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Landscape photography has the power to captivate and inspire, showcasing the remarkable beauty of our natural world. This blog post takes you on a visual journey through the work of 20 famous landscape photographers whose skill and creativity have earned them worldwide recognition. From Ansel Adams’ influential environmentalism to Charlie Waite’s creation of the Landscape

Richard Sorrell is a British best known for his artist aerial views, often based on maps or plans, which required meticulous research and consultation with experts. Born on September 24, 1948, in Thundersley, Essex, Sorrell studied at Walthamstow College of Art (1965-1966), Kingston College of Art (1966-1969), and the Royal Academy Schools from 1969 to

Ron Monsma is an American artist best known for his ability to capture light and its transformative effects on form. He studied at Indiana University South Bend, where he obtained his BA in Fine Arts. Since 1997, he has been an instructor of drawing and painting at the university. Monsma’s knowledge as an artist has

Sabine Liebchen is a German painter best known for her captivating series of artworks featuring serial representations of female figures. Born in 1960, she expolores multiple perspectives and showcases the same figure from various vantage points. Liebchen studied visual communication in Düsseldorf from 1980 to 1985, focusing on free painting. Her artistic knowledge and skills

Fikret Moualla is a Turkish artist best known for his lyrical paintings and biting drawings that depict scenes from Parisian life. Despite facing personal challenges and a tumultuous career, Moualla’s immense talent and artistic vision have garnered recognition. Born in Kadıköy, Istanbul, in 1903, Moualla studied engineering in Zurich but eventually pursued his passion for

Marie Desbons is a French artist known for her vibrant and colorful illustrations. Born in Blois in 1981, she developed a passion for drawing, color, and materials from an early age. After completing her studies in applied arts, Desbons began her career as a graphic designer in an advertising agency. However, in 2007, she decided

Joanna Braithwaite is a Kiwi painter best known for her traditional yet surreal style of painting. Braithwaite’s works explore the boundary between reality and the absurd, with her subjects often being characters from the fringes of society engaged in unusual acts that Braithwaite has normalized in her paintings. Braithwaite studied art, and her love of

David Larned is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist best known for his intimate and evocative portraits. Born in 1976, he began his artistic journey at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and further honed his skills at the prestigious Florence Academy of Art. Larned obtained his BFA with honors from the University of Pennsylvania.

Hugo Von Habermann is a German painter best known for his exceptional portraits of women. He was born on the 14th of June, 1849 in Dillingen, Germany. Habermann’s artistic journey began when he moved to Munich with his family in 1858, where he received his first art lessons and attended prestigious schools. Initially studying law,

George Agnew Reid, also known as G. A. Reid, was a Canadian painter best known for his genre paintings, but his body of work encompasses murals, figures, history, portraits, and landscapes. Born on July 25, 1860, in Wingham, Ontario, Reid received his artistic training at the Ontario School of Art in Toronto, the Pennsylvania Academy

Louis Buisseret was a Belgian painter best known for his realistic portraits, nudes, and still life compositions. Born in 1888, he studied at the Académie in Mons with Emile Motte and Louis Joseph Greuse before furthering his artistic education at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels under the guidance of Jean Delville, a prominent

Milt Kobayashi is a Japanese-American painter best known for his quiet sophistication and pensive oil paintings. Born in New York City, Kobayashi’s early years were spent in Oahu, Hawaii, before moving to Los Angeles at the age of eight. After obtaining his B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, he embarked on a career

Pál Szinyei Merse was a Hungarian painter best known as the founder of Impressionism in Hungary. Born on the 4th of July, 1845, Szinyei Merse studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Alexander von Wagner and later Karl von Piloty. During his time in Munich, he befriended Wilhelm Leibl, who introduced him

Joaquín Sorolla is a Spanish artist best known for his talent in capturing the effects of light and his mastery of plein air painting. Born on February 27, 1863, in Valencia, Spain, Sorolla displayed an early aptitude for art. He studied at the Academy of San Carlos in Valencia and later at the Real Academia

