the center of the western art world shifted from europe to the united states after the war.
when did the center of the western art world shift from europe to the united states?
after the war
the post-war period left the capitals of europe in upheaval, with an urgency to economically and physically rebuild and to politically regroup. in paris, formerly the center of european culture and capital of the art world, the climate for art was a disaster, and new york replaced paris as the new center of the art world. in europe after the war there was the continuation of surrealism, cubism, dada, and the works of matisse. also in europe, art brut, and lyrical abstraction or tachisme (the european equivalent to abstract expressionism) took hold of the newest generation. serge poliakoff, nicolas de staël, georges mathieu, vieira da silva, jean dubuffet, yves klein, pierre soulages and jean messagier, among others are considered important figures in post-war european painting. in the united states, a new generation of american artists began to emerge and to dominate the world stage, and they were called "abstract expressionists".
abstract expressionism
western art week is an annual visual arts festival held in the city of great falls, montana, every march. the focus of the festival is western art, and the festival is always held the same week as the march 19th birthday of noted western artist charles marion russell. various events are held during western art week, including the c.m. russell museum's "the russell" art sale, the western heritage artists association art show, the jay contway and friends art show, march in montana (an art show and auction presented by the coeur d'alene art auction and manitou galleries), a montana version of the wild bunch art show, and the western masters art show. the event draws bidders and artists from around the world, and the travel guide "frommer's" has called it one of the finest western auctions in the united states. another source has said the event "is widely regarded as the nation's largest and finest auction of original western art of the 19th and 20th centuries."
western art week