Ai Weiwei is a famous Chinese political and conceptual artist. He is best known for his controversial works criticizing the Chinese government which have been supported and promoted by Western countries who have a similar political outlook. Famous Ai Weiwei artworks include “Sunflower Seeds", “Forever (Bicycles)", "Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn", "Coca-Cola Vase", "With Wind", … [Read more...] about Ai Weiwei Quotes about Art
Artists
Below you'll find our full list of famous artists online. It includes visual artists, meaning painters, sculptors, illustrators, cartoonists, printmakers, and drawing artists.
New artists are being added every week so feel free to suggest your favorite artists and we might add them to the list. We're mostly sticking to established artists who are well known in the art world and have a lot of literature published on them.
Full List of Famous Artists A to Z
- All Famous Artists - Includes all of the artists listed in the categories below, from A through to Z.
Artists Listed by Niche / Style / Art Movement, etc.
- 15th Century Artists - Find artists from the Renaissance period.
- 16th Century Artists - See artists like Leonardo and Michelangelo.
- 17th Century Artists - Includes artists like Rembrandt working in the 1600s.
- 18th Century Artists - Artists working in the 1700s include the famous Spanish painter Goya.
- 19th Century Artists - All artists listed working in the nineteenth century, so the 1800s.
- 20th Century Artists - Find artists working in the nineteen hundreds or 20th century.
- 21st Century Artists - List of famous artists working today or in this century that we're in now.
- Aboriginal Artists - See famous indigenous Australian Aboriginal painters and sculptors.
- Abstract Artists - Includes artists that have created at least a series of abstract works during their career.
- Abstract Expressionist Artists - Artists from the popular American art movement Abstract Expressionism.
- Advertising Artists - Commercial or business artists that started commercially and moved on to fine art or remained commercial all of their career.
- American Artists - List of famous artists born in the United States of America.
- Art Auctions - News on record art auction sales or interesting things happening at auctions.
- Art Collectors - See our list of important art collectors and investors in art.
- Art Critics - Do we need them?
- Artist Biographies - Find more information on the life of each artist listed.
- Art News - Interesting art news articles and information.
- Artworks - Famous iconic paintings and works of arts from around the world.
- Asian Artist - See famous Asian artists from various countries throughout Asia.
- Astrological Signs - Browse artists and creative by their astrological signs.
- Australian Artists - List of famous Australian artists with painters, sculptors, photographers and printmakers.
- Austrian Artists - List of notable Austrian artists who born in or spent the majority of their lives in Austria, Europe.
- Black Artists - A list of famous black artists and African Americans.
- British Artists - See famous British artist based in the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
- Canadian Artists - List of famous artists and creatives from the country of Canada.
- Ceramic Artists - Notable ceramic artists, potters, and ceramicists.
- Cityscape Artists - Includes artists that have produced a good number of cityscapes, city life, urban areas, and views of cities.
- Collage Artists - Notable artists who have produced collages or used collage in their paintings.
- Commercial Artists - Artists who produce art for money.
- Conceptual Artists - Artists who think ideas are more important than the finished artwork.
- Contemporary Artists
- Country Arts - Browse arts by country and region worldwide.
- Cubist Artists
- Dada Artists
- Dancers
- Designers
- Drawing Artists
- Dutch Artists
- Expressive Artists
- Fauvist Artists
- Feminist Artists
- French Artists
- Furniture Designers
- Gallerists
- Gay Artists
- German Artists
- Glamour Models
- History Painters - Artists who depicted important historical events.
- Illustrators
- Impressionist Artists
- Installation Artists
- Interior Artists
- Irish Artists
- Italian Artists
- Japanese Artists
- Landscape Artists
- Lesbian Artists
- LGBT Artists
- Literature
- Mexican Artists
- Minimalist Artists
- Modern Artists
- Muralists
- Naive Artists
- Norwegian Artists
- Nude Artists
- Obituaries - Death notices of famous artists, singers, painters and photographers from around the world.