José Escofet was a Spanish-born artist who became best known for his highly refined and sophisticated flower paintings. Born in Terrassa, near Barcelona in 1930, Escofet spent much of his early career as a graphic designer and painter in his own time. He moved to England with his British wife and three children in 1979,

Leon Dabo was an American tonalist landscape artist best known for his paintings of New York’s Hudson Valley. Born on July 9, 1864 in Saverne, France, Dabo studied under the direction of John La Farge, one of New York’s most respected artistic innovators and technicians, while working on large mural commissions in public institutions, churches,

Lynn Shaler is an American artist best known for her color aquatint etchings, featuring locations in Paris, as well as architectural details, and objects such as a dog, a cat, and an umbrella. Born in 1955, Shaler studied printmaking at the University of Michigan. She also received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the

Lisbeth Zwerger is an Austrian illustrator of children’s books best known for being a recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award due to her exemplary contribution to the field of children’s literature. Born on May 26, 1954, in Vienna, Zwerger studied at Vienna’s Applied Arts Academy from 1971 to 1974. Though she left before completing

Pierre-Nicolas Euler was a French painter best known for his floral still life paintings. Born in Lyon in 1846, Euler studied under Jean-Marie Reignier at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Lyon. Later on, Euler moved to Paris in 1876 and opened a drawing studio. However, he returned to Lyon in the last years

Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov was a Russian painter best known for his landscapes and historical paintings depicting Jesus Christ’s life. Born on the 1st of June, 1844, Polenov grew up in a wealthy, intellectual, and artistic family in St. Petersburg. Polenov studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts and at Saint Petersburg’s Law University from 1863

Alex Gross is a Los Angeles-based visual artist known for his oil paintings on canvas that explore themes of globalization, commerce, beauty, dark mayhem, and the passage of time. He earned his degree in 1990 from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Since then, Gross has become a prominent figure in the

Anne Bachelier is best known for her dreamlike paintings featuring fantastical creatures and magical realms. She was born in 1949 in Louvigne du Desert, France, and studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in La Seyne-Sur-Mer from 1966 to 1970. Bachelier gained her knowledge as an artist by exploring techniques such as working on silk

Brenda Fox is best known for painting icons which she began studying in 2003. Fox learned from various masters, including Russian iconographers. Eventually, Fox started teaching others how to paint icons in a retreat-like format. Fox also incorporates her experience as a board-certified art therapist into her teaching. She became a full-time artist after teaching

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

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

Remedios Varo was a Spanish-born Mexican best known for her surrealistic paintings of otherworldly beings taking part in the occult or magic arts. Varo studied in Madrid’s Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in 1924 when she was 15 years old. She received her drawing teacher diploma in 1930. Born on the 16th

Robert Reid was a muralist and Impressionist painter born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He was known for his bold and colorful paintings of figures and landscapes, and was dubbed a “decorative Impressionist” by one critic for the decorative quality of his work. He received his artistic training at the Philips Academy, the Boston Museum School, the

Troy Acker is an American Impressionist painter best known for his landscapes and figures. Acker is a self-taught painter who was initially a political cartoonist during the 1970s with the Washington DC Business Journal but decided to dabble in painting “for pleasure”. Acker has only pursued painting for more than a decade. Born in 1945,

Ulisse Caputo was an Italian painter best known for his depictions of sophisticated and elegant women in evening wear situated in interior scenes such as the theater or a cafe. Though Caputo was initially taught by his stage-set designer father, he formally received his education at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Naples under Stanisolao

Vilhelm Pedersen was a Danish illustrator and painter best known for his fairy tale illustrations for Hans Christian Andersen. Pedersen studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Wilhelm Marstrand. He was originally in the Royal Danish Navy as an officer but was later granted a four-year paid leave to pursue his artistic

