Henry Siddons Mowbray was an American painter born on 5 August 1858 in Alexandria, Egypt. After the death of his parents, Henry lived with his maternal aunt and her husband, who adopted him. Mowbray had brief stints at the military academy and his uncle’s chemical business and then studied with Alfred Cornelius Howland. Mowbray …
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Hans Andersen Brendekilde was a Danish painter born on 7 April 1857 in Brendekilde, a village in Odense, Denmark. Andersen’s poor background forced him to leave his parents and live with his grandparents till he started earning as a shepherd boy. After a teacher discovered his talent for carving, Hans apprenticed in the shop of …
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Hamish Blakely was a British painter born in Canterbury, England, in 1968. As a child, Blakely was interested in art and often made sketches in black and white. He received formal art education at the Wimbledon School of Art and Kingston Univerity, where he studied illustration. Afterward, Blakely became a professional illustrator. During his …
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Giuseppe Mentessi was an Italian painter born on 29 September 1857 in Ferrera, Italy. Mentessi grew up in a peasant family and suffered the tragedy of his father’s death in 1862. Despite the hardships, his mother managed to sponsor his formal art education. Mentessi first attended drawing classes at the Civico Ateneo and then furthered …
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Elin Danielson-Gambogi was a Finnish painter born on September 3, 1861, in Noormarkku, Finland. Elin grew up on the family farm in Ilmasoki, which failed due to a period of famine. Following the bankruptcy of the family, Elin’s father committed suicide. Elin returned to Noormarkku with her mother and two sisters. In 1876, …
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Edward Cucuel was an American painter born on 6 August 1875 in San Francisco, California. At 14, Edward’s artistic talents manifested, and he attended the San Francisco Art Institute. At the same time, he worked as an illustrator for The Examiner newspaper. Three years later, Edward relocated to Paris to continue his education. In France, …
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Eduard Gaertner was a German painter born on 2 June 1801 in Berlin, Germany. Gaertner started receiving art lessons in Kassel at the age of ten. In 1814, he started an apprenticeship at the Royal Porcelain Manufactory, spanning six years. After receiving complete training, Gaertner went to the studio of Carl Wilhelm Gropius for four …
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Henriette Ronner-Knip was a Dutch painter best known for her animal paintings depicted in Romanticist style. Knip was taught art at eleven years old by her Neo-Classical painter father, Joseph Augustus Knip. Born on the 31st of May, 1821 in Amsterdam to a family of artists, Knip started to seriously paint in 1835. Three years …
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Henry Sandman was a Canadian artist. Born in the year 1842, he pursued a painting career against the wishes of his father. In 1880 he became one of the Royal Canadian Academy’s first members. Sandman later toured France and England. In 1881 he went to Boston in order to complete portrait commissions. Sandman intended to …
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Manel Anoro was born on 13 June 1985 in Barcelona, Spain, to a salesman and a dressmaker. On his birthdays, he would receive a box of colored pencils as a gift, with which he expressed his passion for art. Manel enjoyed drawing and painting, but everyone but his mother disregarded his artistic ability. Manel first …
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