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"Modern Art: 1851-1929" explores the historical period when Western art experienced dramatic changes, and comprehensively summarizes the cultural, economic and historical conditions during the rise of modern art. The author briefly introduces the major schools of this period: Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Symbolism, Cubism, and Surrealism; he focuses on examining the conditions for the emergence of modern art, the responses of artists, and the development of images/modernism, and creatively discusses Monet, Gauguin, and Picasso. The goals and achievements of Dalí and others - beauty and grotesque, and involves issues such as the expansion of capitalism, colonialism, nationalism, internationalism and museums; focusing on issues such as representation, imagination, feeling and sexuality, this book explores various forms of works, providing a new way to understand the art and photography of this period. Brettel's explanation is concise, clear and profound, and he also lists many references to facilitate readers' further reading and research.