MichelangeloMichelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the…View analysis →
Marcel DuchampHenri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp (UK: /ˈdjuːʃɒ̃/, US: /djuːˈʃɒ̃, djuːˈʃɑːmp/; French: ; 28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968) was a French American artist, chess player, and inventor who…View analysis →
John CurrinJohn Currin (born 1962) is an American painter based in New York City. He is most recognised for his technically proficient satirical figurative paintings that explore…View analysis →
Pablo PicassoPablo Ruiz Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th…View analysis →
Nicolas PoussinNicolas Poussin (UK: /ˈpuːsæ̃/, US: /puːˈsæ̃/, French: ; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was a leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his…View analysis →
Henry MooreHenry Spencer Moore OM CH FBA (30 July 1898 – 31 August 1986) was an English visual artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located…View analysis →
Vincent van GoghVincent Willem van Gogh (Dutch: [ˈvɪnsɛnt ˈʋɪləɱ vɑŋ ˈɣɔx] ⓘ; 30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential…View analysis →
BalthusBalthasar Klossowski (French: ; February 29, 1908 – February 18, 2001), also known as Balthus (French: ), was a Polish-French modern artist. He is known for his erotically…View analysis →
Pierre Charles L'EnfantPierre "Peter" Charles L'Enfant (French: [pjɛʁ ʃɑʁl lɑ̃fɑ̃]; August 2, 1754 – June 14, 1825) was a French-American artist, professor, and military engineer. In 1791, L'Enfant…View analysis →
Richard AvedonRichard Avedon (May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004) was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper's Bazaar, Vogue and Elle specializing in capturing…View analysis →
John ConstableJohn Constable (/ˈkʌnstəbəl, ˈkɒn-/; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for…View analysis →
M. C. EscherMaurits Cornelis Escher (/ˈɛʃər/; Dutch: [ˈmʌurɪts kɔrˈneːlɪs ˈɛɕər]; 17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints…View analysis →
Jackson PollockPaul Jackson Pollock (/ˈpɒlək/; January 28, 1912 – August 11, 1956) was an American painter. A major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, he was widely noticed for his…View analysis →
Coréon DúJosé Eduardo Paulino dos Santos (born September 28, 1984), also known by his stage name Coréon Dú, is an Angolan recording artist, creative director, designer, screenwriter…View analysis →
Max ErnstMax Ernst (/ɜːrnst/; German: 2 April 1891 – 1 April 1976) was a German-born painter, sculptor, printmaker, graphic artist, and poet. A prolific artist, Ernst was a pioneer of the…View analysis →
Inge MorathIngeborg Hermine "Inge" Morath (née Mörath; Austrian German: [ˈɪŋɛbɔrɡ ˈmoːraːt] ⓘ; 27 May 1923 – 30 January 2002) was an Austrian photographer. Joining the Magnum Photos Agency…View analysis →
David MorierDavid Morier (1705? – c. 8 January 1770) was a Swiss-born British painter who specialised in portraits, military subjects and historical scenes around and after the time of the…View analysis →
HiroshigeUtagawa Hiroshige (歌川 広重) or Andō Hiroshige (安藤 広重), born Andō Tokutarō (安藤 徳太郎; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that…View analysis →
Edward LearEdward Lear (12 May 1812 – 29 January 1888) was an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, who is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry and prose and…View analysis →
Jan MatejkoJan Alojzy Matejko (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjan aˈlɔjzɨ maˈtɛjkɔ] ⓘ; also known as Jan Mateyko; 24 June 1838 – 1 November 1893) was a Polish painter, a leading 19th-century…View analysis →
Kimbo SliceKevin Ferguson (February 8, 1974 – June 6, 2016), better known as Kimbo Slice, was a Bahamian-American mixed martial artist, professional boxer, and actor. Originally a…View analysis →
Chely WrightChely Wright (born Richell Rene Wright; October 25, 1970) is an American country music artist, activist, author, and corporate executive. She initially rose to fame as a…View analysis →
Honoré DaumierHonoré-Victorin Daumier (French: ; 26 February 1808 – 10 or 11 February 1879) was a French painter, sculptor, and printmaker, whose many works offer commentary on the social and…View analysis →
Georges BraqueGeorges Braque (/brɑːk, bræk/ BRA(H)K; French: ; 13 May 1882 – 31 August 1963) was a major 20th-century French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor. His most…View analysis →
William-Adolphe BouguereauWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau (French pronunciation: [wiljam adɔlf buɡ(ə)ʁo]; 30 November 1825 – 19 August 1905) was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings, he…View analysis →
Abbott Handerson ThayerAbbott Handerson Thayer (August 12, 1849 – May 29, 1921) was an American painter, naturalist, and teacher. As a painter of portraits, figures, animals, and landscapes, he enjoyed…View analysis →
Roy AscottRoy Ascott FRSA (born 26 October 1934) is a British artist, who works with cybernetics and telematics on an art he calls technoetics by focusing on the impact of digital and…View analysis →
Odd NerdrumOdd Nerdrum (born 8 April 1944) is a Norwegian figurative painter. A controversial figure in Norway, he is known for his anti-modernist stance while he is also admired…View analysis →
ArmanArman (November 17, 1928 – October 22, 2005) was a French and American artist. Born Armand Fernandez in Nice, France, Arman was a painter who moved from using objects for the ink…View analysis →
Augustus JohnAugustus Edwin John (4 January 1878 – 31 October 1961) was a Welsh painter, draughtsman, and etcher. For a time he was considered the most important artist at work in Britain…View analysis →
Jeff WallJeffrey Wall, OC, RSA (born September 29, 1946) is a Canadian photographer. He is an artist best known for his large-scale back-lit Cibachrome photographs and art history…View analysis →
ApellesApelles of Kos (/əˈpɛliːz/; Ancient Greek: Ἀπελλῆς; fl. 4th century BC) was a renowned painter of ancient Greece. Pliny the Elder, to whom much of modern scholars' knowledge of…View analysis →
Max BeckmannMax Carl Friedrich Beckmann (February 12, 1884 – December 27, 1950) was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer. Although he is classified as an…View analysis →
Giorgio VasariGiorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian Renaissance painter, architect, art historian, and biographer known for his work Lives of the Most Excellent Painters…View analysis →
William Merritt ChaseWilliam Merritt Chase (November 1, 1849 – October 25, 1916) was an American painter, known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. He is also responsible for…View analysis →
Benjamin Robert HaydonBenjamin Robert Haydon (/ˈheɪdən/; 26 January 1786 – 22 June 1846) was a British painter who specialised in grand historical pictures, although he also painted a few contemporary…View analysis →
