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Lisa Yuskavage (Contemporary & Post Modernism) Lisa Yuskavage (1962- present) is an American contemporary artist known for her figurative paintings. Coming from a background of studying at Yale University School of Art, Yuskavage was very much passionate about art history…. Continue Reading →

Roy Lichtenstein(Abstract Expressionism & Pop Art)  Roy Lichtenstein (1923 – 1997) was an American pop artist known for comic book painting style. Along with Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, and James Rosenquist, he became a leading figure in the Pop Art movement in… Continue Reading →

Juan Gris (Cubism, Dadaism, & Surrealism) Being one of the artists who participated in the early Cubism movement, the Spanish artist, Gris adopted the avant-garde style of Cubism established by fellow artists Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. The main difference among the three… Continue Reading →

Wassily Kandinsky (Expressionism, Fauvism, & Early 20th Century) Wassily Kandinsky (1866 -1944) was a Russian painter regarded as the pioneer of abstract modern art (*though later on, critics believed that female artist, Hilma af Klint, should claim the title instead)…. Continue Reading →

Camille Pissarro (Impressionism & Post Impressionism) Being the mentor of other remarkable Impressionist painters like Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin, and Edgar Degas, Camille Pissarro was a pivotal figure in Impressionism.   In the majority of his career, he chose to… Continue Reading →

John Constable (Realism, Pre-Impressionism, & Pre-Raphaelites) John Constable was an English oil and water landscape painter best known for his Pre-Impressionist style. In his early career, his abstract style was not particularly praised in the art community. Around the age… Continue Reading →

François Boucher (Neoclassicism, Romanticism, & Rococo) François Boucher (c. 1703 – 1770) was a Rococo French painter known for the cheerful and light-hearted atmosphere in his works. His famous works often featured a diverse range of classical themes including the… Continue Reading →

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Baroque)                   Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (c. 1618 – 1682)  is known as one of the most famous Baroque painters in the 17th century. Living in Sevilla, a region with great exposure of… Continue Reading →

Raphael (High Renaissance & Mannerism) Along with Michelangelo and Leoardo da Vinci, Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, also known as Raphael,  was one of the greatest masters (often known as the holy trinity of Renaissance) that marked the beginning of the High… Continue Reading →

Robert Campin (Late Gothic & Early Renaissance) Being one of the greatest contributors to the new painting style in the 15th century, Robert Campin’s works marked the transition from the Gothic to Renaissance in art. Some of his most famous… Continue Reading →