“Art in the Twentieth Century” opens at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery in Wiscasset July 8 and will continue through Aug. 4. The exhibition explores the nature of the art world in the 20th century, with developing styles ranging from cubism, expressionism, realism and abstraction.

Of particular note is a work by German-American artist George Grosz executed in New York in 1936. Grosz was born in Berlin, Germany in 1893. He became an important member of the Dada movement and openly rejected the rising German nationalism during the 1910s. The Dadaists sought to escape the rationalism and logic that they believed lead to World War I. Bringing an experimental, playful approach to art, Grosz and the Dadaists sought for people to return to their childlike nature.

Contrasting Grosz’s abstract work is Andrew Winter’s “Morning After the Storm.” Rooted in a clear, realistic style and drawing on a dramatic event, the artist depicts four sailors on a cliff viewing the remains of their ship off the coast of Monhegan Island.

Other significant 20th century paintings and sculpture include a large modernist oil, “Woolwich Ferry Slip,” by John Folinsbee and a major bronze by William Zorach of his daughter, Dahlov Ipcar, titled “Innocence.” The show also features drawings, watercolors and oils by important international artists such as Paul Guiragossian, Andre Derain, Marc Sterling, Victor Vasarely and Ossip Zadkine.

“Art in the Twentieth Century” will be on display at the Wiscasset Bay Gallery, 67 Main St., Wiscasset, through Aug. 4. For further information, call (207) 882- 7682 or visit the gallery’s website at www.wiscassetbaygallery.com. The Wiscasset Bay Gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and is located at 67 Main St. in Wiscasset village.