Henri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of color and for his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, but also sculptor and printmaker. Primarily, however, he is known as a painter. He is regarded as the greatest colorist of the 20th century, rivaling Pablo Picasso in the importance of his … Read more
William Thomas Kinkade was an American painter of popular realistic, pastoral, and idyllic subjects. He is also one of the most controversial artists, and he even said so in an interview in 2001. The reason is simple, he reached his highest success by mass marketing his work as printed reproductions. Artists and critics criticize him … Read more
His middle name is Dillon, and he is a boy. It is as simple as that, says the artist known as Dillon Boy. Born as James Dillon Wright, he has been painting for more than 25 years. And no, he doesn’t have a favorite piece yet. While many artists are recognizable by that one piece, … Read more
Today, there might not be a person in the United States that hasn’t heard of Andy Warhol. The American artist, director, and producer, was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. He might not have been the founder of pop art, but he was the one to bring it to … Read more
Rembrandt was a Dutch painter and printmaker. He was a prolific master in three media, and considered one of the greatest visual artists in the history of art. He is definitely the most important one in Dutch history. And unlike other Dutch masters who focused on one theme or topic, his works include portraits, self-portraits, … Read more
Norman Rockwell was an American author, painter, and illustrator. His works have been credited to showing a reflection of the American culture. He is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life he created for the Saturday Evening Post magazine for more than five decades. He also made many patriotic depictions during World War … Read more
Paul Jackson Pollock was an American painter. He was a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, one might say he was one of the founders of the movement. At the beginning of his career, he painted representational objects such as people and animals. However, he then created a whole new art movement, called Abstract … Read more
Renoir was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a young boy, he worked in a porcelain factory. But his drawing skills were early recognized, and he was employed to create designs of porcelain. He also painted decorations on fans. His early works were typically Impressionist … Read more
Something people rarely know about Pablo Picasso, his full name is 23 words, and 103 characters long. He was named after various saints and relatives. Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter, and by many considered the founder of cubism. Cubism brought different views of subjects together in the same picture, resulting in paintings that … Read more
Claude Monet was a French painter, founder of French Impressionist movement. He is the most consistent and prolific practitioner of the movement’s philosophy of expressing one’s perceptions before nature. Impressionists often turned to nature for inspiration. Monet also turned to nature. In fact, the movement was named after one of his Monet impression, Sunrise, painted … Read more