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Kitagawa Utamaro – Artwork and Bio of the Japanese Artist

  Kitagawa Utamaro was a renowned Japanese printmaker and painter born in 1753 in Yoshiwara, Edo (present-day Tokyo). Kitagawa’s talent was first noticed by the publisher Tsuta-ya Juzaburo, who became responsible for printing Kitagawa’s subsequent works. His art education began under Toriyama Sekien, who was rumored to be Kitagawa’s father due to the close relationship …

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Laurie Zeszut – Artwork, Bio and Analysis of the American Artist

Laurie Zeszut is a self-taught painter, watercolorist, and printmaker from Santa Cruz, California. Laurie was born in 1948, and her first foray into the art world came when she handpainted a wrapping paper for a birthday present. A friend who saw this was so impressed and encouraged her to take a watercolor class. Though difficult, …

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Jiri Anderle – Artwork and Bio of the Czech Artist

  Jiri Anderle is a Czech Contemporary artist born on 14 September 1936 in Pavlikov, Czechoslovakia. Jiri enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, where he studied painting and graphic arts. Before graduating in 1961, he studied painting under Professor Anthony Pelc and graphic arts under Professor Vladimir Silovsky. Anderle’s training and formal …

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