Gustave Courbet was a famous French painter associated with the French Realist art movement. He is best known for his realist scenes of everyday life and for his thoughts on society and politics. Famous Gustave Courbet artworks include “The Stone Breakers", “A Burial At Ornans”, "Le Sommeil (Sleep)", "Proudhon and His Children", "Young Ladies Beside the Seine (Summer)", "The … [Read more...] about Gustave Courbet Quotes about Art
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Édouard Manet Quotes about Art
Édouard Manet was a famous French painter and printmaker associated with the French Realist and Impressionist art movements. He is best known for his naturalist paintings that transitioned into what became Impressionism. Famous Edouard Manet artworks include “Music in the Tuileries", “Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass)”, "Olympia", "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère … [Read more...] about Édouard Manet Quotes about Art
André Derain Quotes about Art
André Derain was a famous French painter and sculptor associated with the Fauve group of artists. Les Fauves is French for the wild beasts. He is best known for his brightly colored landscapes. Famous Andre Derain artworks include “Charing Cross Bridge", “Portrait of Matisse”, "The Pool of London", "Window on the Park", "The Turning Road", "Fishing Boats, Collioure", "Bridge … [Read more...] about André Derain Quotes about Art
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
Giorgio Morandi Quotes about Art
Giorgio Morandi was a famous Italian painter and printmaker. He is best known for his small still life paintings that explored tone and composition with the use of very few colors or varied subject matter. He painted several landscapes and portraits but mostly stuck to the still life motif throughout his entire career. Morandi has always had a strong following among other … [Read more...] about Giorgio Morandi Quotes about 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
Margaret Olley Quotes on Art
Margaret Olley was a famous Australian painter and philanthropist. She is best known for her intimate interiors and still life paintings. Famous Margaret Olley artworks include “Chinese Screen with Still Life", “Marigolds and Limes”, "Still Life with Leaves", "Ranunculus and Pears", "Late Afternoon", "Portrait in the Mirror", "Clivias", "Wildflowers in the Kitchen", "Yellow … [Read more...] about Margaret Olley 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
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
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 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
Claude Monet Quotes on Art
Claude Monet was a famous French painter. He is best known for being the father of the Impressionist art movement in France where he painted nature as he saw it. Famous Claude Monet paintings include “Impression, Sunrise", “Water Lilies”, "La Promenade", "Garden at Sainte-Adresse", "La Grenouillére", "Woman with a Parasol", "Poplars at the River Epte", "Rouen Cathedral at … [Read more...] about Claude Monet Quotes on Art