Category: Painters

Maud Franklin

(1857–1939) Maud in Art: Whistler, James (1834-1903) Arrangement in Yellow and Gray c.1876–1878 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam     Whistler, James (1834-1903) The Yellow Room c.1883–1884 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York   Born January 9 1857 Bicester (England) Died November 18 1939 near Cannes (France)…

Kiki de Montparnasse

(1901–1953) Alice Ernestine Prin Le Violon d’Ingres, photograph by Man Ray (1924) Kiki in Art: Modigliani, Amedeo (1884-1920) Testa di donna 1915 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid   Born October 2 1901 Châtillon-sur-Seine (France) Died March 23 1953 Paris (France) Occupation Actress Art Model Occupation Painter…

Orazio Gentileschi

(1563–1639) Orazio Lomi Gentileschi The artist’s works: Cristo che porta la croce c.1605–1607 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna San Francesco sorretto dall’angelo c.1607 Museo del Prado, Madrid Riposo nella fuga in Egitto c.1620 National Gallery, London Danae e la pioggia d’oro 1621–1623 Getty Center, Los Angeles…

José Clemente Orozco

(1883–1949) The artist’s works: Soldado herido 1930 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Orozco in Art: Modotti, Tina (1896-1942) Orozco Mural 1926 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland   Born November 23 1883 Ciudad Guzmán (Mexico) Died September 7 1949 México, DF (Mexico) Occupation Painter

Jackson Pollock

(1912–1956) Paul Jackson Pollock The artist’s works: Naked Man with Knife c.1938–1940 Tate Britain, London Number 5, 1950 1950 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Brown and Silver I 1951 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Born January 28 1912 Cody, WY (USA) Died August 11 1956…

William Holman Hunt

(1827–1910) The artist’s works: Rienzi vowing to obtain Justice 1849 National Gallery, London The Light of The World 1851–1856 Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1853 Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester The Scapegoat 1854–1855 Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester The Scapegoat 1854–1856 Lady Lever Art…

Charles Laval

(1861–1894) The artist’s works: Femmes au bord de la mer 1887–1889 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Paysage de la Martinique 1887 Private collection Paysage de la Martinique 1887–1888 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Allant au marché 1888 Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis Autoportrait à l’ami Vincent…

Eugène Boch

(1855–1941) The artist’s works: The Mine Crachet-Picquery 1888–1890 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam Eugène Boch in Art: Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Eugène Boch 1888 Musée d’Orsay, Paris     Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) The Bedroom 1888 Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam   Born September 1 1855 La…

Fernand Cormon

(1845–1924) Ferdinand Anne Piestre The artist’s works: Caïn 1880 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Une forge 1893 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Autoportrait 1912 Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Born December 24 1845 Paris (France) Died March 20 1924 Paris (France) Buried Cimetière de Montmartre (Paris) Pupils Émile Bernard (1868-1941)…

Émile Bernard

(1868–1941) Émile Henri Bernard The artist’s works: Baigneuses à la vache rouge 1887 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Intérieur à Pont-Aven 1887 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Jeux d’enfants 1888 Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton Autoportrait au tableau “Baigneuses à la vache rouge” c.1889 Musée d’Orsay, Paris Baigneuses…