Otto Dix was a famous German painter and printmaker associated with the Expressionists and the Neue Sachlichkeit or New Objectivity art movements. He is best known for his probing portraits and his depictions of the horrors of war. Famous Otto Dix artworks include “Dr. Mayer-Hermann", “Hugo Erfurth with Dog”, "Three Wenches", "War Cripples", "Metropolis", "Three Prostitutes on … [Read more...] about Otto Dix Quotes about Art
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Wassily Kandinsky Quotes about Art
Wassily Kandinsky was a famous Russian expressionist and abstract artist. He is best known for his use of color and for being one the first artists to produce purely abstract paintings. Famous Wassily Kandinsky artworks include “The Blue Rider", “Houses in Munich”, "Murnau, Train and Castle", "Landscape with Factory Chimney", "Squares with Concentric Circles", … [Read more...] about Wassily Kandinsky Quotes about Art
Thomas Gainsborough Quotes about Art
Thomas Gainsborough was a famous 18th century English painter and printmaker associated with the Rococo art movement. He is best known for his light palette, portraits of high society and his figures in landscapes. Famous Thomas Gainsborough artworks include “The Blue Boy", "Frances Browne, Mrs John Douglas", “Portrait of Anne, Countess of Chesterfield”, "Girl with Pigs", "Mary … [Read more...] about Thomas Gainsborough Quotes about Art
Paul Klee Quotes about Art
Paul Klee was a famous Swiss-born German painter, printmaker, draftsman and teacher at the Bauhaus school of art. He is best known for his enigmatic works that combined linear drawing elements with color. Famous Paul Klee artworks include “Castle and Sun", “Tod und Feuer”, "Fright of a Girl", "Red/Green Architecture (yellow/violet gradation)", "Tale à la Hoffmann", "Red … [Read more...] about Paul Klee Quotes about Art
J. Paul Getty Quotes
J. Paul Getty was a famous American born businessman, philanthropist, billionaire and art collector. He is best known for being one of the richest men in the world. His art collection included paintings from artists like Peter Paul Rubens, Titian, Thomas Gainsborough, Rembrandt, Edgar Degas and Claude Monet. The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, California in the United … [Read more...] about J. Paul Getty Quotes
Jim Dine Quotes about Art
Jim Dine is a famous Canadian American painter, printmaker and draftsman associated with the Neo-Dada and Pop art movements. He is best known for his skill as a draftsman and for repeating motives like the love heart, bathrobes, tools, Pinocchio, and everyday objects. Famous Jim Dine artworks include “Tool Box", “Four Hearts", "Walking Dream with a Four Foot Clamp", … [Read more...] about Jim Dine Quotes about Art
John Constable Quotes about Art
John Constable was a famous English painter and watercolorist associated with the Romanticism art movement. He is best known for his landscape paintings of the English countryside. Famous John Constable artworks include “Wivenhoe Park", "Dedham Vale", “The Hay Wain”, "Weymouth Bay", "The White Horse", "Hadleigh Castle", "Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows", "Stonehenge", … [Read more...] about John Constable Quotes about Art
J.M.W. Turner Quotes about Art
J.M.W. Turner was a famous English painter, watercolorist, and printmaker associated with the Romanticism art movement. He is best known for his landscapes and seascapes filled with light and drama. Famous JMW Turner artworks include “Fishermen at Sea", "Dutch Boats in a Gale", “Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps”, "The Burning of the Houses of Lords and … [Read more...] about J.M.W. Turner Quotes about Art
Titian Quotes about Art
Titian was a famous Venetian painter, muralist, draftsman and printmaker of the Renaissance in Italy. He is best known for his portraits, religious scenes, and for being a great colorist. Famous Titian artworks include “A Man with a Quilted Sleeve", “Assumption of the Virgin”, "Bacchus and Ariadne", "Equestrian Portrait of Charles V", "Venus and Organist and Little Dog", "Diana … [Read more...] about Titian Quotes about Art
Paolo Veronese Quotes about Art
Paolo Veronese was a famous Venetian painter, muralist, draftsman and trompe-l'œil artist of the Renaissance in Italy. He is best known for his bold use of colors and his elegant figures. Famous Paolo Veronese artworks include “The Family of Darius before Alexander", “The Conversion of Mary Magdalene”, "The Wedding at Cana", "The Feast in the House of Levi", "Allegory of Wisdom … [Read more...] about Paolo Veronese Quotes about Art
Peter Paul Rubens Quotes about Art
Peter Paul Rubens was a famous German-born Flemish painter associated with the Baroque art movement. He is best known for his depictions of large, rounded, sensuous, fleshy women. Famous Peter Paul Rubens artworks include “Descent from the Cross", "Portrait of Anna of Austria, Queen of France”, "The Feast of Venus", "Venus at the Mirror", "The Rape of the Daughters of … [Read more...] about Peter Paul Rubens Quotes about Art
Frederick McCubbin Quotes about Art
Frederick McCubbin was a famous Australian Impressionism painter associated with the Heidelberg School art movement. He is best known for his depictions of Australian rural life and our relationship with the bush. Famous Frederick McCubbin artworks include “Lost", "Down on His Luck”, "On the Wallaby Track", "Princes Bridge", "Violet and Gold", "The Pioneer", "Gathering … [Read more...] about Frederick McCubbin Quotes about Art
Georges Seurat Quotes about Art
Georges Seurat was a famous French pointillist painter and draftsman associated with the Post-Impressionism art movement. He is best known for his paintings that used dots and dashes of pure color to create a harmonious image. Famous Georges Seurat artworks include “Young Woman Powdering Herself", “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”, "Bathers at Asnières", "Le … [Read more...] about Georges Seurat Quotes about Art