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
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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
Amedeo Modigliani Quotes on Art
Amedeo Modigliani was a famous Italian painter and sculptor. He is best known for his female nude paintings and portraits of various friends and acquaintances in Montparnasse, Paris. Famous Amedeo Modigliani artworks include “Reclining Nude", “Portrait of Jeanne Hebuterne, Seated”, "Portrait of Moise Kisling", "Paul Guillaume, Novo Pilota", "Bride and Groom", "Nu Couché au … [Read more...] about Amedeo Modigliani Quotes on Art
Marcel Duchamp Quotes on Art
Marcel Duchamp was a famous French conceptual artist. He is best known for his readymade artworks like the urinal that he signed R. Mutt. and for abandoning art to play chess. Famous Marcel Duchamp artworks include “Fountain", “L.H.O.O.Q.”, "The Large Glass", "Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2", "Nude (Study), Sad Young Man on a Train", "Coffee Mill", "Bottle Rack", "Bicycle … [Read more...] about Marcel Duchamp Quotes on Art
Chuck Close Quotes on Art
Chuck Close was a famous American realist painter, printmaker and photographer. He is best known for his large format portraits that range from photorealistic through to pixelated, almost abstractions of the face. Famous Chuck Close paintings include “Mark", “Big Self-Portrait”, "Kate Moss", "Fanny/Fingerpainting", "Phil", "Francesco", "John", and "Lucas". Mini biography: … [Read more...] about Chuck Close Quotes on Art
Andrew Wyeth Quotes on Art
Andrew Wyeth was a famous American realist painter. He is best known for his realist works of rural scenes, usually with a figure, object, or animal in it. His unusual compositions tend to add to the understated drama of his work. Famous Andrew Wyeth paintings include “Christina's World", “Winter Fields”, "Pennsylvania Landscape", "Sea Boots", "Public Sale", "Braids", "Henry … [Read more...] about Andrew Wyeth Quotes on Art
Rembrandt Quotes on Art
Rembrandt was a famous Dutch master painter, draftsman and printmaker. He is best known for his probing self portraits, mythical, biblical and historical scenes. Rembrandt was also a master printmaker and produced many etchings and drawings. Famous Rembrandt paintings include “The Prodigal Son in the Brothel", “Self-Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar”, "Bathsheba at Her … [Read more...] about Rembrandt Quotes on Art
Frida Kahlo Quotes on Art
Frida Kahlo was a famous Mexican painter. She is best known for her naive, raw and revealing self-portrait paintings that depicted her struggles in life. Famous Frida Kahlo paintings include “Frieda and Diego Rivera", “Henry Ford Hospital”, "What the Water Gave Me", "The Two Fridas", "The Broken Column", "Viva la Vida, Watermelons", "The Wounded Deer", "The Suicide of Dorothy … [Read more...] about Frida Kahlo Quotes on Art
Arthur Boyd Quotes about Art
Arthur Boyd is a famous Australian painter, printmaker and potter. He is best known for his paintings of the Australian landscape, especially his depictions of Bundanon on the Shoalhaven River. Famous Arthur Boyd works include “Reflected Bride 1”, "Three Shearers Playing for a Bride", “Lovers in a Boat”, "Chained Figure and Bent Tree", "Melbourne Burning", "River Bank and Four … [Read more...] about Arthur Boyd Quotes about Art
Albert Namatjira Quotes on Art
Albert Namatjira is a famous Australian Aboriginal painter. He is a Western Arrernte artist best known for his watercolor landscape paintings of the Australian outback. Famous Albert Namatjira works include “Central Australian Landscape”, "Standley Chasm", "Hermannsburg Mission with Mt Hermannsburg in Background", “Haasts Bluff”, "Macdonnell Ranges", and "Ghost Gums, James … [Read more...] about Albert Namatjira Quotes on Art