art historical

or art-his·tori·cal

adjective

1. of or relating to the history of art or to its study:

   art historical documents on 16th-century painting.

Word History and Origins

Origin of art historical¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

These works, which measure 36 by 36 inches, are a motley combination of the art historical, Mexican cultural history and the everyday curiosities of pedestrian American culture.

From New York Times

This dovetails with a resurgence in Art Deco, the movement most closely associated with Lempicka, and with the current vogue for re-evaluating women who have been maligned or belittled by the art historical canon.

From New York Times

“Xican-a.o.x. Body,” as the curators point out in the catalog’s introductory essay, is not a comprehensive art historical survey of the Chicanx body in art.

From Los Angeles Times

A fundamental problem with “Woven Histories” is that it can’t seem to decide whether it’s an art historical show, as the title proposes, or just another contemporary art exhibition, meant to harness legacy to lend credibility to work made in the past dozen years by an arbitrary selection of international artists, many under 45.

From Los Angeles Times

The Ceeje artists, tossing a sly wink and a serious nod, merged their own art historical interests, slanted toward the Modern Expressionism that Van Gogh had birthed, plus the unadulterated mass culture that two weeks later would explode down the street at Ferus.

From Los Angeles Times