World history of realism in visual arts 1830 - 1990

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This international historical survey explores various forms of realism within their theoretical contexts and categorizes them according to established definitions. It is divided into three chronological sections. The first part (1830–1917) examines the origins of the realist style in Europe and North America, highlighting the emergence of Naturalism and socialist art. The second section (1917–1960) details the stages of socialist realism in the USSR and the evolution of realism in the West, including social realism, magic realism, and documentary photography, as well as revolutionary art in emerging countries like Mexican muralism. The final part (1960–1990) discusses modernism's impact on realism, covering new realism, Pop Art, photorealism, and political art in Asia and Latin America, alongside critical realism in the global student movements of the late 1960s. This comprehensive manual is unique in the 21st century, detailing varieties of realism across numerous countries, including Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and the United States, among others. Additionally, it features a dictionary of artistic terms.