• Biography: Joseph Mallord William Turner

    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 its profound influence on the Romantic movement. Turner’s art is characterized…

  • List of Polish Artists

    Here is The Art Bog’s constantly-growing and constantly-updated list of Polish artists. Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930–2017), sculptor Tadeusz Ajdukiewicz (1852–1916), painter Zygmunt Ajdukiewicz (1861–1917), painter Hiacynt Alchimowicz (1841–after 1897), painter Kazimierz Alchimowicz (1840–1916),…

  • Love Story: Paul Signac and Berthe Roblès

    Ah, love and art—a combination as timeless as the sea and the sky. When we delve into the life of Paul Signac, a luminary in the world of Neo-Impressionism, we cannot ignore…

  • List of Argentinian Artists

    A Gustavo Aguerre B Ricardo Basta Antonio Berni Marcelo Bonevardi Oscar Bony Martha Boto Pablo Bronstein Bony Bullrich C Ricardo Carpani Juan Carlos Castagnino Américo Castilla Sergio de Castro (artist) Omar Chabán…

  • Biography: Frank Lloyd Wright

    Biography: Frank Lloyd Wright

    Frank Lloyd Wright, born on June 8, 1867, in Richland Center, Wisconsin, was an architect of profound influence, whose designs and ideas heralded new thinking in architecture. His work embraced the belief…

  • Inspiration: “La Conversation,” by Jean Béraud

    Inspiration: “La Conversation,” by Jean Béraud

    Béraud was born in Saint Petersburg. His father (also called Jean) was a sculptor and was likely working on the site of St. Isaac’s Cathedral at the time of his son’s birth. Béraud’s mother was…

  • Inspiration: “In The Oak Grove,” by Guy Rose

    Inspiration: “In The Oak Grove,” by Guy Rose

    Guy Orlando Rose was born March 3, 1867, in San Gabriel, California. He was the seventh child of Leonard John Rose and Amanda Jones Rose. His father was a prominent California senator. He and his…

  • The Art Bog’s Hall of Fame: Class of 2014

    The Art Bog’s Hall of Fame: Class of 2014

    Welcome back to the most anticipated event in our calendar, the grand unveiling of this year’s entrants into The Art Bog Hall of Fame! Every year since 2003, we’ve embarked on the…

  • Biography: Auguste Rodin

    Biography: Auguste Rodin

    Auguste Rodin, born François-Auguste-René Rodin on November 12, 1840, in Paris, France, is widely acknowledged as a progenitor of modern sculpture. His work departed from the prevailing decorative, formulaic, and highly thematic…