num_pages: 400
description: This updated edition, which includes a new chapter about art in the 1980s, explores artwork of the 20th century, from 1900 to the present day. The text examines the motives behind the main developments, and argues that they are serious and intelligent attempts to make art honest and significant. The author aims to help the reader form a relaxed and sympathetic relationship to art, while providing information and biographical details about some 200 artists.
language: English
title: The Story of Modern Art
titlecomplete: The Story of Modern Art
genres: History, Reference, Art History, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 412
publisher: Phaidon Press