Trivium Art History
The Artists

Francis BaconThe never-ending scream

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Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion

Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion

1944
Study for a Portrait

Study for a Portrait

1952
Triptych, August 1972

Triptych, August 1972

1972
1901
Insomnia and aggressive painting
Lee Krasner
The unconscious mind and a horsehair brush
Remedios Varo Francis Bacon
The unblinking gaze of fashion
Milena Pavlović-Barili
Eating the canvas
Théo Kerg 2000

The artists of Surrealism

André BretonPortrait of André Breton

André BretonA psychiatrist releases his mind and invents Surrealism

1896-1966
Man RayPortrait of Man Ray

Man RayHumor, sex, and a new camera

1890-1976
Giorgio de ChiricoPortrait of Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de ChiricoEnchanted space in the city of Nietzsche

1888-1978
Leonora CarringtonPortrait of Leonora Carrington

Leonora Carrington"I'm not anyone's muse"

1917-2011
Frida KahloPortrait of Frida Kahlo

Frida KahloThe exquisite agony of self-portraits

1907-1954
Salvador Dalí

Salvador DalíSo much more than a mustache

1904-1989
Pablo Picasso

Pablo PicassoThe man who ate the world's art

1881-1973
Méret OppenheimPortrait of Méret Oppenheim

Méret Oppenheim"X = an Orange Rabbit"

1913-1985
Max ErnstPortrait of Max Ernst

Max ErnstTrauma and displacement birth surrealism

1891-1976
Kay SagePortrait of Kay Sage

Kay Sage"I have built an ivory tower of despair"

1898-1963
Robert MotherwellPortrait of Robert Motherwell

Robert MotherwellPainting as experience

1915-1991
Claude CahunPortrait of Claude Cahun

Claude Cahun"Under this mask, another mask; I will never finish removing all these faces"

1894-1954
Francis BaconPortrait of Francis Bacon

Francis BaconThe never-ending scream

1909-1992
Nemesio AntúnezPortrait of Nemesio Antúnez

Nemesio AntúnezStrange angles

1918-1993
BodoPortrait of Bodo

BodoMany souls to save

1953-2015
Wifredo LamPortrait of Wifredo Lam

Wifredo LamHallucinating figures

1902-1982
Milena Pavlović-BariliPortrait of Milena Pavlović-Barili

Milena Pavlović-BariliThe unblinking gaze of fashion

1909-1945
Ülo Ilmar SoosterPortrait of Ülo Ilmar Sooster

Ülo Ilmar SoosterA bad time to be an artist in the Baltics

1924-1970
Leonor FiniPortrait of Leonor Fini

Leonor FiniThe brilliant bisexual cat-lady of surrealism

1907-1996
Dorothea TanningPortrait of Dorothea Tanning

Dorothea TanningExploring the strange world of dreams

1910-2012
Remedios VaroPortrait of Remedios Varo

Remedios VaroThe unconscious mind and a horsehair brush

1908-1963

The artists of Expressionism

Egon SchielePortrait of Egon Schiele

Egon SchieleGenius dead at 28

1890-1918
Wenzel HablikPortrait of Wenzel Hablik

Wenzel HablikThe architect of invisible cities

1881-1934
Edvard MunchPortrait of Edvard Munch

Edvard MunchLiving in Berlin with the angels of fear and death

1863-1944
Paula Modersohn-BeckerPortrait of Paula Modersohn-Becker

Paula Modersohn-BeckerWhy do Expressionists die young?

1876-1907
Käthe KollwitzPortrait of Käthe Kollwitz

Käthe KollwitzPrintmaker & social activist

1867-1945
James Ensor

James EnsorGrim fandango

1860-1949
Armand HenrionPortrait of Armand Henrion

Armand HenrionYes, he only paints clowns

1875-1958
Pablo Picasso

Pablo PicassoThe man who ate the world's art

1881-1973
Alice NeelPortrait of Alice Neel

Alice NeelThe unblinking anxiety of modern life

1900-1984
Francis BaconPortrait of Francis Bacon

Francis BaconThe never-ending scream

1909-1992
Irma SternPortrait of Irma Stern

Irma SternLook at me

1894-1966
Marsden HartleyPortrait of Marsden Hartley

Marsden HartleySpirituality comes first, cult status second

1877-1943
Stanisław Ignacy WitkiewiczPortrait of Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz

Stanisław Ignacy Witkiewiczaffirming the metaphysical horror of existence

1885-1939