Isle of the Dead or Die Toteninsel in German is the most well known painting by the Swiss Symbolist painter Arnold Böcklin. It's more of a series of paintings than one single artwork though as the artist painted five different versions of the famous painting, along with a sixth that he did with his son Carlo in the last year of his life in 1901. The painting has become so … [Read more...] about Isle of the Dead Painting by Arnold Böcklin (Die Toteninsel)
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Quotes about Art
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a famous German artist associated with the Expressionists and the Die Brücke or The Bridge art movements. He is best known for his bold and expressive portraits, figure groups, landscapes and cityscapes. Famous Ernst Ludwig Kirchner artworks include “Brücke bei Wiesen", “Landscape in Graubünden with Sun Rays”, "Self-portrait as a Sick Person", … [Read more...] about Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Quotes about Art
H. R. Giger Quotes about Art
H. R. Giger was a famous Swiss designer, painter and sculptor. He is best known for his biomechanical figures and for his design work on the Alien films made by Ridley Scott. Famous HR Giger artworks include “Hommage à Böcklin", “Necronom”, "Brain Salad Surgery", "Biomechanoiden", "Alien III, sideview III", "No. 250, Li I", "Bambi Alien", "N.Y. City III, Straight", … [Read more...] about H. R. Giger Quotes about Art
Ferdinand Hodler Quotes about Art
Ferdinand Hodler was a famous Swiss painter associated with symbolism and what he called parallelism. He is best known for his patriotic scenes, landscapes and for designing the 50 Swiss franc bank note and the 100 franc note first printed in 1911. Famous Ferdinand Hodler artworks include “Portrait of Baronin Maria von Bach", “The Chosen One”, "Spring", "Woodcutter", "The Road … [Read more...] about Ferdinand Hodler Quotes about Art
Oskar Kokoschka Quotes about Art
Oskar Kokoschka was a famous Austrian expressionist painter, draftsman and poet. He is best known for his expressive portraits and landscapes. Famous Oskar Kokoschka artworks include “The Bride of the Wind", “The Myth of Prometheus”, "Hans Tietze and Erica Tietze-Conrat", "Self-portrait of a Degenerate Artist", "Adolf Loos", "The Elbe Near Dresden", "Augustus Bridge - Dresden", … [Read more...] about Oskar Kokoschka Quotes about Art
Grant Wood Quotes about Art
Grant Wood was a famous American realist or regionalist artist. He is best known for his depictions of the Midwest of the United States. Famous Grant Wood artworks include “American Gothic", “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere”, "Daughters of Revolution", "Fall Plowing", "Arnold Comes of Age", "Boy Milking Cow", "Young Corn", "The Birthplace of Herbert Hoover", "Stone City, Iowa" … [Read more...] about Grant Wood Quotes about Art
Diego Giacometti Quotes about Art
Diego Giacometti was a famous Swiss sculptor and furniture designer. He is best known for his furniture designs that usually featured animals or nature with frogs, leaves, owls, dogs, deer and birds. Famous Diego Giacometti artworks include “Hommage à Böcklin", “Ostrich”, "Chat Maître d'Hôtel", "La Rencontre", "Guéridon Aux Harpies", "La Promenade Des Amis", "In Memory of the … [Read more...] about Diego Giacometti Quotes about Art
Gustav Klimt Quotes about Art
Gustav Klimt was a famous Austrian Symbolist artist, draftsman and painter involved in the Vienna Secession art movement which was a cousin of Art Nouveau. He is best known for his nudes and portraits, especially his highly decorative gold leaf female portraits of high-society women. Famous Gustav Klimt artworks include “The Kiss", “Rosebushes under the Trees”, "Beech Grove I", … [Read more...] about Gustav Klimt Quotes about Art
Egon Schiele Quotes about Art
Egon Schiele was a famous Austrian expressionist artist. He is best known for his expressive drawings of nudes and portraits with bold and confident lines. Famous Egon Schiele artworks include “Seated Woman with Bent Knee", “Portrait of Wally”, "Portrait of Gerti Schiele", "Portrait of Edith Schiele, The Artist's Wife", "Female Lovers", "Portrait of Arthur Rössler", "Max … [Read more...] about Egon Schiele 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