academism

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It is shocking to see that it is also from 1911 and to be reminded how quickly Cubism went off the rails toward academism in the hands of lesser artists.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2015

By academism we mean: to evaluate things by ingrained custom.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the 1950s, when the Grand Prix was awarded to established artists, the avant-garde snarled about outdated academism.

From Time Magazine Archive

Modigliani quickly exhausted his Italian academism, delved into the cubism and Negro sculpture which preoccupied his new friends, Picasso, Matisse, Derain and Braque.

From Time Magazine Archive

Van Gogh's question marks a transition from Impressionism to an art of spiritual harmony, as the coming of the blue shadow marked a transition from academism to Impressionism.

From Concerning the Spiritual in Art by Sadleir, Michael