#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

brush  Who was Édouard Manet and what were some of his famous paintings and works of art?

Édouard Manet was a French painter and one of the most important artists of the 19th century. He is considered a pivotal figure in the transition...    Read more

palette  Who was Pierre Bonnard and what were some of his famous paintings and works of art?

Pierre Bonnard was a French painter and printmaker, born on October 3, 1867, in Fontenay-aux-Roses, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was one of the...    Read more

color_lens  What inspired the atmospheric, abstract paintings of J.M.W. Turner?

Joseph Mallord William Turner, commonly known as J.M.W. Turner, was a 19th-century English artist who is considered one of the greatest landscape...    Read more

palette  Who was Edvard Munch and what were some of his famous paintings and works of art?

Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was a Norwegian painter and printmaker, known for his powerful, evocative works that often dealt with themes of love, death,...    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 Gustave Moreau and what were some of his famous paintings and works of art?

Gustave Moreau (1826-1898) was a French Symbolist painter and a major figure in the French art world of his time. He is best known for his highly...    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

color_lens  How did Frida Kahlo's personal experiences and struggles inspire her paintings?

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist known for her self-portraits and surrealist paintings. Her work often depicted her own physical and emotional pain...    Read more

palette  Who was Kazimir Malevich and what were some of his famous paintings and works of art?

Kazimir Malevich (1878-1935) was a Russian avant-garde artist and art theorist who was a pioneer of geometric abstraction. He is best known for his...    Read more