalism1960s – 1970s

Modernismc. 1860s – 1970s

N

Naïve ArtOngoing

Neo-ExpressionismLate 1970s – 1980s

Neoclassicismc. 1760 – 1830

O

Op Art1960s

P

PhotorealismLate 1960s – 1970s

Pointillismc. 1886 – 1900s

Pop Artc. 1955 – 1970s

Post-Impressionismc. 1885 – 1905

Postmodernismc. 1970s – present

Pre-Raphaelites1848 – c. 1900

R

Realismc. 1840 – 1880

Renaissancec. 1400 – 1600

Rocococ. 1720 – 1780

Romanticismc. 1800 – 1850

S

Situationist International1957 – 1972

Suprematismc. 1915 – 1920s

Surrealism1924 – 1960s

Symbolismc. 1880 – 1910

T

The Eight1908

In date order

• Ancient & Classical Art c. 3000 BC – AD 400
• Medieval & Gothic Art c. 400 – 1400
• Gothic Art c. 1140 – 1500
• Renaissance c. 1400 – 1600
• Flemish School c. 1400 – 1700
• Classicism Recurring, from the Renaissance onward
• Mannerism c. 1520 – 1600
• Baroque c. 1600 – 1750
• Rococo c. 1720 – 1780
• Neoclassicism c. 1760 – 1830
• Romanticism c. 1800 – 1850
• Hudson River School c. 1825 – 1875
• Barbizon School c. 1830 – 1870
• Realism c. 1840 – 1880
• Pre-Raphaelites 1848 – c. 1900
• Arts and Crafts Movement c. 1860 – 1910
• Modernism c. 1860s – 1970s
• Impressionism c. 1860s – 1880s
• Symbolism c. 1880 – 1910
• Post-Impressionism c. 1885 – 1905
• Naïve Art Ongoing
• Pointillism c. 1886 – 1900s
• Les Nabis c. 1888 – 1900
• Art Nouveau c. 1890 – 1910
• Ashcan School c. 1900 – 1915
• Fauvism c. 1905 – 1908
• Expressionism c. 1905 – 1920s
• Bloomsbury Group c. 1905 – 1930s
• Cubism c. 1907 – 1920s
• The Eight 1908
• Futurism 1909 – c. 1916
• Der Blaue Reiter 1911 – 1914
• Suprematism c. 1915 – 1920s
• Constructivism c. 1915 – 1930s
• Dada c. 1916 – 1924
• De Stijl 1917 – 1931
• Harlem Renaissance c. 1920s – 1930s
• Bauhaus 1919 – 1933
• Group of Seven 1920 – 1933
• Art Deco c. 1920s – 1930s
• Surrealism 1924 – 1960s
• Black Mountain College 1933 – 1957
• Abstract Expressionism c. 1940s – 1950s
• Action Painting c. 1940s – 1950s
• Colour Field Painting c. 1950s – 1960s
• Pop Art c. 1955 – 1970s
• Indian River School (Florida Highwaymen) 1950s – 1980s
• Situationist International 1957 – 1972
• Op Art 1960s
• Minimalism 1960s – 1970s
• Fluxus c. 1960s – 1970s
• Conceptual Art 1960s – 1970s
• Photorealism Late 1960s – 1970s
• Graffiti Art 1970s – present
• Postmodernism c. 1970s – present
• Neo-Expressionism Late 1970s – 1980s
• Massurrealism 1990s – present

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