George Inness was an American painter best known for his mature landscapes depicted in a uniquely original American style. Inness studied under John Jesse Barker, an itinerant painter. After working for Sherman & Smith and N. Currier as a map engraver, he also studied under Regis Francois Gignoux, a French landscape painter. Inness similarly attended

Gabriel Pacheco is a Mexican painter best known for his surreal visionary style. He studied scenography at the National Institute of Fine Arts. Later on, Pacheco focused on  drawing and the human figure at the ENAP school. His professional career began when he worked at his sister’s graphic design office where he colored and illustrated

Edward Lamson Henry was an American genre artist best known for his paintings of early colonial and rural life. Henry studied in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He later went to Paris in 1860 to study with Charles Gleyre and Gustave Courbet. Born on the 12th of January, 1841 in Charleston, South

Edmund Darch Lewis was an American painter best known for his prolific watercolor landscapes. Lewis began his studies at the Hudson River School under German Paul Weber when he was 15 years old. He later exhibited his works at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts when he was only 19 years old. After five

Childe Hassam was an American Impressionist painter best known for his paintings of coastal scenes, urban life, and flag-draped Fifth Avenue at the height of World War I. Hassam studied in Paris from 1886 to 1889 and was attracted to French Impressionism. Born on the 17th of October, 1859, Hassam was critical in promoting Impressionism

Arthur Claude Strachan was a Scottish artist best known for his sentimental water-color landscapes. It was in Liverpool where Strachan studied art. Later on he travelled around UK to paint various country landscapes. Born on the 15th of March, 1865 in Edinburgh, Strachan later exhibited his artworks in London as well as in the Royal

Maurille Prevost was a French painter best known for her vividly colored landscape paintings. She studied classical painting and eventually received her degree from l’École des Beaux Arts. Afterwhich, Prevost began to paint the streets of Paris and was also able to develop her unique style.  Born in Paris in 1929, Prevost was a recipient

Leonor Fini was an Argentinian painter best known for her paintings of erotically powerful women. Despite being self-taught and having no formal artistic training due to her being expelled from a slew of schools, Fini possessed the technical skill to study Renaissance and Mannerist painting. She also learned anatomy by going to the local morgue

Charlotte Lachapelle is a French painter best known for her naive paintings of idyllic countryside scenes and urban views of Paris. Lachapelle is a self-taught artist who has been painting for more than two decades. Born in 1955 in Souillac the Lot, France, Lachapelle essentially has been painting her childhood memories on canvas since she

Anton Pieck was a Dutch artist and designer best known for his fairy-tale-like works. He designed the popular Dutch theme park De Efteling. Pieck studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts as well as the Bik en Vaandrager institute. Pieck later became an art teacher from 1912 to 1920 in The Hague as well

Tessa Spencer Pryse is a British impressionist artist best known for her use of light and landscapes. Pryse received a scholarship from the Byam Shaw Art School when she was 17 years old. Prior to Pryse’s art study, she attended various schools in rural Wales, France, and Switzerland. Born in Wales in 1939, Pryse moved

Vladimir Kush is a Russian surrealist painter best known for founding Metaphorical Realism. Kush’s choice of using visual metaphor in his works makes him the first-ever artist to do so. Kush studied at the Surikov Moscow Art Institute when he was 17 years old. After a year, he was conscripted to join the Soviet Army.

  Alex Votsmush is a Russian watercolor painter best known for his complex watercolor methods applied with exemplary color composition and an exquisite mixture of line and fracture. Votsmush studied at the Crimea Art School and the Russian State Institute of Cinematography. Born in Omsk, Russia in 1967, Votsmush studied a course in “Animation” and

Alois Arnegger was an Austrian painter best known for his snow scene paintings, the coastal views of Naples, Capri, and Sorrento; as well as Italian landscapes. Arnegger’s skills were developed at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts under artists Robert Russ, who specialized in landscape; and August Eisenmenger, a historical artist. Born on the 9th

