The second half of the 19th Century sees an explosion in technological progress. As science devises ways to capture the world, artists begin to examine their own perceptions. 'Art for Art's Sake' becomes the rallying cry for artists who were now free to experiment as they saw fit.

1. The Rise of Modernism
Part II:
A New Way
of Seeing

2. Claude Monet, Impression: Sunrise, 1873

3. Claude Monet, End of Day: Autumn, 1890-91

4. Claude Monet, Rouen Cathedral Series, 1892-93

5. Claude Monet, Water Lilies, 1908

6. George Seurat, La Parade du Cirque, 1889

7. Georges Seurat, La Parade du Cirque, Detail

8. Vincent van Gogh, The Potato Eaters, 1885

9. Vincent van Gogh, The Night Cafe, 1888

10. Paul Gauguin, Harvest in Brittany, 1889

11. Paul Gauguin
Were do We Come From? What Are We? Where are We Going? , 1889

12. Pierre Renoir, Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876

13. Edgar Degas, Dancer on Stage, 1878

14. Henri de Toulouse-Latrec, Au Moulin Rouge, 1892-95

15. Paul Cezanne, The Card Players, 1894-95

16. Paul Cezanne, Bend in the Road, 1900-1906

17. Paul Cezanne, Mont Sainte Victoire, 1902-1906