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Modern Art (Art Essentials) author-bruce-wands women and children – soAmy Dempsey unravels the all too often daunting language of modern art by mapping the styles, schools and movements that help us understand modern and contemporary art, from Impressionism in the 19th century to Destination Art in the 21st. Using a practical and easy to navigate structure, Dempseys lucid writing and carefully selected artworks define sixty eight essential groupings in western modern art. Each feature presents a succinct explanation,