A conservative cultural movement in France in the years following World War I. This movement was defined by a renewed interest in classicism, nationalism, and a rejection of the avant-garde. Many artists—especially those who experienced battle firsthand—were deeply affected by the destabilization wrought by WWI and the horrors of modern industrial warfare, and reacted to this shock by rejecting new, experimental art in favor of work that embraced academic fine-art traditions and emphasized balance, precision, and order.
Works
5 works online
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Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) Still Life 1920
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Le Corbusier (Charles-Édouard Jeanneret) Still Life with Objects 1923
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Amédée Ozenfant The Vases 1925
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Fernand Léger The Three Musicians 1944 (after a drawing of 1924-25; dated on painting 1924-44)
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Henri Matisse, Mourlot, Paris Virgin and Child on Starry Ground (Vierge et Enfant sur fond étoilé) 1950–51
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