ARTH 17710 - Pioneers of Abstraction

Institution:

University of Chicago

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Description:

PQ: Enrollment in Paris study abroad program. The groundwork for abstract painting was laid between the early 1880s and the 1920s. This course explores relationships between this seemingly non-representational art and its broader artistic and cultural context, centered largely around Paris and its outskirts. Artists include Paul Cézanne, Robert and Sonia Delaunay, Wassily Kandinsky, Henri Matisse, Piet Mondrian, Pablo Picasso, and Sophie Taeuber-Arp. Visits to museums required. C. Mehring. Spring.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 702-1234

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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