Edward Gorey was an American illustrator and writer best known for his highly distinct, humorous, and peculiar drawings. Gorey enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago for only a semester. Later on, he studied at Harvard University from 1946 to 1950 to major in French Literature. Born on the twenty-second of February, 1925 in Massachusetts,

Ettore Roesler Franz was an Italian watercolorist and painter known for being one of Italy’s best due to his mastery of the watercolor technique. Franz’s “Roma Sparita” is his most popular work as it depicted areas in Rome that were disappearing due to modernization and urbanization. Franz went to Accademia di San Luca when he

Igor Oleynikov is a Russian illustrator best known for winning the 2018 Hans Christian Andersen Award – the highest international recognition given to a children’s book illustrator. Oleynikov is a self-taught illustrator who studied at the Institute of Chemical Engineering and then worked for three years as an engineer. He quit and decided to work

Ivan Rabuzin was a Croatian painter best known for creating geometric vegetation and cloud patterns that morph into pastel-colored arabesque-like structures. Rabuzin was a self-taught painter who studied art by visiting galleries and reading books on different artists. Born on the 27th of March, 1921 in Kljuc within the Hungarian border, Ivan Rabuzin only started

Jeanne Mammen was a German artist best known for her paintings and illustrations of Berlin’s city life as well as women’s sensual strength. Mammen studied at the Académie Julian and the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels from 1906 to 1911. Born in Berlin on the 21st of November, 1890, Mammen started as a commercial

John Marshall Gamble was an American painter best known for his landscape and floral coastal paintings. Gamble attended the San Francisco School of Design and trained with Virgil Williams and Emil Carlsen. He then studied at the Academie Julian in Paris along with Jean-Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant. Born in 1863 in Morristown, New Jersey,

John Powell is an American painter best known for his intricate creations of gardens, flowers, and pottery. Powell studied at Mexico City’s Mexico City College due to its exemplary art department. Born in California in 1930, Powell built his art career in Los Angeles and he currently lives in Santa Barbara, California with his wife.

Walter Crane was an English book illustrator and artist best known for his colorful children’s nursery motifs that later influenced similar works within the genre. Crane trained under the artist John Ruskin and William James Linton – the head of one of England’s exemplary printing and engraving companies, from 1859 to 62. Born in Liverpool

Aya Kato is a Japanese artist and illustrator best known for her Manga-inspired creations about love and passion created in a surreal fashion. Kato studied Visual Art Education and Graphic Design at the Aichi University of Education. Born in 1982, she has created commercial artwork for companies such as Microsoft WindowsXP, Hitachi, and for singer

Cao Yong is a Chinese artist best known for his depictions of Tibet. Born in 1962 in China during the Cultural Revolution, Yong started working at age 5 carrying baskets of gravel to a construction site. When Yong was 11 years old, he studied art with noted Beijing artist, Yu Ren. Eventually, Cao Yong graduated

Patrizia Comand is an Italian artist best known for her visionary and fantasy-filled paintings. After attending courses taught by G. Usellini, G. Ballo, G. Marchese, and Ilario Rossi, Comand graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in 1972.  Born in Corbetta in 1949, Comand held her first exhibition in 1974. Comand’s creations have since

George Clare was a British painter who is best known for showing nature’s beauty in exquisite detail. It is unclear where Clare’s artistic skills were forged, however he was very much influenced by William Hunt specifically in the delicate stippling technique he used to give life to nature in his paintings. Clare had two artist

George Clare fue un pintor británico conocido por mostrar la belleza de la naturaleza con exquisito detalle. No está claro dónde se forjaron las habilidades artísticas de Clare, sin embargo, estuvo muy influenciado por William Hunt, concretamente en la delicada técnica de punteado que utilizaba para dar vida a la naturaleza en sus cuadros. Clare

Oliver Clare was a British painter who was best known for precise and highly finished details of flowers and still life paintings. Born in 1853 in Birmingham, his father was George Clare – the equally renowned still-life artist. Oliver’s artistic training is unknown but many surmise that he was mainly influenced by his father’s works,

