Biographies

Biography: Henry Fuseli
Henry Fuseli, born Johann Heinrich Füssli on February 7, 1741, in Zürich, Switzerland, was a Swiss painter, draughtsman, and writer best…
Biography: Thomas Eakins
Thomas Eakins (1844–1916), an American realist painter, sculptor, photographer, and teacher, stands as a central figure in the development of American…
Biography: Stanisław Wyspiański
Stanisław Wyspiański, born on January 15, 1869, in Kraków, Poland, was a polymath whose multifaceted talents left an indelible mark on…
Biography: Edward Steichen
Edward Steichen (1879–1973) was an American photographer, painter, and curator, renowned for his significant contributions to the fields of photography and…
Biography: Fernand Khnopff
Fernand Khnopff, born on September 12, 1858, in Grembergen, Belgium, was a leading figure in the Symbolist movement, a pan-European development…
Biography: Ernst Josephson
Ernst Josephson, a Swedish painter and poet, was born on April 16, 1851, in Stockholm, Sweden. His artistic career spanned the…
Biography: Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a Scottish architect, designer, and artist, was born on June 7, 1868, in Glasgow, Scotland. Mackintosh’s innovative and…
Biography: Edmund C. Tarbell
Edmund Charles Tarbell was an influential American Impressionist painter born on April 26, 1862, in West Groton, Massachusetts. His artistic journey…
Biography: Agnes Slott-Møller
Agnes Slott-Møller, born on November 10, 1862, in Copenhagen, Denmark, was an artist whose work stands as a testament to the…
Biography: Alexej Von Jawlensky
Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky, born on March 13, 1864, in Torzhok, Russia, was a pivotal figure in the evolution of modern…
Biography: Josef Loukota
Josef Loukota remains one of Czech art’s unsung heroes, a painter and illustrator who embodied the cultural and political transformations of…
Biography: John Duncan Fergusson
John Duncan Fergusson, a Scottish painter and sculptor, was born on March 9, 1874, in Leith, near Edinburgh, Scotland. He rose…