Thomas Gainsborough was a famous 18th century English painter and printmaker associated with the Rococo art movement. He is best known for his light palette, portraits of high society and his figures in landscapes. Famous Thomas Gainsborough artworks include “The Blue Boy", "Frances Browne, Mrs John Douglas", “Portrait of Anne, Countess of Chesterfield”, "Girl with Pigs", "Mary … [Read more...] about Thomas Gainsborough Quotes about Art
Landscape Artists
John Constable Quotes about Art
John Constable was a famous English painter and watercolorist associated with the Romanticism art movement. He is best known for his landscape paintings of the English countryside. Famous John Constable artworks include “Wivenhoe Park", "Dedham Vale", “The Hay Wain”, "Weymouth Bay", "The White Horse", "Hadleigh Castle", "Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows", "Stonehenge", … [Read more...] about John Constable Quotes about Art
J.M.W. Turner Quotes about Art
J.M.W. Turner was a famous English painter, watercolorist, and printmaker associated with the Romanticism art movement. He is best known for his landscapes and seascapes filled with light and drama. Famous JMW Turner artworks include “Fishermen at Sea", "Dutch Boats in a Gale", “Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps”, "The Burning of the Houses of Lords and … [Read more...] about J.M.W. Turner Quotes about Art
Peter Paul Rubens Quotes about Art
Peter Paul Rubens was a famous German-born Flemish painter associated with the Baroque art movement. He is best known for his depictions of large, rounded, sensuous, fleshy women. Famous Peter Paul Rubens artworks include “Descent from the Cross", "Portrait of Anna of Austria, Queen of France”, "The Feast of Venus", "Venus at the Mirror", "The Rape of the Daughters of … [Read more...] about Peter Paul Rubens Quotes about Art
Frederick McCubbin Quotes about Art
Frederick McCubbin was a famous Australian Impressionism painter associated with the Heidelberg School art movement. He is best known for his depictions of Australian rural life and our relationship with the bush. Famous Frederick McCubbin artworks include “Lost", "Down on His Luck”, "On the Wallaby Track", "Princes Bridge", "Violet and Gold", "The Pioneer", "Gathering … [Read more...] about Frederick McCubbin Quotes about Art
Georges Seurat Quotes about Art
Georges Seurat was a famous French pointillist painter and draftsman associated with the Post-Impressionism art movement. He is best known for his paintings that used dots and dashes of pure color to create a harmonious image. Famous Georges Seurat artworks include “Young Woman Powdering Herself", “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”, "Bathers at Asnières", "Le … [Read more...] about Georges Seurat Quotes about Art
Tom Roberts Quotes about Art
Tom Roberts was a famous Australian Impressionism painter associated with the Heidelberg School art movement. He is best known for his depictions of Australian pastoral life and showing the harsh Australian landscape as it was rather than a weird version of the European landscape as previous artists had done. Famous Tom Roberts artworks include “Holiday sketch at Coogee", … [Read more...] about Tom Roberts Quotes about Art
John Everett Millais Quotes about Art
John Everett Millais was a famous English painter and illustrator associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood art movement. He is best known for his landscapes and portraits which include the iconic "Ophelia" painting. Famous John Everett Millais artworks include “Mariana", "A Huguenot, on St. Bartholomew's Day", “The Order of Release”, "Christ in the House of His Parents", … [Read more...] about John Everett Millais Quotes about Art
L. S. Lowry Quotes about Art
L. S. Lowry was a famous English painter and draughtsman. He is best known for his urban landscapes and industrial scenes peopled with "matchstick men" and society going about everyday life. He holds the record of having turned down the most British honours (five) during his lifetime, including a knighthood in 1968. Famous L. S. Lowry artworks include “Going to Work", "Oldfield … [Read more...] about L. S. Lowry Quotes about Art
James Abbott McNeill Whistler Quotes about Art
James Abbott McNeill Whistler was a famous American painter and portrait artist associated with the Tonalism art movement. He is best known for his portraits and landscapes that looked to music for inspiration. Famous James McNeill Whistler artworks include “Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl", “Nocturne: Blue and Gold - Old Battersea Bridge", "Arrangement in Grey and … [Read more...] about James Abbott McNeill Whistler Quotes about Art
Russell Drysdale Quotes about Art
Russell "Tas" Drysdale was a famous Australian painter and draughtsman. He is best known for his sun burnt images of Australian rural and outback life. Famous Russel Drysdale artworks include “Sunday Evening", "Sofala", “Portrait of Donald Friend”, "Desert Landscape", "Mangula", "Shopping Day", "The Drover's Wife", "Moody's Pub", "Walls of China", "Aboriginal Stockmen", "The … [Read more...] about Russell Drysdale Quotes about Art
Jeffrey Smart Quotes about Art
Jeffrey Smart was a famous Australian painter and draughtsman. He is best known for his urban landscapes depicting our modern surroundings and how we exist in them. Famous Jeffrey Smart artworks include “Cahill Expressway", "Matisse at Ashford", “Portrait of Clive James”, "The Oil Drums", "Portrait of David Malouf", "Control Tower", "The bicycle race (Death of Morandi)", … [Read more...] about Jeffrey Smart Quotes about Art
Nicolas Poussin Quotes About Art
Nicolas Poussin was a famous French painter associated with Classicism and the French Baroque art movements of the 17th Century. He is best known for his landscapes, historical paintings, mythological scenes and religious paintings. Famous Nicolas Poussin artworks include “Death of Germanicus", “The Inspiration of the Poet”, "The Miracle of Saint Francis Xavier", "Landscape … [Read more...] about Nicolas Poussin Quotes About Art