[Игорь Гурьев]

Anyone who is interested in the history of art, knows that in art there is a boom mezhduvremenya periods and periods of decline.
The period of decline can coexist with periods beginning heyday (as it was in the last third of the 19th century: the decline of classicism and the flowering of Impressionism).

Heydays last 60-70 years (roughly). Let us recall the heyday of Dutch painting, for example. Or Spanish painting of the 17th century.

Revival - a special article, he had two and a half steps (early and late, and in the middle - the so-called "high").
And it lasted half a century already.
But only in Italy.
Flourishing in a sense.

There are periods of intertemporal, who have offered some very major artists (as in Italy, France, Russia, England, Spain, 18th century: Guardi, Tiepolo, Chardin, Fragonard, Levitsky, Roars, Gainsborough, Reynolds, Goya and others).

Anyone remember the great artists of the first half of the 19th century, Besides Delacroix, Ingres and Venetsianov?

In general, my position is simple: the rise of painting began in the 1860s, starting with Impressionism, then by stage: Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, Expressionism, Futurism, "Jack of Diamonds", "Blue Rose" ... Nintendo square.
Stop the car ...
In general, the heyday ended in 1920 (although the companion Matisse died already in 1954, but it's a private matter).

In the sense that in 1913 nothing new in the painting was not.

Americans woke up only after the Second World War, and also wanted to have around "great art."

Lord, one known as "abstract expressionism" is worth something!
The same eclectic name!
And abstract art was, and expressionism was what "abstract expressionism"?

But what to Rothko friend, even to discuss it ... I personally zapadlo

In general, the American art of the second half of the 20th century to gain worldwide exposure - about the same as a fast food "McDonald's."
And it has the same relation to art as "McDonald's" - for cooking ..

Only Rothko expensive "Big Mac" a million times.
Well, at one thousand pieces Rothko pictures and big poppies - hundreds of millions every day.