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
Famous Cancerians
List of famous artists who are born under Cancer in the Zodiac. This is the fourth astrological sign and includes people born from the 20th of June through to the 22nd of July. Constellation: Cancer.
Zodiac symbol: Crab
We're listing notable creatives that include artists, painters, musicians, singers, designers, cartoonists, architects, photographers and more. Do you know of a notable artist who is a Cancer?
Cancer Artists
- Margaret Olley - Art Quotes (June 24)
Notable Australian painter and philanthropist known for her still life and home interior paintings. - Philip Guston - Art Quotes (June 27)
Notable Canadian American abstract expressionist and figurative painter. - Peter Paul Rubens - Art Quotes (June 28)
Famous Flemish painter known for his voluptuous "Rubenesque" nudes and religious scenes. - Ken Done - Art Quotes (June 29)
Famous Australian artist known for his bright and colorful paintings of Sydney and life in Australia. - Tracey Emin - Art Quotes (July 3)
Controversial English conceptual artist associated with the Young British Artists or YBAs. - Chuck Close - Art Quotes (July 5)
Famous American painter, printmaker and photographer known for his large portrait paintings. - Frida Kahlo - Art Quotes (July 6)
Famous Mexican female painter known for her revealing self portraits and her marriage to Diego Rivera. - David Hockney - Art Quotes (July 9)
Famous gay English painter, draftsman and printmaker known for his boldly colored portraits and landscapes. - Bernard Buffet - Art Quotes (July 10)
Popular French painter and printmaker known for his bold and expressive portraits, still lifes and cityscape works. - Camille Pissarro - Art Quotes (July 10)
Notable French artist involved in the Impressionist art movement. - James McNeill Whistler - Art Quotes (July 10)
Notable American portrait painter of the iconic "Whistler's Mother" painting. - Amedeo Modigliani - Art Quotes (July 12)
Famous Italian painter and sculptor best known for his nude paintings and portraits of his friends in Montparnasse, Paris, France. - Andrew Wyeth - Art Quotes (July 12)
Famous American realist artist of portraits, interiors and the landscapes of Pennsylvania. - Gustav Klimt - Art Quotes (July 14)
Popular Austrian Symbolist painter known for his nudes and portraits of high-society women. - Rembrandt van Rijn - Art Quotes (July 15)
Very popular Dutch Golden Age master painter, draftsman and printmaker. - Edgar Degas - Art Quotes - (July 19)
Famous French Impressionist artist known for his skill as a draftsman, his dancers and interiors. - Giorgio Morandi - Art Quotes (July 20)
Notable Italian painter and printmaker focused on the still life. - Lovis Corinth - Art Quotes (July 21)
Famous German painter who blurred the lines between expressionism and impressionism. - Alexander Calder - Sculpture Quotes (July 22)
Popular American sculptor known for abstract mobiles, wire portraits, and monumental public sculpture. - Edward Hopper - Art Quotes (July 22)
Notable American realist painter, draftsman, printmaker and watercolorist depicting modern life in America.
Famous Cancer Singers and Musicians
- Damian Marley - - Music Quotes (July 21)
Jamaican reggae singer, dj, hip hop musician, and son of the great Bob Marley.
Famous Cancer Writers
- Ernest Hemingway - Novelist Quotes (July 21)
Popular American author, novelist, journalist, essayist and short story writer.
More Cancer Painters
- Marc Chagall - (July 6) Famous Jewish artist.
- Käthe Kollwitz - (July 8) Famous female printmaker and sculptor.
- Giorgio de Chirico - (July 10) Metaphysical painter.
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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
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
Ernest Hemingway Quotes and Life
Ernest Hemingway was a famous American writer, novelist, journalist and essayist. He is best known for his novels which have gone on to become classics of American literature. Famous Ernest Hemingway books include “In Our Time”, "The Sun Also Rises", "A Farewell to Arms", “To Have and Have Not”, "For Whom the Bell Tolls", and "The Old Man and the Sea". Mini biography: Born … [Read more...] about Ernest Hemingway Quotes and Life
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
David Hockney Quotes on Art
David Hockney is a famous British painter, printmaker and draftsman. He is best known for his sunlit California works of figures in and around the swimming pool. Famous David Hockney paintings include “A Bigger Grand Canyon", “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)”, "Peter Getting Out of Nick's Pool", "We Two Boys Together Clinging", "A Bigger Splash", "Bigger Trees … [Read more...] about David Hockney Quotes on Art
Edgar Degas Quotes on Art
Edgar Degas was a famous 19th century painter, draftsman and sculptor. He’s considered an Impressionist artist although he never thought of himself as one. Known for his wonderful draftsmanship, capturing movement and for his intimate interiors. He produced paintings, drawings, sculpture and prints. Famous Edgar Degas paintings or pastels include “A Cotton Office in New … [Read more...] about Edgar Degas Quotes on Art