Biographies

Biography: Chaïm Soutine
Chaim Soutine was born in 1893 in the small, impoverished Jewish shtetl of Smilavichy, near Minsk, in what was then part…
Biography: George Grosz
George Grosz, born Georg Ehrenfried Groß on July 26, 1893, in Berlin, Germany, was a pivotal figure in the Dada and…
Biography: Jakub Schikaneder
Schikaneder is perhaps best known for his association with the artistic movement known as Art Nouveau.
Biography: Georgia O’Keefe
Georgia O’Keeffe, born on November 15, 1887, in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, emerged as one of the most significant and pioneering artists…
Biography: Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso, born on October 25, 1881, in Málaga, Spain, stands as one of the most influential artists of the 20th…
Biography: Guillaume Van Strydonck
Guillaume Van Strydonck (1861–1937) was a Belgian painter renowned for his transition from realism to impressionism throughout his career. Born in…
Biography: John Constable
John Constable, born on June 11, 1776, in East Bergholt, Suffolk, England, is one of the most celebrated British landscape painters,…
Biography: Julia Margaret Cameron
Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–1879) was a pioneering British photographer known for her powerful and emotive portraits and for her innovative approach…
Biography: Edward Stott
Edward Stott, born on January 17, 1859, in Rochdale, England, emerged from the Victorian era as a prominent figure in the…
Biography: Boris Kustodiev
Boris Mikhailovich Kustodiev (March 7, 1878 – May 28, 1927) was a Russian painter and graphic artist known for his colorful…
Biography: Georges de La Tour
Georges de La Tour, born on March 19, 1593, in the Duchy of Lorraine, now in France, was a painter whose…
Biography: Giovanni Giacometti
Giovanni Giacometti, born on March 7, 1868, in Stampa, Switzerland, was a Swiss painter and father of renowned sculptors Alberto and…