Joseph Tomanek was a Czech-American painter born on 16 April 1889 in Staznice, Moravia region of the Czech Republic. Joseph was born into a musical family and learned to play the violin as a child, consequently playing in the official orchestra of Staznice. Despite showcasing artistic talents as early as age five, he was discouraged …
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Sare is a French painter born in Yerevan, Armenia, in 1959. She got formal art education at the Yerevan Academy of Fine Arts in Armenia. Sare has since established herself in the art of painting and on the stage. Evgenia has produced over forty theatre plays and four films. Evgenia Sare moved to Paris, …
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Paul Crespin was a British goldsmith and metalworker born in Westminster, England, in 1694. Paul was born into a family of Huguenot refugees who had fled France. Crespin learned the trade under Jean Pons, under whom he apprenticed in 1713, showing immense talent and skill. Crespin began making silverware under his name in 1720 …
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Chris Wake is an Australian painter born in Adelaide in 1960. Chris started painting and sculpting as a teenager in 1976. Despite discovering her talents early, it wasn’t until her near-death experience in an accident that she decided to pursue an art career. Chris studied Fine Art at the Adelaide Central School of Art. After …
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Albert Reuss was a British painter born on 2 January 1886 in Vienna, Austria. Albert’s artistic talent was evident since he was five years old. Reuss took drawing and painting lessons when he was fourteen and later applied to the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. However, Albert’s application was rejected, and he sought …
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Albert Moulton Foweraker was a British watercolor artist and painter born on 7 July 1873 in Exeter, United Kingdom. Foweraker attended Christ’s College, a constituent of the University of Cambridge, and got a degree in Applied Science in 1893. Before taking up the art profession in 1898, he worked as a journalist and engineer. Foweraker …
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Leon de Smet was a Belgian painter born on 20 July 1881 in Ghent, Belgium. Leon had early exposure to art as his father owned a firm of decorators. This exposure had an equal effect on his brother, Gustave de Smet. Leon and his brother enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent in …
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Laura Coombs Hills was an American Artist born on 7 September 1859 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA. Laura’s formal education began in Boston, where she took art classes under Helen M. Knowlton. Laura then enrolled at the Cowles Art School in Boston, leaving after two months to study at the Art Students League of New York. …
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Paul Klee was a German artist born on 18 December 1879 in Münchenbuchsee, Bern area of Switzerland. Paul was born to musician parents, which explains his musical talent. Paul played the violin so well that he got an invitation to play in the Bern Symphony Orchestra at age 11. Paul also had an inherent passion …
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Georg Tappert was a German painter born on 20 October 1880 in Berlin, Germany. Before pursuing a career in art, Georg worked as a tailor for a couple of years after his tailoring apprenticeship. His artistic talent was noticed by German printmaker – Max Liebermann, who introduced him to a professor at the Kalrulshe State …
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