Lee Krasner was an American abstract expressionist painter who was married to Jackson Pollock. She is best known for her large abstract paintings and collages. She produced paintings, collages, prints, and works on paper. Famous Lee Krasner paintings include “Imperative”, “Gold Stone”, “Polar Stampede”, “Number 3 (Untitled)”, and “Night Creatures”. Mini biography: Born … [Read more...] about Lee Krasner Quotes on Art
American Painters
You've made it to our list of famous American painters or painting artists in the Art in the United States of America section of the ArtQuotes.net website. Here you will find notable working artists and those from the history of American art. It includes all artists who are known for their paintings in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and other paint mediums. To find a different type of US artist like a printmaker or a sculptor return to the Art in America hub.
Famous American Painters
- Jean-Michel Basquiat - - Art Quotes
Famous African American artist known for his bold expressionist works. - Mary Cassatt - - Art Quotes
Popular American female painter and printmaker of domestic scenes and portraits of women. - Chuck Close - - Art Quotes
Famous American painter, printmaker and photographer known for his large portrait paintings. - Elaine de Kooning - - Art Quotes
Notable abstract expressionist American female painter known for her portraits and abstract works. - Willem de Kooning - - Art Quotes
Famous Dutch-born American Abstract Expressionist painter known for his Woman series of paintings. - Jim Dine - - Art Quotes
Notable American painter, draftsman and printmaker known for his hearts, bathrobes and tools. - Thomas Eakins - - Art Quotes
Notable American realist painter, sculptor and photographer of the nude and portraits. - Ron English - - Art Quotes
Popular American artist, illustrator, activist, designer and political artist of the Popaganda business. - Helen Frankenthaler - - Art Quotes
American abstract expressionist female artist known for her large fluid abstractions. - Keith Haring - - Art Quotes
Famous American LGBT artist and muralist influenced by the pop art movement and graffiti. - Edward Hopper - - Art Quotes
Notable American realist painter, draftsman, printmaker and watercolorist depicting modern life in America. - Jasper Johns - - Art Quotes
Notable American pop artist, painter and printmaker known for his US flag paintings. - Franz Kline - - Art Quotes
American abstract expressionist artist known for his large black and white gestural paintings. - Jeff Koons - - Art Quotes
Famous American pop kitsch painter and sculptor known for his large shiny works that sell for record prices at auction. - Lee Krasner - - Art Quotes
Famous American abstract expressionist painter who was married to Jackson Pollock. - Jacob Lawrence - - Art Quotes
Notable black artist depicting the struggles of African-Americans in the 20th century. - Roy Lichtenstein - - Art Quotes
American painter, sculptor and printmaker best known for his comic book style pop art paintings. - Joan Mitchell - - Art Quotes
Notable American female abstract artist associated with abstract expressionism. - Robert Motherwell - - Art Quotes
20th century American abstract expressionist painter and printmaker. - Alice Neel - - Art Quotes
Famous American feminist artist and portrait painter. - Barnett Newman - - Art Quotes
American abstract expressionist and color field painter known for his minimalist abstract paintings. - Georgia O'Keefe - - Art Quotes
Notable American female artist famous for her erotic flower paintings and landscapes. - Jackson Pollock - - Art Quotes
Famous American abstract expressionist painter known for his large drip paintings. - Robert Rauschenberg - - Art Quotes
Famous American painter, printmaker and collagist known for his pop art inspired combine paintings. - James Rosenquist - - Art Quotes
Notable twentieth century American painter and pop artist of big and bold mural sized works. - Susan Rothenberg - - Art Quotes
Notable American contemporary painter and printmaker famous for her depictions of horses. - Mark Rothko - - Art Quotes
Latvian born American abstract expressionist painter known for his large color field paintings. - Robert Ryman - - Art Quotes
American abstract painter known for his minimalist white square abstract paintings. - Frank Stella - - Art Quotes
Famous American abstract painter, printmaker and sculptor. - Wayne Thiebaud - - Art Quotes
Popular American painter, draftsman and printmaker known for his colorful images of popular culture. - Cy Twombly - - Art Quotes
American abstract painter and sculptor who also lived in Italy. - Andy Warhol - - Art Quotes
Famous 20th century artist and leading proponent of the pop art movement in the United States. - James McNeill Whistler - - Art Quotes
Notable American portrait painter of the iconic "Whistler's Mother" painting. - Grant Wood - - Art Quotes
Famous American realist or regionalist who created the iconic American Gothic painting. - Christopher Wool - - Art Quotes
Popular American abstract painter and sculptor known for his text paintings, gray abstract works and wire sculptures. - Andrew Wyeth - - Art Quotes
Famous American realist artist of portraits, interiors and the landscapes of Pennsylvania.
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Franz Kline Quotes on Art
Franz Kline was an American abstract painter linked to the abstract expressionist movement and the action painters. He is best known for his gestural black strokes of paint on white backgrounds which are almost calligraphic in nature. He produced paintings, collages, and works on paper. Famous Franz Kline paintings include “Shenandoah”, “Flanders”, “Green Cross”, “New York, … [Read more...] about Franz Kline Quotes on Art
Jackson Pollock Quotes on Art
Jackson Pollock was one of the leading abstract expressionist artists of the twentieth century. He is best known for his large scale abstract drip paintings that were created on the ground, horizontally, using his own drip technique. He produced paintings and works on paper. Famous Jackson Pollock paintings include “Troubled Queen”, “Male and Female”, “Alchemy”, "Blue Poles", … [Read more...] about Jackson Pollock Quotes on Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat Quotes about Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat was a Neo-expressionist painter who brought the street into the art gallery. He first started being noticed with his SAMO graffiti tags that he and fellow graffiti artist Al Diaz placed around the streets of downtown Manhattan. Basquiat was an art star for a brief moment while he was alive but unfortunately his life ended prematurely. His works have sold … [Read more...] about Jean-Michel Basquiat Quotes about Art
Cy Twombly Quotes on Art
Cy Twombly is one of the highest selling artists in recent times and has influenced many contemporary painters. Twombly is known for his large gestural works that are part scribble and part calligraphy. His earlier works were much more incoherent scribbles or very uniform in nature, but his later works were much more refined and ordered yet still very free and expressive. The … [Read more...] about Cy Twombly Quotes on Art
James Rosenquist Quotes
James Rosenquist was one of the leading pop artists of the twentieth century. Along with contemporaries like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein they used images from popular culture and turned them into fine art. Rosenquist used his background as a commercial artist who painted large billboard advertising images to create his big, bold and powerful pop art paintings. He produced … [Read more...] about James Rosenquist Quotes
Andy Warhol Quotes on Art
Andrew Warhol was one of the leading artists of the Pop Art movement and one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. Warhol used images from popular culture like advertising, mass produced products and celebrities. He produced paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, photographs and films. Famous Andy Warhol artworks include "Shot Sage Blue Marilyn", … [Read more...] about Andy Warhol Quotes on Art