Lovis Corinth was a famous German painter and printmaker associated with the Impressionism and Expressionism art movements. He is best known for his expressive landscapes, portraits, and nudes. Famous Lovis Corinth artworks include “Reclining Nude", “The Blinded Samson”, "Self-Portrait with Skeleton", "Ecce Homo", "Portrait of Eleonore von Wilke, Countess Finkh", "Der … [Read more...] about Lovis Corinth Quotes about Art
19th Century Artists
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
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
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
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
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Quotes about Art
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a famous French painter associated with the Post-Impressionism art movement. He is best known for his paintings and posters of the colorful people in Montmartre, particularly the prostitutes and performers at the Moulin Rouge cabaret. Famous Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec artworks include “The Laundress", “Study of a Nude”, "The Artist's Mother, the … [Read more...] about Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Quotes about Art
Tom Roberts Quotes about Art
Tom Roberts was a famous Australian Impressionism painter associated with the Heidelberg School art movement. He is best known for his depictions of Australian pastoral life and showing the harsh Australian landscape as it was rather than a weird version of the European landscape as previous artists had done. Famous Tom Roberts artworks include “Holiday sketch at Coogee", … [Read more...] about Tom Roberts Quotes about Art
John Ruskin Quotes
John Ruskin was a famous English writer, art critic, artist, poet, philosopher, essayist and polymath. He is best known for his "Modern Painters" writings and for championing the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood artists. Famous John Ruskin writings include “Modern Painters”, "The Seven Lamps of Architecture", "Pre-Raphaelitism", "Fors Clavigera: Letters to the Workmen and Labourers … [Read more...] about John Ruskin Quotes