Valerie Maugeri is best known for her colorful paintings creatively combined with collages. Born in 1967 in Paris, Maugeri is a self-taught artist whose bright artworks are produced in her Essonne studio. Maugeri started exhibiting her luminous creations in 2001 in various galleries. Valerie’s most recent exhibition was held at France’s Abbey of Saint Sever

Elena Vedernikova is a Russian cold batik artist best known for her bright and bold feminine figures. Vedernikova is a graduate of Udmurt State University in Izhevsk, Russia’s visual arts department in 1994. Born in Glazov, Russia in 1972, Elena has been producing batik art for thirteen years. Vedernikova’s creations are currently in private collections

Gaston La Touche was a French classical painter and illustrator best known for the idealism he featured in his paintings where a universe of nymphs, fireworks, parks, and fountains abound in luminous colours and light. La Touche learned from a Monsieur Paul when he was 10 years old and later from Felix Bracquemond and Edouard

Louis Icart was a French painter best known for painting glamorous and erotic women. He studied painting, printmaking, and drawing in 1907 when he moved to Paris. Born on the 9th of December , 1888, in Toulouse, Icart was a popular figure during the Art Deco period during the 1920s and 1930s. He passed away

Lowell Herrero was an American painter best known for portraying oversized figures of farm workers, laborers, and everyday people. Herrero graduated from Oakland Tech High School and the California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC). Born on October 10, 1921, Herrero pursued an advertising career in design and illustration after graduating from CCAC. He later

Mel Odom is an American commercial artist best known for his energetic and homoerotic Art Deco-style creations. Odom received his Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Illustration from Virginia Commonwealth University. He also studied at the graphics department of England’s Leeds Polytechnic Institute. Born on the 2nd of September, 1950, Odom’s works have been featured in magazines

Rebecca Barker is an American artist best known for her quilt patterned paintings. Born and raised in Oxford, Ohio, Barker studied at Ohio University for her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. She also attended graduate painting school at Miami University. Barker began painting when she was in her teens. The quilt pattern in Barker’s creations

Rebecca Dautremer is a popular French illustrator of children’s books. She also worked in advertising and has served as artistic director for an animated movie. Dautremer studied graphic design at École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in 1995. Rebecca then proceeded to work as a graphic editor and illustrator. Born in the South of France,

René Jules Lalique was a French master glassmaker and jeweller best known for his glass art and jewelry designs. Lalique apprenticed under Louis Aucoc in 1876, a leading goldsmith and jeweller in Paris. Rene’-Jules later studied at the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs de Paris. Born on April 6, 1860 in France’s Marne region,  Lalique became

Sulamith Wülfing was a German artist and illustrator best known for her fairy-tale like ethereal works and mystical subjects which usually featured smiling dwarves, knights, and dragons. Though Wülfing graduated from Wuppertal’s Art College in 1921, she has been drawing since she was 4 years old. Born on the 11th of January, 1901 at Elberfeld,

Cellia Saubry was a French Naive artist who was best known for painting Paris and Provence views that were inspired by her day-to-day life. Saubry started drawing at a young age with her uncle who was a professional artist. Born in Rouen, France in 1938, Saubry moved to Paris when she was a young woman.

Kathy Kelly is an American artist known for her comical cat drawings. Kelly has a Master’s Degree in Art Management from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL. and has been creating cat-related artwork for 28 years. Besides producing “finicky feline” illustrations, Kelly creates cat calendars, tee shirts, framed prints, and magnets. Kelly wrote and illustrated the

Evgenia Gapchinska is a Ukrainian painter popular for her charming and joyful paintings that depicts childhood and family life. Dubbed as a “supplier of happiness”,  Gapchinskaya was born on November 15, 1974, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Evgeniya studied at the Kharkov Institute of Art and Industry as well as at the Nuremberg Academy of Arts. Gapchinskaya

