# Introducing Modern Western Art: Movements and Artists

- Institution: Visva Bharati University
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. Soumik Nandy Majumdar
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109104117)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109104117)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

## Lectures

1. [Lecture-1: What is Modern Art?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/cb126c58f859) (Video)
2. [Lecture-2: Pre-history of Modern Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/c2421f2aa508) (Video)
3. [Lecture-3: Chronology of Modern Western Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/1b445feeb9aa) (Video)
4. [Lecture-4: Beginning(s) of Modern Art – 1 (Romanticism & Realism)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/3b2d810166c0) (Video)
5. [Lecture-5: Beginning(s) of Modern Art – 2 (Impressionism & Post-Impressionism)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/9459bca2b1b0) (Video)
6. [Lecture-6: Fauvism & Matisse](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/387146695fce) (Video)
7. [Lecture-7: Cubism & Picasso](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/f71df688197a) (Video)
8. [Lecture-8: Futurism & Dada-ism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/72eb92a2d59b) (Video)
9. [Lecture-9: Surrealism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/4503d742d3b8) (Video)
10. [Lecture-10: German Expressionism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/cb588bd6625e) (Video)
11. [Lecture-11: Rodin – the precursor of Modern Sculpture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/ebeb5c41bdb3) (Video)
12. [Lecture-12: From Figuration to Abstract (Henry Moore & Brancusi)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/1f088799f2fb) (Video)
13. [Lecture-13: Pure Abstract Sculpture (Constructivism & Minimalism)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/dddf0157220d) (Video)
14. [Lecture-14: Introspection & Innovations (Giacometti & Calder)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/d39e9da28dc3) (Video)
15. [Lecture-15: Outdoor Sculpture & Public Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/8ad3513d8e66) (Video)
16. [Lecture-16: Abstract Painting (Picasso, Paul Klee, Mondrian)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/7930bd013771) (Video)
17. [Lecture-17: Abstract Expressionism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/b2109fd24df0) (Video)
18. [Lecture-18: Art & Optical Science: Op Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/1e045bb8baaa) (Video)
19. [Lecture-19: Art & the Mass Culture: Pop Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/5277e9063ab9) (Video)
20. [Lecture-20: Contemporary Trends: Breaking the Barriers](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/7b599283febf) (Video)
21. [Live Session 12-03-2025](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109104117/cb126c58f859-2) (Video)