After The art show, Group show. Line and color is reinstalled at Jill Newhouse Gallery.

The late 19th through the first half of the 20th centuries saw the rise of several art movements, including Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Pointillism, and Symbolism. These movements set the groundwork for the development of modern art in the latter 20th century, and opened the door for artists to work abstractly and conceptually in the 21st century.

By looking at 19th and early 20th century artwork, we can gain insight into the artistic and historical complexities of this transformative period. The beginning of globalization allowed artists to see artwork made in other countries; to use paint and materials bettered by technical innovation; and to engage with the new societal focus on individualism, which in turn shed light on the gender, class, and racial dynamics of the time. Each of these forces appears in the works of Delacroix, Matisse, Bonnard and Cézanne, and hint at the major movements of modern and contemporary art on the horizon.