Rene Lalique is a French jeweler and glass designer born on 6 April 1860 in Ay Champagne, France. After his father’s death, he apprenticed at a goldsmith’s workshop in Paris. He attended the College Turgot at twelve, where he learned the basics of drawing. Simultaneously, he took art classes at the Ecole des Arts Decoratif …
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Bo Barlett is an American painter born on 29 December 1955 in Georgia, United States of America. At 18, Bo traveled to Florence in Italy to study painting under Ben Long, returning to America the following year. In 1975, he moved to Philadelphia and enrolled at the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, earning a Certificate …
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Camille Bombois was a French painter born on 3 February 1883 in Cote d’Or, France. He drew countryside scenes in his free time as a farm boy. In 1908, he moved to Paris and worked as a construction laborer on the Metro subway. Camille switched to working at a newspaper printing company at night, allowing …
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Ekaterina Reutova was a Russian Impressionist painter born on 25 November 1968 in Moscow. Ekaterina took his first art lessons in the studio of M.S. Immortal from 1970 to 1977. He enrolled at the Moscow State Academic Institute of Arts VI Surikov in 1980 and graduated in 1988. Ekaterina furthered his art education in 1993 …
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Camille Pissarro was a French Impressionist painter born on 10 July 1830 in St. Thomas Island, in the US Virgin Islands. Pissarro first showed his interest in art at the boarding school he enrolled in near Paris, and he started drawing, painting, and visiting art collections. On his return home, he was expected to get …
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Jan Havickszoon Steen was born in Leiden, Netherlands, in 1626 to a wealthy Catholic family of brewers. In 1646, Steen enrolled as a student at the University of Leiden. He registered as a painter two years later and founded the Leiden painters’ Guild of Saint Luke alongside Gabriel Metsu. Jan Steen married Margriet, the daughter …
Albert Von Keller was a German painter known for his indoor scenes and portrait paintings of female figures. Albert was born in Gais, Switzerland, on 27 April 1844 to Caroline Keller. Albert was formally educated, attending primary school in Bayreuth and high school at the Maximilians Gymnasium. After graduating in 1863, he enrolled at the …
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Mijo Kovacic was born on 5 August 1935 in Gornja Suma, Molve, Croatia. As a child, Mijo spent much time with his mother, who helped develop his imagination through folklore and scary stories, which eventually helped in his art career. In addition, Mijo had the job of looking after the family cow, and due to …
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Michael James Smith is a British landscape artist and oil painting instructor born in Southend-On-Sea Essex on 22 February 1976. Michael is the second son of David Smith, a fellow landscape artist. Michael spent a lot of time with his father growing up and enjoyed watching him paint. Michael’s father will also often instruct him …
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Georges Blouin was a French painter born in Northern France on 18 June 1928. Blouin received formal education in decorative painting and art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts d’Arras. Blouin’s realistic paintings earned him worldwide recognition allowing him to hold and participate in many solo and group exhibitions. Blouin has exhibited in places like …
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