Modernism is a complex and internally contradictory phenomenon; it is a search for new means of expression adequate to the rapidly changing reality of the 20th century. M. Yu. German examines the work of outstanding masters—Picasso and Matisse, Brancusi and Klee, Modigliani and Soutine, Kandinsky and Malevich, Duchamp and Man Ray, and other iconic figures of modern art—in a broad historical and artistic context. The author provides a captivating account of these artists and the masterpieces they created, which are largely responsible for how we see and perceive the world today.
The book will appeal to a wide range of art lovers.