Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter. She is best known for her naive, raw and revealing self-portrait paintings that depicted her struggles in life. Famous Frida Kahlo paintings include “Frieda and Diego Rivera", “Henry Ford Hospital”, "What the Water Gave Me", "The Two Fridas", "The Broken Column", "Viva la Vida, Watermelons", "The Wounded Deer", "The Suicide of Dorothy … [Read more...] about Frida Kahlo Quotes on Art
Portrait Painters
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
Pierre-Auguste Renoir Quotes on Art
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a famous French painter. He is best known for his influential part in the Impressionist art movement of France and for his large feminine nude women. Famous Pierre-Auguste Renoir paintings include “Luncheon of the Boating Party", “Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette (Bal du moulin de la Galette)”, "The Theater Box", "The Swing (La Balançoire)", "Girls at … [Read more...] about Pierre-Auguste Renoir 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
Fred Williams Quotes about Art
Fred Williams was a famous Australian painter and printmaker. He is best known for his Australian landscapes which showed the country in a way that had never been seen before. Famous Fred Williams paintings include “You Yangs Landscape", “Waterfall Polyptych”, "Trees on Hillside II", "Evening Sky, Upwey", "Lysterfield", "Guthega Landscape", "Landscape with a Goose", "Boab … [Read more...] about Fred Williams Quotes about 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
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
William Dobell Quotes on Art
Sir William Dobell is a famous Australian portrait painter and draftsman. He is best known for his wonderfully expressive portraits with elongated features. His controversial Archibald Prize winning "Portrait of an Artist" (Joshua Smith) made him a household name in Australia when the result was contested in court. Famous William Dobell works include “Dame Mary Gilmore”, … [Read more...] about William Dobell Quotes on Art
Yoshitomo Nara Quotes about Art
Yoshitomo Nara is a famous Japanese painter and sculptor. He is best known for his anime inspired portraits of children with big innocent eyes often hiding sinister motives. Famous Yoshitomo Nara works include “Knife Behind Back”, "Aomori-Ken (Aomori Dog)", "Frog Girl", "Sleepless Night", “Oddly Cozy” and "Light My Fire". Mini biography: Born Yoshitomo Nara (奈良 美智) on the … [Read more...] about Yoshitomo Nara Quotes about Art
Thomas Eakins Quotes on Art
Thomas Eakins is a famous American realist painter and photographer. He is best known for his portraits, nudes, landscapes and water scenes. He produced oil paintings, watercolors, photography, sculpture, and drawings. Famous Thomas Eakins works include “Max Schmitt in a Single Scull”, "The Gross Clinic", “The Swimming Hole”, “The Cello Player”, "Taking the Count", and … [Read more...] about Thomas Eakins Quotes on Art
Paul Cezanne Quotes on Art
Paul Cezanne is a famous French Post-Impressionist painter. He is best known for his landscapes and still life paintings that went on to influence artists like Picasso and Matisse. He produced paintings, watercolors, and drawings. Famous Paul Cezanne works include "Banks of the Marne (Bords De La Marne)", “Woman in a Green Hat (Madame Cezanne)”, "The Basket of Apples", “Mont … [Read more...] about Paul Cezanne Quotes on Art
Salvador Dali Quotes on Art
Salvador Dali was an influential twentieth century artist and one of the central figures of the Surrealist art movement. The artist was a masterful self promoter and used his eccentric and ostentatious acts and behavior to attract plenty of attention. He produced paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and photography. Famous Salvador Dali paintings include "The Great … [Read more...] about Salvador Dali Quotes on Art
Vincent van Gogh Biography
Famous Dutch Post-Impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh struggled as an artist while he was alive but found acclaim and success as artist after his death. Mini biography: Born Vincent Willem van Gogh on the 30th of March, 1853 in Zundert, Netherlands. His mother was Anna Cornelia Carbentus and his father Theodorus van Gogh. Van Gogh never or had children. He suffered from … [Read more...] about Vincent van Gogh Biography