8th Nov 2019
Born in 1853 in Denmark, Soren Emil Carlsen was thought of as a gifted still life painter. Prior to his immigration to Chicago in 1872, he studied architecture. After arriving in Chicago, he worked…
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8th Nov 2019
Born in France in 1684, Jean-Antoine Watteau only lived to be 36 years old, but he is considered to have had a tremendous impact on the artistic world. In 1704, he became the assistant of Claude Gi…
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8th Nov 2019
Born in Scotland in 1883, Cadell was a left handed painter who moved to Paris to study at the Academie Julian on the advice of Arthur Melville. He is one of only four Scottish colorists. While in P…
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8th Nov 2019
Born in 1852 in Philadelphia, PA, Edwin Austin Abbey studied for a short period of time at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Christian Schuessele. At the age of 14 he took a position a…
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8th Nov 2019
Born in 1880 in Munich, Germany, Franz Marc is thought of as one of the major figures in the German Expressionist movement and was an original member of Der Blaue Reiter, a group of German Expressi…
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8th Nov 2019
Born in 1868 in France, Emile Bernard is credited with Cloisonnism, a style simplified decorative art that used thick black lines to enclose flat areas with vivid and bold colors, while in Pont-Aven.…
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8th Nov 2019
Born in 1811 in Virginia, George Caleb Bingham and is known for his remarkable paintings depicting political and social life on the frontier, as well as landscapes and portraits. He is believed to…
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8th Nov 2019
Born in 1726 in London, Frances Cotes Ra is best known for outstanding work as a pastellist. He trained with George Knapton, a portrait painter, before setting up his own studio. Heavily influenced…
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8th Nov 2019
Born in 1594 as Jacopo Robusti in Venice, Italy, Tintoretto is considered a master of 16th century Venetian painting. He apprenticed with Titian and studied the styles of many of Italy’s most promin…
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1st Nov 2019
Juan Martinez Abades is among the most famous Spanish artists in history. He was born in 1862 in Asturias and died in 1920 in Madrid. Cultural studies of European art sometimes ignore Spanish artists,…
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29th Oct 2019
Edwin Deakin became famous as an American landscape painter. He was born in Sheffield, England on May 21, 1838 and developed an early interest in ancient castles, old churches and romantic ruins. E…
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29th Oct 2019
American artist E. L. Henry was born Edward Lamson Henry on January 12, 1841 in Charleston, South Carolina. He moved to New York after being orphaned at the age of 7 and lived there with his cousin…
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