1.
Pablo Picasso, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Beautiful painting that explores the geometry of naked french ladies' bodies. Picasso's creative mind shined through in this work of art.
17 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
2.
Marcel Duchamp, Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2
This painting is a permanent exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It depicts motion by successive superimposed images. Duchamp recognized this way of painting by studying stop-motion photography. This is definitely an amazing painting for its time.
16 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
3.
Rene Magritte, The Human Condition I
A brilliant painting of a painting in a window. Artists during this time period were chasing innovative ways to explore the nature of the painting and separation of the object and artistic recreation. This painting deserves credit for the idea.
14 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
4.
Mark Rothko, Orange and Yellow
11 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
5.
Pablo Picasso, Portrait of Ambrose Vollard
10 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
6.
Jackson Pollock, Autumn Rhythm
10 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
7.
Edward Hopper, Nighthawks
A view of being outside of a diner looking in. The detail displayed in this painting is overwhelmingly impressive.
9 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
8.
Marcel Duchamp, Fountain
7 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
9.
Constantin Brancusi, The Kiss
Painting of 2 lovers, fused in a block. Beautiful artistry comes through in this intriguing painting. It will definitely entice you to stare at it for some time.
5 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
10.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Berlin Street Scene
4 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
11.
David Hockney, A Bigger Splash
3 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
12.
Henri Rousseau, The Snake Charmer
2 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
13.
Henri Matisse, The Joy of Life
2 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
14.
Joan Miro, Birth of the World
2 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
15.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Five Women in the Street
1 point - added 15 years ago by arollison -
16.
Raymond Duchamp-Villon, Horse
1 point - added 15 years ago by arollison -
17.
Mark Rothko, Orange and Yellow
1 point - added 15 years ago by arollison -
18.
Max Ernst, The Robing of the Bride
0 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
19.
Giorgio de Chirico, Melancholy and Mystery of a Street
0 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
20.
Marcel Duchamp, The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even
0 points - added 15 years ago by arollison -
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