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20 April 2026
Thomas Cole (Spouse: Maria Bartow; Children: Four children including Theodora Cole; Mentored by: William Dunlap) was the visionary founder of the Hudson...
07 April 2026
Barry Smith (He officially added “Windsor” to his surname later in his career to distinguish himself from other artists named Barry Smith)....
05 October 2021
Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (/ˈeɪkɪnz/; July 25, 1844 – June 25, 1916) was an American realist painter, photographer,[1] sculptor, and fine arts educator....
23 January 2023
Filippo di Tommaso Lippi (Father: Tommaso Lippi, a butcher; Mother: Antonia di Bindo Sernigi; Partner: Lucrezia Buti; Son: Filippino Lippi, also a renowned...
10 August 2021
Jean-Louis André Théodore Géricault (French: [ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃dʁe teɔdɔʁ ʒeʁiko]; 26 September 1791 – 26 January 1824) was a French painter and lithographer,...
14 March 2026
Jim Steranko (born 1938) is a revolutionary American graphic artist, comic book creator, publisher, and film conceptual artist. Bursting onto the comic...
10 August 2021
Jean-François Millet (French: [milɛ]; October 4, 1814 – January 20, 1875) was a French artist and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France....
08 August 2021
Camille Pissarro ( 10 July 1830 – 13 November 1903) was a Danish-French Impressionist and Neo-Impressionist painter born on the island of St Thomas (now...
22 March 2026
John Burton Davis Jr. (Spouse: Dena Davis; Children: Jack III and Katie)
Jack Davis (1924–2016) was one of the most prolific and versatile American illustrators...
20 February 2026
Mary Leonora Carrington (Parents: Harold Carrington and Maurie Moorhead; Spouses: Renato Leduc, Emerico “Chiki” Weisz; Children: Gabriel and...
04 April 2026
John Francis Murphy (Father: Martin Francis Murphy; Mother: Hannah Gregory; Spouse: Adah Clifford Smith, also a painter) | (1853–1921) was an American...
01 August 2021
Paul Cézanne (Father: Louis-Auguste Cézanne, a banker; Mother: Anne-Elisabeth Honorine Aubert; Spouse: Marie-Hortense Fiquet; Son: Paul Cézanne Jr.)
Paul...
22 November 2022
Jan van Eyck (/væn ˈaɪk/ van EYEK, Dutch: [ˈjɑn vɑn ˈɛik]; c. before 1390 – July 9, 1441) was a painter active in Bruges who was one of the early innovators...
05 March 2026
Kamal-ud-din Behzad Artwork
Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād (Orphaned at a young age; raised and trained by the prominent painter and court official Mirak Naqqash)
Kamal-ud-din...
15 April 2026
David Roberts (Parents: John Roberts, a shoemaker, and Christian Ritchie; Spouse: Margaret McLachlan; Daughter: Christine) was a highly celebrated Scottish...
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Max Bill (Parents: Erwin Bill and Marie Bill-Geiger; Spouse: Binia Bill; Son: Jakob Bill) Max Bill (1908–1994) was a Swiss polymath—an architect, sculptor, painter, and graphic designer—who became the primary theorist and practitioner of …
Johannes Itten (Father: Jakob Itten; Mother: Rosina Maria; Spouse: Anneliese Itten) |Johannes Itten (1888–1967) was a Swiss expressionist painter, designer, and one of the most influential art educators of the 20th century. He is …
Lyonel Charles Adrian Feininger (Parents: Karl Feininger, a violinist, and Elizabeth Lutz, a singer; Spouse: Julia Berg; Sons: Andreas, Laurence, and T. Lux Feininger) Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956) was a world-renowned painter, printmaker, and caricaturist …
Oskar Schlemmer (Parents: Carl Leonhard Schlemmer and Lina Schlemmer; youngest of six children; Spouse: Helena Tutein) Oskar Schlemmer (1888–1943) was a German painter, sculptor, designer, and choreographer who famously sought to reconcile the human …
During World War I, Breton served in a neurological ward, where he used the psychiatric methods of Sigmund Freud on shell-shocked soldiers. This experience sparked his fascination with the unconscious mind as a source …
Mary Leonora Carrington (Parents: Harold Carrington and Maurie Moorhead; Spouses: Renato Leduc, Emerico “Chiki” Weisz; Children: Gabriel and Pablo Weisz) Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) was a titan of the Surrealist movement, known for her hauntingly …
María de los Remedios Alicia Rodriga Varo y Uranga (Father: Rodrigo Varo y Zavalburu; Mother: Ignacia Uranga y Bergareche; Spouse: Gerardo Lizarraga, Benjamin Péret, Walter Gruen) Remedios Varo (1908–1963) was a Spanish-born artist who …
Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy (Father: Félix Tanguy; Mother: Anne-Marie Tanguy; Spouse: Kay Sage, also a noted Surrealist artist) Yves Tanguy (1900–1955) was a leading figure in the Surrealist movement, celebrated for his haunting, meticulously …
Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011) was a towering figure in postwar American painting, credited with bridging the gap between the aggressive energy of Abstract Expressionism and the serene expansiveness of Color Field painting. The youngest daughter …
Barnett Newman (Born to Abraham Newman and Anna Zalovska; Siblings: George, Gertrude, and Sarah; Spouse: Annalee Greenhouse) Barnett Newman (1905–1970) was a monumental figure in 20th-century American art, celebrated for his intellectual approach to …
Robert Burns Motherwell III (Father: Robert Burns Motherwell II, a bank president; Mother: Margaret Hogan Motherwell; Spouse: Helen Frankenthaler [among four marriages]; Daughters: Jeannie and Lise) Robert Motherwell (1915–1991) was a titan of the …
Sohrab Sepehri (Father: Asadullah Sepehri, a telegraphist and artist; Mother: Mah-Jabin, a poet; Siblings: Manouchehr, Homayoun-Dokht, Pari-Dokht, and Parvaneh) Sohrab Sepehri (1928–1980) was a towering figure in Iranian modern art and literature, famously known …
asper Johns is a seminal American painter, sculptor, and printmaker whose work bridged the gap between Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. He is best known for his “re-presentation” of common symbols—things the mind already …
Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez (Parents: Diego Rivera Acosta and María del Pilar Barrientos; Spouses: Angelina Beloff, Guadalupe Marín, Frida Kahlo , Emma …
Georgia Totto O’Keeffe (Parents: Francis Calixtus O’Keeffe and Ida Totto; Spouse: Alfred Stieglitz; Siblings: Francis, Ida, Anita, Alexius, Catherine, and Claudia) Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986), often called the “Mother of American Modernism,” was a revolutionary …