#paintings

color_lens  Who was James Abbott McNeill Whistler and what were some of his famous paintings and works of art?

James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) was an American artist who spent much of his career in Britain. He is known for his contributions to the...    Read more

palette  Who was Pierre-Auguste Renoir and what were some of his famous paintings and works of art?

Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a French artist who is best known for his Impressionist paintings. He was born in Limoges, France in 1841 and began his...    Read more

brush  Who was Vincent van Gogh and what were some of his famous paintings and works of art?

Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) was a Dutch post-impressionist painter who is considered one of the greatest artists of all time. Despite living a life...    Read more

color_lens  What inspired the colorful, psychedelic paintings of Peter Max?

Peter Max’s colorful, psychedelic paintings were inspired by his experiences and surroundings during the 1960s and 1970s. Born in Germany in 1937,...    Read more

palette  Who was Jean-François Millet and what were some of his famous paintings and works of art?

Jean-François Millet (1814-1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. He is best known for his...    Read more

palette  Who was Gustav Klimt and what were some of his famous paintings and works of art?

Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was an Austrian painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt's style was highly...    Read more

color_lens  What inspired the dreamlike paintings of Rene Magritte?

Rene Magritte was a Belgian Surrealist artist who is well-known for his thought-provoking and dreamlike paintings. His art is characterized by...    Read more

palette  Who was Gustave Courbet, and what were some of his famous paintings and works of art?

Gustave Courbet was a French painter and a pivotal figure in the emergence of the Realist movement in the 19th century. Born in 1819 in Ornans,...    Read more

color_lens  What inspired the bold, graphic paintings of Kazimir Malevich?

Kazimir Malevich was a Russian avant-garde artist and art theorist, who founded the art movement known as Suprematism. His style of art was...    Read more

palette  Who was Mark Rothko and what were some of his famous paintings and works of art?

Mark Rothko was an American painter known for his contributions to the abstract expressionism movement in the mid-20th century. Born in Latvia in...    Read more