The theme of love in Turkish painting between 1880-1980

The works of Turkish art in the field of painting between the years 1880-1980 have been analyzed on the theme of love. Within a 100-year long period, many painters lived in this period and their works were examined and the appropriate ones were identified. The identified works were analyzed in the study. The study, which consists of "Introduction", "Art Environment Between 1880 1980 Years", "The Theme of Love Between 1880-1980 Years", "Evaluation and Comparison" and finally "Conclusion" sections, in the section titled "Art Environment Between 1880-1980 Years", the artistic environment and changes in the 100-year period are mentioned. The section titled "The Theme of Love between 1880-1980" is the main part of the study and the explanations of the paintings identified in this section were made. In the "Evaluation and Comparison" section, the works in the study are evaluated under the subheadings of Subject, Material and Technique, Subject and Painters. The evaluation section helped to show that the works have different styles and sources among themselves. The comparison section reflects the comparison and differences of the works within the scope of the study with love-themed works made outside the Turkish painting art. In the conclusion section, the periodical change of the works in the study, the place and prevalence of the theme of love in Turkish painting art were determined and conveyed.