Category 131 Research

David Hockney David Hockney is an English painter, draftsmen, and photographer born on July 9, 1937, in Bradford, England. He was 4th out of 5 children of Laura and Kenneth Hockney. Despite the terror during World War 2, David was… Continue Reading →

Roy Lichtenstein Roy Lichtenstein was an American Pop artist who was born on October 27, 1923 in New York City. He was born to Jewish-German immigrants and at a young age began to have an interest in art, music, and… Continue Reading →

Giorgio de Chirico Giorgio de Chirico was a Surrealist Italian painter born on Volos, Greece on July 10, 1888. His father was a railway engineer and came from a noble family and had a brother and a sister who died… Continue Reading →

Andre Derain Andre Derain was a Fauvist French artist born on June 10, 1880, in Chatou, France. Andre’s father was a milkman and an elected politician and was quite well respected in the community. Derain was educated in Saint Croix… Continue Reading →

Camille Pissarro Camille Pissarro was a French Impressionist artist who was born on July 10, 1830 in Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands. Pissarro was the third son of a French Jewish merchant of Portuguese descent, Abraham Gabriel Pissarro, and Rachel Manzana-Pomie,… Continue Reading →

Winslow Homer Winslow Homer was born on February 24, 1836, in Boston, Massachusetts as the second of three children to Henrieta Benson and Charles Homer. At the age of 6, his family moved to Cambridge and was encouraged by his… Continue Reading →

Jean-Antoine Watteau Jean-Antoine Watteau was a French Rococo painter born on October 10, 1684, in a Flemish town of Valenciennes. His father was a roof tiler and at a young age, he would be sensitive to mood changes but was… Continue Reading →

Anthony van Dyck Anthony van Dyck was a prominent Dutch Baroque painter during the 17th century. Van Dyck was born on March 22, 1599, in Antwerp and was the seventh of 12 children of a silk merchant Frans van Dyck…. Continue Reading →

Lorenzo Lotto was born in Venice, Italy in 1480 and was a painter during the High Renaissance. Little is known about his early life and training but it is suggested that he was influenced by Giovani Bellini and was taught… Continue Reading →

Carlo Crivelli was an Italian painter born in Venice in 1430. His father and brother were both painters but Carlo drew inspiration from his mentors Antonio Vivarini and Squarcione. In 1458, he moved to Ancona after being arrested for an… Continue Reading →