Karl Schmidt-Rottluff 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 raw landscapes and portraits. Famous Karl Schmidt-Rottluff artworks include “Self-Portrait with Monocle", “Sea Snails", "Sun over the Pine Forest", "Still Life (Sanseveria and Jar)", "Rising Moon", "Woman … [Read more...] about Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Quotes about Art
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Edvard Munch Quotes about Art
Edvard Munch was a famous Norwegian painter and printmaker associated with the Expressionist and Post-Impressionist art movements. He is best known for his iconic Scream painting that has been reproduced countless times and continues to be used and referenced in popular culture today. Famous Edvard Munch artworks include "Weeping Nude", "Starry Night", "Train Smoke", “Death of … [Read more...] about Edvard Munch Quotes about Art
Pierre Soulages Quotes about Art
Pierre Soulages was a famous French abstract artist known as the Painter of Black. He is best known for his large abstract works that explored the color black and the effects of light on them. Famous Pierre Soulages artworks include “Painting, 23 May 1953", "Composition", “Encre sur papier”, "Peinture 195 x 130 cm, 4 août 1961", "Eau-Forte XVI", "Eau forte XXXV", "Peinture 18 … [Read more...] about Pierre Soulages Quotes about Art
Otto Dix Quotes about Art
Otto Dix was a famous German painter and printmaker associated with the Expressionists and the Neue Sachlichkeit or New Objectivity art movements. He is best known for his probing portraits and his depictions of the horrors of war. Famous Otto Dix artworks include “Dr. Mayer-Hermann", “Hugo Erfurth with Dog”, "Three Wenches", "War Cripples", "Metropolis", "Three Prostitutes on … [Read more...] about Otto Dix 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
Paul Klee Quotes about Art
Paul Klee was a famous Swiss-born German painter, printmaker, draftsman and teacher at the Bauhaus school of art. He is best known for his enigmatic works that combined linear drawing elements with color. Famous Paul Klee artworks include “Castle and Sun", “Tod und Feuer”, "Fright of a Girl", "Red/Green Architecture (yellow/violet gradation)", "Tale à la Hoffmann", "Red … [Read more...] about Paul Klee 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
Patti Smith Quotes about Music
Patti Smith is a famous American born musician, songwriter, poet, singer and writer. She is best known for her punk rock performances and her poetry. Popular Patti Smith albums include “Horses", “Dream of Life”, "Banga", "Peace and Noise", "Easter", "Gung Ho", "Gone Again", "Radio Ethiopia", and "Twelve". Mini biography: Born Patricia Lee Smith on the 30th of December, 1946 … [Read more...] about Patti Smith Quotes about Music
Helen Frankenthaler Quotes about Art
Helen Frankenthaler was a famous American abstract painter and printmaker associated with the Abstraction Expressionism art movement. She is best known for her large abstract paintings which were fluid and spontaneous in nature. Famous Helen Frankenthaler artworks include “Mountains and Sea", “Floe IV", "Hotel Cro-Magnon", "Small's Paradise", "Persian Garden", "Tutti-Fruitti" … [Read more...] about Helen Frankenthaler Quotes about Art
Max Pechstein Quotes about Art
Max Pechstein was a famous German painter and printmaker associated with the Expressionists and the Die Brücke or The Bridge art movements. He is best known for his bold and expressive figure groups, portraits, landscapes and his woodcut prints. Famous Max Pechstein artworks include “Under the Trees (Akte im Freien)", “The Yellow and Black Jersey”, "Seated Girl (Moritzburg)", … [Read more...] about Max Pechstein Quotes about Art