Biographies

Biography: George Hitchcock
George Hitchcock, born on September 28, 1850, in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, was an American painter who, after abandoning a career…
Biography: Frederick McCubbin
Frederick McCubbin, a leading figure in Australian Impressionism, was born on February 25, 1855, in Melbourne, Australia. Growing up in the…
Biography: Ernst Stöhr
Ernst Stöhr (1860-1917) was an Austrian artist, musician, poet, and a significant figure in the Viennese Secession movement. Born in the…
Biography: Carlos María Herrera
Carlos María Herrera, an Argentine painter and sculptor, was born on May 5, 1871, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. His artistic career…
Biography: Marie François Firmin-Girard
Marie François Firmin-Girard (1838-1921) was a distinguished French painter known for his vivid and detailed depictions of everyday life in Paris…
Biography: Wladimir Burliuk
Wladimir Burliuk, a Ukrainian painter, poet, and illustrator, was born on March 21, 1886, in Kharkov, Ukraine. He emerged as one…
Biography: George Bellows
George Bellows (1882-1925) was an American realist painter, known for his vivid depictions of urban life in New York City, as…
Biography: Harold Harvey
Harold Harvey (1874–1941) was a distinguished British painter whose work captures the essence of Cornish life, landscape, and light with a…
Biography: Robert Lewis Reid
Robert Lewis Reid (1862–1929) was an American artist known for his contributions to the American Impressionist movement. Born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts,…
Biography: N.C. Wyeth
NC Wyeth (1882-1945), born Newell Convers Wyeth, is celebrated as one of America’s foremost illustrators in the early 20th century. His…
Biography: Theodore Robinson
Theodore Robinson (1852-1896) was an American painter associated with the influential art movement known as Impressionism. Born in Irasburg, Vermont, on…
Biography: Jean-Léon Gérôme
Jean-Léon Gérôme was born on May 11, 1824, in the provincial town of Vesoul, located in the Haute-Saône region of eastern…