George Barbier was a French illustrator, theatrical designer, and painter best known for his fashion artwork in French publications during the Art Deco period. He studied at l’École des beaux-arts when he moved to Paris from Nantes between 1908 and 1910. Barbier’s teacher was Jean-Paul  Laurens, an academic history painter. Born on the 10th of

Stephen J Darbishire is an English painter best known for his Lakeland landscapes, interiors, picnic scenes, and nudes. Darbishire was privately taught by his neighbor, artist Judith Da Fano. Stephen later received a scholarship from the Byam Shaw School of Art under Greenham and Garrard. Born in 1940, Darbishire initially dabbled in popular music until

Loren MacIver was an American painter and is the first female featured in the permanent collection of the Musem of Modern Art. Known for her dream-like creations of city views, half-abstract landscapes, and up-close views of natural forms, Loren was born on the 2nd of February, 1909 in New York. MacIver a self-taught painter who

Rob Scotton is one of England’s leading children’s book author and illustrator known for creating the popular characters “Splat the Cat” and Russell the Sheep”. Scotton is a Leicester Polytechnic honors graduate. Besides Rob’s children’s books and illustrations, he is also a commercial illustrator and graphic designer. Scotton’s work can also be seen on ceramics,

Kay Nielsen was a Danish painter whose work embodied the ornamental style of Art Nouveau. Nielsen was best known for creating the “Night on Bald Mountain” and “Ave Maria” scenes in the 1940 iconic Walt Disney classic animated film, Fantasia. Born on the 12th of March, 1886 to parents who were both in the performing

Ramon Vilanova is a Spanish painter who is known for countryside Plein Air paintings of Catalonia, Majorca, and Minorca.  Being a self-taught painter, Vilanova began studying on his own when his aunt gifted him with a box of paints and an instruction book at the age of 16. Since Ramon’s first exhibition in 1973, his

Ada Florek is a Polish artist best known for watercolors that finds beauty in everyday items and ordinary places. Florek studied at the College of Fine Arts in Krosno where she received her diploma in sculpture. Ada also went to Cracow’s Jagiellonian University to study art history. Born in 1976, it was only in 2006

Lucien Delarue was a French painter known for his still-life paintings and watercolors of Paris’s romantic cityscapes. Delarue studied at the Grande Chaumiere studios under maitre Yves Brayer. Born on the November 10th, 1925, Lucien participated in exhibitions early on and received medals for his creations. Delarue received first prize as well as the Vermeil-Medaille

Lauren A. Mills is a nationally-acclaimed American painter and sculptor but is is best known as a more-than-two-decades long children’s book illustrator and author. Lauren is an academically trained artist who received the first Master of Arts degree in Illustration from the California State system.  Art schools she has attended from 1976 to 2010  include

Omar Rayyan is a Jordanian-born artist who is primarily known for his children’s book illustrations of fantasy, fairy tales, and folklore. Initially, Rayyan was taught by Suenteus Po, a Tibetan/Persian collage artist. Eventually, Omar graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1990 with a BFA in illustration. Since then, Rayyan has produced illustrations

Jean-Claude Picot was a French painter known for using strong colors to portray everyday objects and scenes with his own “joie de vivre” (enjoyment of life) sensibility. Picot studied the artworks of fellow French artists and Fauvist painters Maurice de Vlaminck, André Derain, and Henri Matisse. All of their creations prioritized the use of distinct

Charles Dana Gibson was an American illustrator who was best known for Gibson Girl –  an iconic image that best represented the stunningly independent Euro-American woman at the start of the 20th century.  Born on the 14th of September, 1867 in Roxbury, Massachusetts,  Gibson attended New York’s Art Students League from 1884 to 1885. Charles

Carl Spitzweg was a German painter who best exemplified the Biedermeier era’s style of classic simplicity. Spitzweg is known for portraying intimate scenes from daily life in a humorous, tender, but firm manner using his adept control of shadow, light, and composition. Spitzweg is a self-taught painter who studied pharmacy at the University of Vienna