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
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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
Philip Guston Quotes about Art
Philip Guston was a famous Canadian American abstract painter, muralist and printmaker who successfully transitioned from figurative, to abstract work and back again. He is best known for his large pink abstract impressionist paintings and his later cartoon styled figurative works. Famous Philip Guston artworks include “Zone", “To Fellini", "The Studio", "Painting, Smoking, … [Read more...] about Philip Guston Quotes about Art
Gustave Courbet Quotes about Art
Gustave Courbet was a famous French painter associated with the French Realist art movement. He is best known for his realist scenes of everyday life and for his thoughts on society and politics. Famous Gustave Courbet artworks include “The Stone Breakers", “A Burial At Ornans”, "Le Sommeil (Sleep)", "Proudhon and His Children", "Young Ladies Beside the Seine (Summer)", "The … [Read more...] about Gustave Courbet Quotes about Art
Édouard Manet Quotes about Art
Édouard Manet was a famous French painter and printmaker associated with the French Realist and Impressionist art movements. He is best known for his naturalist paintings that transitioned into what became Impressionism. Famous Edouard Manet artworks include “Music in the Tuileries", “Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (The Luncheon on the Grass)”, "Olympia", "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère … [Read more...] about Édouard Manet Quotes about Art
André Derain Quotes about Art
André Derain was a famous French painter and sculptor associated with the Fauve group of artists. Les Fauves is French for the wild beasts. He is best known for his brightly colored landscapes. Famous Andre Derain artworks include “Charing Cross Bridge", “Portrait of Matisse”, "The Pool of London", "Window on the Park", "The Turning Road", "Fishing Boats, Collioure", "Bridge … [Read more...] about André Derain Quotes about Art
Max Beckmann Quotes about Art
Max Beckmann was a famous German artist associated with the Expressionists and the New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) art movements. He is best known for his gritty, sometimes shocking depictions of the human condition. Famous Max Beckmann artworks include “The Night (Die Nacht)", “Self-Portrait in Tuxedo”, "Departure", "The Iron Bridge (View of Frankfurt)", "The Artist and … [Read more...] about Max Beckmann Quotes about Art
Giorgio Morandi Quotes about Art
Giorgio Morandi was a famous Italian painter and printmaker. He is best known for his small still life paintings that explored tone and composition with the use of very few colors or varied subject matter. He painted several landscapes and portraits but mostly stuck to the still life motif throughout his entire career. Morandi has always had a strong following among other … [Read more...] about Giorgio Morandi Quotes about Art
Arthur Streeton Quotes on Art
Arthur Streeton was a famous Australian Impressionist artist associated with the Heidelberg School group of painters. He is best known for his depictions of the Australian landscape. Famous Arthur Streeton artworks include “Golden Summer, Eaglemont,", “Sunlight Sweet, Coogee”, "Fire's On", "The Spirit of the Drought", "The Railway Station, Redfern", "Near Heidelberg", "Land of … [Read more...] about Arthur Streeton Quotes on Art
Margaret Olley Quotes on Art
Margaret Olley was a famous Australian painter and philanthropist. She is best known for her intimate interiors and still life paintings. Famous Margaret Olley artworks include “Chinese Screen with Still Life", “Marigolds and Limes”, "Still Life with Leaves", "Ranunculus and Pears", "Late Afternoon", "Portrait in the Mirror", "Clivias", "Wildflowers in the Kitchen", "Yellow … [Read more...] about Margaret Olley Quotes on Art