Artists

Henri Lebasque – Artwork and Bio of the French Painter

Henri Lebasque was a French painter born on 25 September 1865 in Maine-et-Loire, France. In 1865, Lebasque enrolled at the École régionale des beaux-arts d’Angers, studying under Leon Bonnat. The following year, Henri moved to Paris and made acquaintances with Camille Pissarro, Pierre Bonnard, Auguste Renoir, and Edouard Vuillard. Lebasque was a founding member of …

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Martin Johnson Heade – Artwork and Bio of the American Painter

Martin Johnson Heade was an American painter born on 11 August 1819 in Lumberville, Pennsylvania. Martin received his first artistic training from his neighbor, Edward Hicks, and his cousin Thomas Hicks, a portrait painter. Heade traveled to Europe in 1838 and settled in Rome, where he continued practicing and learning by himself. Martin Heade exhibited …

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Claes Oldenburg – Biography and Artwork of the American Pop Art Artist

Claes Oldenburg (1929-2022) the Swiss-born American inspired Pop Art artist is best known for his fun, whimsical, pioneering Pop Art sculptures. Some of the works he created over his long life and career as an artist include, Lipstick Ascending on Caterpillar Tracks (1969), Clothespin (1976), and Spoonbridge and Cherry (1988). Today, the artist’s work is …

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Eduardo Paolozzi – Biography and Artwork of the Scottish Pop Art Artist

Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005), the Scottish born, British Pop art artist worked making collages, graphic works, sculptures, and even mosaic murals. As one of the founders of the British Pop art movement, he is most well known for his early collage I was a Rich Man’s Plaything (1947). The Early Years and Education of Eduardo Paolozzi Born …

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Roy Lichtenstein – Biography and Artwork of the Pop Art Artist

Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997) was an American Pop Art artist based in New York City. Originally creating works in Cubism and Abstract Expressionism, his works had a Western and Americana theme. Later, he became a pioneer in American Pop art, focusing on popular culture and mass media. As a teen Lichtenstein initially studied with painter Reginald …

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