Wassily Kandinsky
- Occupation: Artist, Painter
- Born: December 16, 1866 in Moscow, Russia
- Died: December 13, 1944 in Paris, France
- Famous works: Composition VI, Composition VII, On White II, Contrasting Sounds
- Style/Period: Expressionism, Abstract Art
Claude Monet
The Artist's Garden at Giverny, 1900- Occupation: Painter
- Born: November 14, 1840 in Paris, France
- Died: December 5, 1926 in Giverny, France
- Famous works: Impression: Sunrise, Water Lilies, Haystacks, Woman with a Parasol
- Style/Period: Impressionist
Paul Cezanne
The Basket of Apples, 1895Paul Cézanne was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work introduced new modes of representation and influenced avant-garde artistic movements of the early 20th century. WikipediaBorn: January 19, 1839, Aix-en-Provence, FranceDied: October 22, 1906, Aix-en-Provence, FrancePeriods: Impressionism, Cubism, Post-Impressionism, Modern artGeorgia OKeeffe
- Occupation: Artist
- Born: November 15, 1887 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
- Died: March 6, 1986 in Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Famous Works: Blue and Green Music; Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue; Red Canna; Black Iris; Oriental Poppies
- Style/Period: American Modernist Painting
Paul Klee
Born: December 18, 1879, Münchenbuchsee, SwitzerlandDied: June 29, 1940, Muralto, SwitzerlandPeriods: Expressionism, Modern art, Cubism, Surrealism, Der Blaue Reiter, Bauhaus styleAndy Warhol
Andy Warhol was an American visual artist, film director, producer, and leading figure in the pop art movement. WikipediaBorn: August 6, 1928, Pittsburgh, PADied: February 22, 1987, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NYPeriods: Pop art, Modern artRoy Lichtenstein
Look Mickey, 1961born: October 27, 1923New York City, U.S died: September 29, 1997 (aged 73) periods Painting, sculpture worksFrida Kahlo
Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, she employed a naïve folk art style to explore questions of identity, postcolonialism, gender, class, and race in Mexican society. WikipediaBorn: July 6, 1907, Coyoacán, Mexico City, MexicoDied: July 13, 1954, Coyoacán, Mexico City, MexicoKnown for: PaintingPablo Picasso
Three Musicians, 1921- Occupation: Artist
- Born: October 25, 1881 in Málaga, Spain
- Died: April 8, 1973 in Mougins, France
- Famous works: The Pipes of Pan, Three Musicians, Guernica, The Weeping Woman
- Style/Period: Cubism, Modern Art
Henri Matisse
The Sheaf, 1953- Occupation: Artist, Painter
- Born: December 31, 1869 in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, France
- Died: November 3, 1954 in Nice, France
- Famous works: The Dinner Table, Woman with a Hat, The Desert: Harmony in Red, Le Rifain assis, The Red Studio
- Style/Period: Fauvism, Modern Art
Leonardo Da Vinci
Annunciation, 1472- Occupation: Artist, Inventor, Scientist
- Born: April 15, 1452 in Vinci, Italy
- Died: May 2, 1519 in Amboise, Kingdom of France
- Famous works: Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, The Vitruvian Man
- Style/Period: High Renaissance
Kehinde Wiley,
(born February 28, 1977, Los Angeles, California, U.S.), American artist best known for portraits that feature African Americans in the traditional settings of Old Master paintings.Born: February 28, 1977, Los AngelesEducation: St, LACHSA (Los Angeles County ...Art forms: PaintingWayne Thiebaud
Morton Wayne Thiebaud was an American painter known for his colorful works depicting commonplace objects—pies, lipsticks, paint cans, ice cream cones, pastries, and hot dogs—as well as for his landscapes and figure paintings. WikipediaBorn: November 15, 1920, Mesa, AZDied: December 25, 2021, Sacramento, CAPeriods: Pop art, Modern art, Bay Area Figurative Movement, Nouveau réalisme KAWS
Brian Donnelly, known professionally as Kaws, is an American artist and designer. His work includes repeated use of a cast of figurative characters and motifs, some dating back to the beginning of his career in the 1990s, initially painted in 2D and later realized in 3D. WikipediaBorn: 1974 (age 48 years), Jersey City, NJSpouse: Julia ChiangEducation: School of Visual ArtsKnown for: Painting, graphic design, sculpture, graffiti, toys, collectibles Vincent Van Gogh
Occupation: Artist, Painter- Born: March 30, 1853 in Zundert, Netherlands
- Died: July 29, 1890 in Auvers-sur-Oise, France age 37
- Famous works: Starry Night, The Bedroom, Irises, Sunflowers
- Style/Period: Post-impressionist, Modern Art
Rembrandt
Self portrait in a cap, with eyes open, 1630Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall was a Russian-French artist. An early modernist, he was associated with several major artistic styles and created works in a wide range of artistic formats, including painting, drawings, book illustrations, stained glass, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries and fine art prints. WikipediaBorn: July 7, 1887, Liozna, BelarusDied: March 28, 1985, Saint Paul de Vence, FrancePeriods: Surrealism, Cubism, Modern art, Expressionism, Fauvism, Modernism, SymbolismJeff Koons
Jeffrey Lynn Koons is an American artist recognized for his work dealing with popular culture and his sculptures depicting everyday objects, including balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finish surfaces. He lives and works in both New York City and his hometown of York, Pennsylvania. WikipediaBorn: January 21, 1955 (age 68 years), York, PASpouse: Ilona Staller (m. 1991–1994), Justine Wheeler KoonsEdouard Manet
The Railway, 1873- Occupation: Painter
- Born: January 23, 1832 in Paris, France
- Died: April 30, 1883 in Paris, France
- Famous works: Boating, The Fifer, The Luncheon on the Grass, Music in the Tuileries, The Races at Longchamp
- Style/Period: Realism, Impressionism
Georges Seurat
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jette, 1884-1886J.M.W. Turner
Rain, Steam and Speed -- The Great Western Railway, 1844Damien Hirst
The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living, 1991