Biographies

Biography: George Paul Chalmers
George Paul Chalmers, a notable Scottish painter born in Montrose, Angus, Scotland, on March 12, 1833, remains a distinguished figure in…
Biography: El Greco (Doménikos Theotokopoulos)
Doménikos Theotokopoulos, famously known as El Greco, which means “The Greek” in Spanish, was born on the island of Crete in…
Biography: Isaac Levitan
Isaac Ilyich Levitan was born on August 30, 1860, in the small town of Kybartai, then within the Russian Empire’s western…
Biography: Frederick Childe Hassam
Childe Hassam was born on October 17, 1859, in Dorchester, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston that was then still semi-rural. He…
Biography: George Romney
George Romney, born on December 15, 1734, in Beckside, Dalton-in-Furness, England, was a leading portrait painter of the 18th-century British art…
Biography: Félicien Rops
Félicien Rops, born on July 7, 1833, in Namur, Belgium, emerged as a prominent figure in the realm of Symbolist art…
Biography: Egon Schiele
Egon Schiele (1890–1918) was an Austrian painter and a protégé of Gustav Klimt, known for his intense and raw portrayal of…
Biography: Alfred Stevens
Alfred Stevens (1823-1906) was a Belgian painter, known for his contributions to the art world during the 19th century. He was…
Biography: Jean-Antoine Watteau
Jean-Antoine Watteau, born on October 10, 1684, in Valenciennes, France, emerged as one of the most influential painters of the early…
Biography: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864–1901) was a French painter, printmaker, draughtsman, and illustrator, whose immersion in the colorful and theatrical life of…
Biography: Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse, a towering figure in 20th-century art, was born on December 31, 1869, in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, a small town in…
Biography: Joseph Mallord William Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851) was an English painter whose work is celebrated for its pioneering approach to landscape painting and…