Arnold Böcklin was a famous Swiss painter associated with the Symbolist art movement. He is best known for his works like the Isle of the Dead painting which he did five different versions of. Famous Arnold Böcklin artworks include “Isle of the Dead (Die Toteninsel)", “The Island of Life (Die Lebensinsel)”, "Moonlit Landscape", "Self-Portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle", … [Read more...] about Arnold Böcklin Quotes about Art
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Max Beckmann Quotes about Art
Max Beckmann was a famous German artist associated with the Expressionists and the New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) art movements. He is best known for his gritty, sometimes shocking depictions of the human condition. Famous Max Beckmann artworks include “The Night (Die Nacht)", “Self-Portrait in Tuxedo”, "Departure", "The Iron Bridge (View of Frankfurt)", "The Artist and … [Read more...] about Max Beckmann Quotes about Art
Amedeo Modigliani Quotes on Art
Amedeo Modigliani was a famous Italian painter and sculptor. He is best known for his female nude paintings and portraits of various friends and acquaintances in Montparnasse, Paris. Famous Amedeo Modigliani artworks include “Reclining Nude", “Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne, Seated”, "Portrait of Moise Kisling", "Paul Guillaume, Novo Pilota", "Bride and Groom", "Nu Couché au … [Read more...] about Amedeo Modigliani Quotes on Art
Arthur Streeton Quotes on Art
Arthur Streeton was a famous Australian Impressionist artist associated with the Heidelberg School group of painters. He is best known for his depictions of the Australian landscape. Famous Arthur Streeton artworks include “Golden Summer, Eaglemont,", “Sunlight Sweet, Coogee”, "Fire's On", "The Spirit of the Drought", "The Railway Station, Redfern", "Near Heidelberg", "Land of … [Read more...] about Arthur Streeton Quotes on Art
Edouard Vuillard Quotes on Art
Édouard Vuillard was a famous French Post-Impressionist artist associated with the Les Nabis group of painters. He is best known for his paintings of interiors and for portraits of people in their homes. Famous Edouard Vuillard artworks include “The Seamstresses", “In the Waiting Room”, "Arthur Fontaine Reading", "Venus de Milo", "Morning in the Garden, Clos Cezanne", "The … [Read more...] about Edouard Vuillard Quotes on Art
Pierre Bonnard Quotes on Art
Pierre Bonnard was a famous French Post-Impressionist artist associated with the Les Nabis group of painters. He is best known for his interiors and female nudes in the bath. Famous Pierre Bonnard artworks include “Table Set in a Garden", “Woman with Cat”, "The Mimosa Workshop", "The Bowl of Milk", "The Terrace at Vernon", "Siesta", "Nude Against the Light", "Dining Room in the … [Read more...] about Pierre Bonnard Quotes on Art
Chuck Close Quotes on Art
Chuck Close was a famous American realist painter, printmaker and photographer. He is best known for his large format portraits that range from photorealistic through to pixelated, almost abstractions of the face. Famous Chuck Close paintings include “Mark", “Big Self-Portrait”, "Kate Moss", "Fanny/Fingerpainting", "Phil", "Francesco", "John", and "Lucas". Mini biography: … [Read more...] about Chuck Close Quotes on Art
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