Jean-Léon Gérôme was a famous French painter and sculptor associated with realism and academic art. He is best known for his realistic depictions of mythological scenes, history paintings, religious paintings, and Orientalism. Famous Jean-Léon Gérôme artworks include “The Birth of Venus", "Prayer in the Mosque", “Bonaparte Before the Sphinx”, "The Large Pool of Bursa", "The … [Read more...] about Jean-Léon Gérôme Quotes about Art
Landscape Artists
Lovis Corinth Quotes about Art
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
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
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
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
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