- Outsider Artists
- Painters
- People
- Philosophers
- Photographers
- Poets
- Portrait Painters
- Post-Impressionist Artists
- Printmakers
- Protest Artists
- Public Art
- Quotations
- Realist Artists
- Religious Artists
- Renaissance Artists
- Romantic Artists
- Sculptors
- Shock Artists
- Spanish Artists
- Still Life Artists
- Street Artists
- Surrealist Artists
- Swedish Artists
- Swiss Artists
- Symbolist Artists
- Video Artists
- War Artists
- Watercolor Artists
- Woman Artists
- Writers
- Young British Artists
Frank Stella Quotes about Art
Frank Stella is a famous American abstract painter, printmaker and sculptor associated with the Minimalism and Geometric Abstraction art movements. He is best known for his brightly colored abstract paintings and his large outdoor sculptures. Famous Frank Stella artworks include “Cones and Pillars", “Shoubeegi", "The Marriage of Reason and Squalor", "Riallaro", "Six Mile … [Read more...] about Frank Stella Quotes about Art
Pierre Soulages Quotes about Art
Pierre Soulages was a famous French abstract artist known as the Painter of Black. He is best known for his large abstract works that explored the color black and the effects of light on them. Famous Pierre Soulages artworks include “Painting, 23 May 1953", "Composition", “Encre sur papier”, "Peinture 195 x 130 cm, 4 août 1961", "Eau-Forte XVI", "Eau forte XXXV", "Peinture 18 … [Read more...] about Pierre Soulages Quotes about Art
Grace Cossington Smith Quotes about Art
Grace Cossington Smith was a famous modernist Australian painter. She is best known for her uniquely Australian modernist paintings that were influenced by what Post-Impressionist Europe was doing at the time. Famous Grace Cossington Smith artworks include “The Sock Knitter", “The Bridge in Curve”, "The Curve of the Bridge", "Landscape at Pentecost", "Eastern Road, Turramurra", … [Read more...] about Grace Cossington Smith Quotes about Art
Susan Rothenberg Quotes about Art
Susan Rothenberg was a famous American painter and printmaker. She is best known for her horse paintings. Famous Susan Rothenberg artworks include “Mondrian Dancing", “Galisteo Creek", "Pink Couch", "Chix", "Skull Rocks Bones", "Maggie's Ponytail", "Triple Form", "Triphammer Bridge" and "Cabin Fever". Mini biography: Born Susan Charna Rothenberg on the 20th of January, 1945 … [Read more...] about Susan Rothenberg Quotes about Art
Frank Auerbach Quotes about Art
Frank Auerbach is a famous German born British painter, printmaker and draughtsman. He is best known for his very thickly painted, textural impasto works of nudes, portraits, and cityscapes. Famous Frank Auerbach paintings include “Head of E.O.W", “Head of Gerda Boehm”, "Head of J.Y.M.", "Mornington Crescent", "Bacchus and Ariadne", "David Landau", "To the Studios", "E.O.W. On … [Read more...] about Frank Auerbach Quotes about Art
Paula Rego Quotes about Art
Paula Rego was a famous figurative Portuguese painter and printmaker who lived in the United Kingdom. She is best known for her confronting works that told stories and for supporting various causes like abortion and genital mutilation. Famous Paula Rego artworks include “Dog Woman", "The Dance", “Dancing Ostriches”, "Swallows the Poison Apple", "The Policeman's Daughter", … [Read more...] about Paula Rego Quotes about Art
Georges Braque Quotes about Art
Georges Braque was a famous French painter, sculptor and printmaker associated with the Cubism art movement. He is best known for his developing Cubism with Pablo Picasso which went on to influence many modern artists. Famous Georges Braque artworks include “Baigneuse (Le Grand Nu, Large Nude)", "Man with a Guitar", “Violin and Candlestick”, "Clarinet and Bottle of Rum on a … [Read more...] about Georges Braque Quotes about Art
Joan Miró Quotes about Art
Joan Miró was a famous Spanish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and printmaker. He is best known for his whimsical and quirky paintings and 3D works which crossed the paths of dada, surrealism, abstraction and automatic drawing. Famous Joan Miro paintings include “The Farm", “Harlequin's Carnival”, "Blue II", "The Gold of the Azure", "Women and Bird in the Moonlight", "The … [Read more...] about Joan Miró Quotes about Art
Henri Fantin-Latour Quotes about Art
Henri Fantin-Latour was a famous French painter and printmaker associated with realism and symbolism. He is best known for his portraits and flower paintings. Famous Henri Fantin-Latour artworks include “White Roses", "Flowers and Fruit", “Vase of Roses”, "Japanese Anemones", "Édouard Manet", "The Corner of the Table", "A Plate of Apples", "Asters and Fruit on a Table", "Still … [Read more...] about Henri Fantin-Latour Quotes about Art
Jean-Léon Gérôme Quotes about Art
Jean-Léon Gérôme was a famous French painter and sculptor associated with realism and academic art. He is best known for his realistic depictions of mythological scenes, history paintings, religious paintings, and Orientalism. Famous Jean-Léon Gérôme artworks include “The Birth of Venus", "Prayer in the Mosque", “Bonaparte Before the Sphinx”, "The Large Pool of Bursa", "The … [Read more...] about Jean-Léon Gérôme Quotes about Art
William-Adolphe Bouguereau Quotes about Art
William-Adolphe Bouguereau was a famous French painter associated with realism and academic art. He is best known for his depictions of beautiful feminine nude women and mythological scenes. Famous William-Adolphe Bouguereau artworks include “The Birth of Venus", “Nymphs and Satyr”, "The Shepherdess", "Evening Mood", "The First Mourning", "Orestes Pursued by the Furies", … [Read more...] about William-Adolphe Bouguereau Quotes about Art
Lovis Corinth Quotes about Art
Lovis Corinth was a famous German painter and printmaker associated with the Impressionism and Expressionism art movements. He is best known for his expressive landscapes, portraits, and nudes. Famous Lovis Corinth artworks include “Reclining Nude", “The Blinded Samson”, "Self-Portrait with Skeleton", "Ecce Homo", "Portrait of Eleonore von Wilke, Countess Finkh", "Der … [Read more...] about Lovis Corinth Quotes about Art