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i chose the french and american styles near the 2nd world war, and while i was looking for differences. i noticed a striking resemblance to each others work. Lots of what was focused on was the fashion and elegance of a person. Alot of drawings and paintings were focused on the actually persons clothing.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/h2/h2_1982.179.29.jpg

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/10.228.1

Now, i chose these two for the purpose of one drawing. i favor the french, not for the originality but for the color scheme. the french painter, Andre Derain painted a boat with such beautiful colors that pop out so vividly. the colors aren't even "barking at each other" the complement is sync which is amazing.Compare it to the seemingly boring American version. It looks like Andre woke up straight from an acid trip.Yet, i still cant ignore how well and how much care got put into the American Version. How well everything looks to balance each other out. The American version might be quiet and symmetrical, but sometimes you need that. I admire both for the differences and the similarities. The "groovy" tones of the french version and the more strict and on point version of the american. Which either tells me, During WWII, American were more of the "fresh cut" kind of guy, and The French were more "free spirited". This is just all my analysis just from looking and the paintings, dont actually take my word for it.