Female Artists in the 20th Century until 1950

Cornelia Feye’s series of lectures on female artists continues with a look at women’s art in the 20th century. The 20th century began with an explosion of new discoveries and artistic styles all over Europe. The trauma of World War I prompted the development of art forms from Expressionism and Fauvism, to Cubism, Dadaism, and Surrealism. Women were actively involved in these new approaches to art. This lecture will explore the work of Susanne Valadon, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Gabriele Münter, Emily Carr, Sonia Delaunay, Georgia O’Keeffe, Hilma af Klint, Käthe Kollwitz, Alice Neel, Frida Kahlo, Dorothea Tanning and others.