Robert Rauschenberg was a famous American pop artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and photographer. He is best known for his Neo-Dadaist or pop art paintings, collages, prints and combines which combined painting and sculpture. Famous Robert Rauschenberg paintings include “Canyon", “Bed”, "Retroactive II", "Studio Painting", "Buffalo II", "Monogram", "Erased de Kooning … [Read more...] about Robert Rauschenberg Quotes on Art
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Francisco Goya Quotes on Art
Francisco Goya was a famous Spanish painter, draftsman and printmaker. He is best known for his court works, iconic works like his May Second and May Third paintings, his shocking war etchings, and his late darker works where he explores the depravity of mankind and the monsters of his imagination. Famous Francisco Goya paintings include “Yard with Lunatics", “La maja desnuda”, … [Read more...] about Francisco Goya Quotes on Art
Andrew Wyeth Quotes on Art
Andrew Wyeth was a famous American realist painter. He is best known for his realist works of rural scenes, usually with a figure, object, or animal in it. His unusual compositions tend to add to the understated drama of his work. Famous Andrew Wyeth paintings include “Christina's World", “Winter Fields”, "Pennsylvania Landscape", "Sea Boots", "Public Sale", "Braids", "Henry … [Read more...] about Andrew Wyeth Quotes on Art
Rembrandt Quotes on Art
Rembrandt was a famous Dutch master painter, draftsman and printmaker. He is best known for his probing self portraits, mythical, biblical and historical scenes. Rembrandt was also a master printmaker and produced many etchings and drawings. Famous Rembrandt paintings include “The Prodigal Son in the Brothel", “Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar”, "Bathsheba at Her … [Read more...] about Rembrandt Quotes on Art
Odd Nerdrum Quotes on Art
Odd Nerdrum is a famous Swedish-born Norwegian painter, draftsman and printmaker. He is best known for his figurative paintings created using classical techniques and for his 'On Kitsch' manifesto discussing the Kitsch art movement. Famous Odd Nerdrum paintings include “Woman with Milk", “The Iron Law”, "The Savior of Painting", "Man Bitten by a Snake", "Sleeping prophet", … [Read more...] about Odd Nerdrum Quotes on Art
Alberto Giacometti Quotes on Art
Alberto Giacometti was a famous Swiss sculptor, draftsman and painter. He is best known for his elongated sculpture figures, chiseled portraits and probing monochromatic paintings. Famous Alberto Giacometti artworks include “Grande Femme Debout II", "Diego", “L'Homme qui marche I”, "Head of a Man on a Rod", "Isaku Yanaihara", "The Artist's Mother", "Woman of Venice II", … [Read more...] about Alberto Giacometti Quotes on Art
Diego Rivera Quotes on Art
Diego Rivera was a famous Mexican painter and husband of Frida Kahlo. He is best known for his large wall murals, often with social and political messages in them. Much controversy surrounded his "Man at the Crossroads" mural painted in the Rockefeller Center, which was commissioned by Nelson Rockefeller. The artist added symbols of communism, which included a portrait of Leon … [Read more...] about Diego Rivera Quotes on Art
Lucian Freud Quotes on Art
Lucian Freud was a famous German born British painter, printmaker and draughtsman. He is best known for his revealing paintings of people, especially nudes. Famous Lucian Freud paintings include “Benefits Supervisor Sleeping (Big Sue)", “Girl with Closed Eyes”, "Interior at Paddington", "Red Haired Man on a Chair", "Kate Moss", "Standing by the Rags", "David and Eli", "After … [Read more...] about Lucian Freud Quotes on Art
John Olsen Quotes on Art
John Olsen is a famous Australian painter and printmaker. He is best known for his depictions of the Australian landscape and he became the oldest artist to win the Archibald Prize for his self portrait painting in 2005 at the age of 77. Famous John Olsen paintings include “Five Bells", “Golden summer, Clarendon”, "Summer in the You Beaut Country", "Spanish Encounter", "Salute … [Read more...] about John Olsen Quotes on Art
John Brack Quotes on Art
John Brack was a famous Australian painter, draughtsman and printmaker. He is best known for his depictions of everyday life in Australia, especially as it was in the fifties and sixties. Famous John Brack paintings include “The Car", “Collins St., 5 pm”, "Nude with Two Chairs", "The Telephone Box", "Portrait of Fred Williams", "Barry Humphries in the Character of Mrs Everage", … [Read more...] about John Brack Quotes on Art
David Hockney Quotes on Art
David Hockney is a famous British painter, printmaker and draftsman. He is best known for his sunlit California works of figures in and around the swimming pool. Famous David Hockney paintings include “A Bigger Grand Canyon", “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)”, "Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool", "We Two Boys Together Clinging", "A Bigger Splash", "Bigger Trees … [Read more...] about David Hockney Quotes on Art
Claes Oldenburg Quotes on Art
Claes Oldenburg was a famous Swedish born American Pop Art sculptor and installation artist. He is best known for his soft sculptures and his oversized outdoor sculptures of everyday items like ice cream cones and garden spades. Famous Claes Oldenburg sculptures include “Spoonbridge and Cherry", “Clothespin”, "Two Cheeseburgers, with Everything", "Giant Soft Fan", "The Bottle … [Read more...] about Claes Oldenburg Quotes on Art
Sidney Nolan Quotes on Art
Sidney Nolan is a famous Australian painter and artist. He is best known for his paintings of the infamous outlaw and bushranger Ned Kelly with his stylized steel armor helmet. Famous Sidney Nolan works include “Ned Kelly”, "The Trial", “Death of Constable Scanlon”, "Pretty Polly Mine", "First-class Marksman", "The Defence of Aaron Sherritt", and "Policeman in Wombat … [Read more...] about Sidney Nolan Quotes on Art