Art of the Extreme 1905-1914The decade leading up to the First World War was the most exciting, frenzied, and revolutionary in the history of art. This was the crucible of Modernism, when Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, and Abstract Art all developed in quick succession. There were phenomenal new innovations in avant garde painting and sculpture, above all in Paris, where a community of artists, critics, and collectors was flourishing. But all of Europe was caught up