Biographies

Biography: Rhoda Holmes Nicholls
Rhoda Holmes Nicholls was a pioneering painter, writer, and educator who made a lasting mark on both British and American art.…

Biography: William McTaggart
William McTaggart was one of Scotland’s most influential landscape and marine painters, often referred to as the “Scottish Impressionist” due to…

Biography: Alexandre-Jacques Chantron
Alexandre-Jacques Chantron (1842–1918) was a French painter whose life and work spanned the latter half of the 19th century and the…

Biography: Jacek Malczewski
Jacek Malczewski (1854–1929) was a prominent Polish Symbolist painter associated with the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. He is…

Biography: Dale Chihuly
Dale Chihuly, born on September 20, 1941, in Tacoma, Washington, is an American glass sculptor and entrepreneur, widely regarded as a…

Biography: Berthe Morisot
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895) was a French painter and a key figure in the Impressionist movement of the late 19th century. She…

Biography: William Arthur Breakspeare
William Arthur Breakspeare (1855-1914) was an English painter known for his contributions to the world of Victorian art, particularly in the…

Biography: John White Alexander
John White Alexander (1856-1915) was an American painter and illustrator known for his captivating portraits, elegant figures, and fluid handling of…

Biography: Maurice Vlaminck
Maurice de Vlaminck, a pivotal figure in the early 20th century art scene, was a man of diverse talents and passions.…

Biography: Suzanne Valadon
Suzanne Valadon, born Marie-Clémentine Valadon on September 23, 1865, in Bessines-sur-Gartempe, France, was a pioneering artist whose work challenged the conventions…

Biography: Abbott Handerson Thayer
Abbott Handerson Thayer, born on August 12, 1849, in Boston, Massachusetts, was an American artist who left an indelible mark on…

Biography: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, born on May 12, 1828, in London, England, was a pivotal figure in the 19th-century art world, renowned…











