The “break in the art” that happened in the 19th century in France meant a break from usual art. There was a break and new artistic techniques were being explored, new artistic methods were being explored so that a better art was produced and this led to avant-grade movement. Avant-grade is a term that means vanguard in French which is used to describe a group of people or style or artist that was significantly ahead of time. They were ahead of the majority in techniques, subject matter, and application. Who decides that artists were ahead of time is unknown but this is what happened in France.