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
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Christopher Wool Quotes on Art
Christopher Wool is a famous American abstract painter, printmaker, photographer and sculptor. He is best known for his large black and white text paintings and painterly monochromatic abstract works. Famous Christopher Wool paintings include “Untitled (FOOL)", “Untitled "RIOT)”, "Apocalypse Now", "If you can't take a Joke", "Untitled (CHAMELEON)", "Maggie's Brain", "Black … [Read more...] about Christopher Wool 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
Elvis Presley Quotes
Elvis Presley was a famous American singer and actor. He is best known for being the King of Rock and Roll, his gyrating and thrusting stage performances, and his influence on the music industry. Popular Elvis Presley music albums include “From Elvis in Memphis", “King Creole”, "Elvis Country", "Blue Hawaii", "Elvis is Back", "Love Letters from Elvis" and "G.I. Blues". Popular … [Read more...] about Elvis Presley Quotes
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
Willem de Kooning Quotes on Art
Willem de Kooning was a famous Dutch born American Abstract Expressionist painter and sculptor. He is best known for his wildly expressive paintings at the forefront of the Abstract Expressionism art movement and was part of the informal New York School group of artists. Famous Willem de Kooning paintings include “Woman I", “Excavation”, "Black Untitled", "Clamdigger", … [Read more...] about Willem de Kooning Quotes on Art
Francis Bacon Quotes (Philosopher)
Francis Bacon was a famous English philosopher, essayist, and statesman, also referred to as The 1st Viscount St Alban or Lord Verulam. See Francis Bacon the Artist here. He is best known for his contribution to the philosophy of empiricism and acquiring knowledge through observation and experience. Famous Francis Bacon publications include “Essays, or Counsels Civil and … [Read more...] about Francis Bacon Quotes (Philosopher)
Claes Oldenburg Quotes on Art
Claes Oldenburg was a famous Swedish born American Pop Art sculptor and installation artist. He is best known for his soft sculptures and his oversized outdoor sculptures of everyday items like ice cream cones and garden spades. Famous Claes Oldenburg sculptures include “Spoonbridge and Cherry", “Clothespin”, "Two Cheeseburgers, with Everything", "Giant Soft Fan", "The Bottle … [Read more...] about Claes Oldenburg Quotes on Art
Larry Gagosian Quotes on Art
Larry Gagosian is a famous American gallerist and art collector. He is best known for being the founder of the Gagosian Gallery which represents some of the most popular working artists in the world. He has art galleries located in New York City, London, Beverly Hills, Rome, Basel, Athens, Geneva, Paris, and Hong Kong. Estimates of the value of his art collection vary wildly … [Read more...] about Larry Gagosian Quotes on Art
Martin Kippenberger Quotes on Art
Martin Kippenberger was a famous German painter and conceptual artist. He is best known for his controversial and sometimes shocking works in a variety of media and styles. Famous Martin Kippenberger artworks include “Martin, into the Corner, You Should Be Ashamed of Yourself (Martin, ab in die Ecke und schäm Dich)”, "The Raft of the Medusa”, "Alcohol Torture", "Dialogue with … [Read more...] about Martin Kippenberger Quotes on Art
Paul Gauguin Quotes on Art
Paul Gauguin was a famous French Post-Impressionist painter and printmaker. He is best known for his paintings of the French Polynesian island of Tahiti where he painted the people and landscape. Famous Paul Gauguin paintings include “The Yellow Christ (Le Christ jaune)”, "Night Café at Arles, (Mme Ginoux)", “Young Girl with a Fan (Jeune fille à l'éventail)”, "Where Do We Come … [Read more...] about Paul Gauguin Quotes on Art
Arthur Boyd Quotes about Art
Arthur Boyd is a famous Australian painter, printmaker and potter. He is best known for his paintings of the Australian landscape, especially his depictions of Bundanon on the Shoalhaven River. Famous Arthur Boyd works include “Reflected Bride 1”, "Three Shearers Playing for a Bride", “Lovers in a Boat”, "Chained Figure and Bent Tree", "Melbourne Burning", "River Bank and Four … [Read more...] about Arthur Boyd Quotes about 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