Alexej von Jawlensky was a famous Russian born painter associated with Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) group and the Expressionist art movement. He is best known for his raw, expressionist portraits. Famous Alexej von Jawlensky artworks include “Portrait of a Girl", “Young Girl with a Flowered Hat", "Mystical Head", "The Young Christ", "Abstract Head: Final Light", "Medusa", … [Read more...] about Alexej von Jawlensky Quotes about Art
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Emil Nolde Quotes about Art
Emil Nolde was a famous German painter, watercolorist, and printmaker associated with Die Brücke (The Bridge) group and the Expressionist art movement. He is best known for his expressive landscapes, flowers, figures and religious paintings. Famous Emil Nolde artworks include “Sunflowers", “The Last Supper", "Dance Around the Golden Calf", "Mask Still Life III", "Stormy Sea", … [Read more...] about Emil Nolde Quotes about Art
Erich Heckel Quotes about Art
Erich Heckel was a famous German painter and printmaker associated with Die Brücke (The Bridge) group and the Expressionist art movement. He is best known for his bold and expressive paintings and graphic works, especially his woodcuts. Famous Erich Heckel artworks include “Bathers", “Bathers at the Forest Pond", "Fränzi Reclining", "Blankenese", "Gläserner Tag", "Reclining … [Read more...] about Erich Heckel Quotes about Art
Franz Marc Quotes about Art
Franz Marc was a famous German painter and printmaker associated with Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) group and the Expressionist art movement. He is best known for his modernist depictions of animals that explored energy, movement and color. Famous Franz Marc artworks include “Blue Horse I", “The Large Blue Horses", "The Yellow Cow", "Fate of the Animals", "The Little … [Read more...] about Franz Marc Quotes about Art
August Macke Quotes about Art
August Macke was a famous German painter and watercolorist associated with Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider) group and the Expressionist art movement. He is best known for his expressionist works and his use of color. Famous August Macke artworks include “At the Garden Table", “The Hat Shop", "Four Girls", "St. Mary's with Houses and Chimney (Bonn)", "Elisabeth with Apples", … [Read more...] about August Macke Quotes about Art
Max Ernst Quotes about Art
Max Ernst was a famous German-born painter, sculptor and printmaker associated with the Surrealism and Dada art movements. He is best known for his experimental artworks and unusual written works. Famous Max Ernst artworks include “Ubu Imperator", “The Elephant Celebes", "Forest and Dove", "The Robing of the Bride", "Napoleon in the Wilderness", "Two Children are Threatened by … [Read more...] about Max Ernst Quotes about Art
René Magritte Quotes about Art
René Magritte was a famous Belgian painter associated with the Surrealism art movement. He is best known for his surreal, sometimes humorous images that place objects in weird contexts and use visual trickery. Famous Rene Magritte artworks include “The Son of Man", “The Treachery of Images", "Golconda", "Time Transfixed", "Not to Be Reproduced", "The Human Condition", … [Read more...] about René Magritte Quotes about Art
Hans Hofmann Quotes about Art
Hans Hofmann was a famous German-born American painter and art teacher associated with the Abstraction Expressionism art movement. He is best known for his abstract expressionist paintings dealing with color relationships, shapes, texture and paint. Famous Hans Hofmann artworks include “Pompeii", “Auxerre", "The Gate", "The Golden Wall", "Deep Within the Ravine", "The … [Read more...] about Hans Hofmann Quotes about Art
Barbara Hepworth Quotes about Art
Barbara Hepworth was a famous 20th century British sculptor and printmaker. She is best known for her modernist abstract sculptures, natural stone forms, and for opening up her sculptures to show the insides of the work. Famous Barbara Hepworth artworks include "Mother and Child", "Two Forms (Divided Circle)", “Landscape Sculpture", “Pierced Hemisphere", "Oval Form (Trezion)", … [Read more...] about Barbara Hepworth Quotes about Art
Ben Nicholson Quotes about Art
Ben Nicholson was a famous British painter and draftsman. He is best known for his paintings and reliefs that blurred the lines between still life and abstraction. Famous Ben Nicholson artworks include "1943-45 (St Ives, Cornwall)", "April 57 (Arbia 2)", "Sept 53 (Balearic)", “1934-6 (Painting - Still Life)", “August 1956 (Val d'Orcia)", "1936 (White Relief)", "July 27-53 … [Read more...] about Ben Nicholson Quotes about Art