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
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Elisabeth Cummings Quotes on Art
Elisabeth Cummings is a famous Australian painter and printmaker. She is best known for her depictions of the Australian landscape in both painting and printmaking. Famous Elisabeth Cummings works include “Harbour Lights”, "Journey through the studio", "Stones and Wild Flowers", "Studio In The Bush", “Arkaroola Landscape” and "After the wet, Elcho Island". Mini biography: … [Read more...] about Elisabeth Cummings Quotes on Art
Lloyd Rees Quotes about Art
Lloyd Rees is a famous Australian painter, printmaker and draftsman. He is best known for his Australian landscape paintings, prints and drawings. Famous Lloyd Rees works include “The Road to Berry”, "Morning on the Harbour, Hunters Hill", "A Tribute to France", “The Distant Derwent”, "Three boats - Lane Cove River", and "The Harbour from McMahons Point". Mini biography: … [Read more...] about Lloyd Rees Quotes about Art
Auguste Rodin Quotes on Art
Auguste Rodin is a famous French sculptor. He is best known for his very modern approach to sculpture and was working around the same time as the French Impressionists. Famous Auguste Rodin sculptures include “The Thinker”, "The Kiss", "St. John the Baptist Preaching", “Monument to Balzac”, "The Gates of Hell" and "The Walking Man". Mini biography: Born François Auguste René … [Read more...] about Auguste Rodin 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
Henri Matisse Quotes on Art
Henri Matisse is a famous French artist who influenced many 20th century painters. He was part of the short lived Fauvist art movement where he pushed colors to their extremes. Matisse went on to produce works which could be expressive, bold, colorful, decorative, simplified, and sometimes almost completely abstract. He produced paintings, collages, sculpture, murals, prints, … [Read more...] about Henri Matisse Quotes on Art
Edgar Degas Quotes on Art
Edgar Degas was a famous 19th century painter, draftsman and sculptor. He’s considered an Impressionist artist although he never thought of himself as one. Known for his wonderful draftsmanship, capturing movement and for his intimate interiors. He produced paintings, drawings, sculpture and prints. Famous Edgar Degas paintings or pastels include “A Cotton Office in New … [Read more...] about Edgar Degas Quotes on Art
Georg Baselitz Quotes on Art
Georg Baselitz is German painter and sculptor known for his expressive paintings and wooden sculpture. He is best known for his upside down paintings. He produces paintings, prints and sculpture. Famous Georg Baselitz artworks include “Rebel”, “Folkdance - Tired”, “Bonjour Monsieur Courbet”, “Oberon (Remix)”, and “Where is the Yellow Milkjug, Mrs Bird?”. Mini biography: Born … [Read more...] about Georg Baselitz Quotes on Art
Jean Dubuffet Quotes about Art
Jean Dubuffet was a famous 20th century painter and sculptor. He’s known for his raw and expressive outsider art and for promoting the Art Brut movement. He was a prolific artist who produced paintings, drawings, collages, sculpture, outdoor monuments and prints. Famous Jean Dubuffet paintings include “Il flûte sur la bosse”, “La belle encornée”, “Les commentaires”, “Le … [Read more...] about Jean Dubuffet Quotes about Art
Bernard Buffet Quotes about Art
Bernard Buffet was a popular 20th century figurative painter and draftsman. He's known for his bold and expressive still lifes, nudes, portraits and cityscapes. He was a prolific artist who produced paintings, drawings and prints. Famous Bernard Buffet paintings include "Tete de Clown", “Le sommeil d'après Courbet”, “Paravent aux nus”, “Nus : couple”, "Les sept péchés capitaux … [Read more...] about Bernard Buffet Quotes about Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat Quotes about Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Neo-expressionist painter who brought the street into the art gallery. He first started being noticed with his SAMO graffiti tags that he and fellow graffiti artist Al Diaz placed around the streets of downtown Manhattan. Basquiat was an art star for a brief moment while he was alive but unfortunately his life ended prematurely. His works have sold … [Read more...] about Jean-Michel Basquiat Quotes about Art
Ken Done Quotes about Art
Ken Done is an influential twentieth century Australian painter and colorist. He is best known for his bold and colorful paintings of Sydney, the Australian outback and coral reefs. Done made his own path in art as he was mostly shunned by the art establishment. He put his colorful prints on t-shirts, bedding, tea towels, bikinis, posters, calendars, and much more. He also … [Read more...] about Ken Done Quotes about Art
Cy Twombly Quotes on Art
Cy Twombly is one of the highest selling artists in recent times and has influenced many contemporary painters. Twombly is known for his large gestural works that are part scribble and part calligraphy. His earlier works were much more incoherent scribbles or very uniform in nature, but his later works were much more refined and ordered yet still very free and expressive. The … [Read more...] about Cy Twombly Quotes on Art