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AI interpretation28.07.1874–08.08.1949
Joaquín Torres-García
Joaquín Torres-García (1874–1949) was a Uruguayan artist, sculptor, writer, teacher, and art theorist. Born and died in Montevideo, he worked in abstractionism, constructivism, noucentisme, and Universal Constructivism. He is known for uniting figurativism and abstraction in his art.09.09.1928–08.04.2007
Sol LeWitt
Sol LeWitt (1928–2007) was an American artist and a key figure in minimalism and conceptual art. Born in Hartford and died in New York, he worked as a painter, sculptor, architect, photographer, and illustrator, engaging with abstraction and conceptualism.
AI interpretation08.07.1593–1653
Artemisia Gentileschi
Artemisia Gentileschi was born on July 8, 1593, in Rome, in the Papal States. She was an Italian Baroque painter known for her skill in religious, historical, and mythological painting, as well as portraiture. Artemisia was associated with the Caravaggist movement. Over the course of her career, she became the first woman admitted to the Academy of Drawing…
AI interpretation1539–19.03.1610
Hasegawa Tōhaku
Hasegawa Tōhaku (1539–1610) was a Japanese painter from the Hasegawa school, born in Nanao. He is known for his work Pine Trees and contributed to traditional Japanese art of the 16th–17th centuries.0350–0400
Helena of Egypt
Helena of Egypt was an artist active in Egypt during the 4th century BCE. Born around 350 BCE and passing circa 400 BCE, she belonged to the Egyptian cultural environment and contributed to the art of her era.
AI interpretation15.12.1857–08.11.1890
Cristóbal Rojas
Cristóbal Rojas Poleo (1857–1890) was a Venezuelan Romantic painter who, alongside contemporaries, shaped late 19th-century Venezuelan art. His work was recognized in Paris and Caracas, where he received government commissions.12.05.1936–04.05.2024
Frank Stella
Frank Stella (1936–2024) was an American artist from Malden, known as a master of post-painting abstraction and minimalism. He also worked in combined painting, graphic arts, photography, and design. He died in Manhattan.
09.02.1932–present
Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter, born February 9, 1932, in Dresden, Germany, is a German artist known for his work in abstraction, portraiture, landscape, and more. He is also recognized as a university lecturer and photographer. In 2007, he was named an honorary citizen of Cologne.
03.03.1882–28.01.1961
Seiu Ito
Seiu Ito (1882–1961) was a Japanese artist from Tokyo, regarded as the father of modern kinbaku. He worked in the ukiyo-e genre and held roles as an artist, illustrator, and nawashi.30.08.1932–present
Bruce Onobrakpeya
Bruce Onobrakpeya (born August 30, 1932, in Agbarha-Otor, Nigeria) is a Nigerian painter, printmaker, and sculptor. His work combines traditional and modern artistic techniques, representing Nigerian national art.
AI interpretation08.06.1830–15.04.1901
Juan Manuel Blanes
Juan Manuel Blanes (1830–1901) was a Uruguayan painter and the founder of the realist school in Uruguay. Born in Montevideo and died in Pisa, he is known for his contributions to the arts and for creating the monument to José Artigas in Athens.22.03.1912–16.12.2004
Agnes Martin
Agnes Martin (1912–2004) was a Canadian-American artist known for her work in abstract expressionism, abstraction, and minimalism. Though often associated with minimalism, she identified herself with abstract expressionism.
AI interpretation10.07.1830–13.11.1903
Camille Pissarro
Camille Jacob Pissarro was born on July 10, 1830, in Charlotte Amalie. He was a French and nominally Danish artist of Jewish origin. Pissarro was one of the earliest and most consistent representatives of Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. During his career, he was the only artist to participate in all eight group Impressionist exhibitions held from 1874…
14.06.1895–22.07.1977
Pan Yuliang
Pan Yuliang (1895–1977) was a Chinese impressionist painter and graphic artist active in the 20th century. Born in Jiangdu, she contributed to both Chinese and French art before passing away in Paris.
1954–present
Larry Abramson
Larry Abramson, born in 1954 in South Africa, is an artist culturally connected to both South Africa and Israel. Recognized primarily as an Israeli artist, he continues to contribute to contemporary art.
25.04.1922–26.11.2018
Tomás Maldonado
Tomás Maldonado (1922–2018) was an Argentine designer, painter, graphic artist, art theorist, and educator. He created the Ulm model of design, served as rector of the Ulm School of Design (1958–1967), and was president of the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design.
31.05.1923–27.12.2015
Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015) was an American artist and sculptor born in Newburg, USA. A leading figure in minimalism and abstraction, he is known for paintings with hard edges and color fields. Kelly also worked as a designer and graphic artist.
AI interpretation22.03.1599–09.12.1641
Anthony van Dyck
Anthony van Dyck was born on March 22, 1599, in Antwerp, a cultural center of the Spanish Netherlands. He was a Flemish painter, draftsman, and master etcher who specialized in portrait painting, as well as religious, mythological, historical works, and allegories. Van Dyck developed different genres of portraiture, including intimate and ceremonial…1758–1813
Sin Yunbok
Sin Yunbok (1758–1813), also known by the pseudonym Hyewon, was a Korean artist from the Joseon period. Born and deceased in Joseon, his work reflects the cultural heritage and characteristics of the era.1882–1963
Aina Onabolu
Aina Onabolu (1882–1963) was a Nigerian artist and teacher, born in Ijebu-Ode and died in Lagos. He is regarded as the founder of professional painting in Nigeria, focusing primarily on portraiture based on European traditions.
1947–10.01.2013
Jorge Selarón
Jorge Selarón (1947–2013) was a Chilean artist and ceramist, best known for creating the Selarón Steps in Rio de Janeiro. Born in Limache, Chile, his work is closely connected to Chilean national culture. He died in Rio de Janeiro.24.01.1915–16.07.1991
Robert Motherwell
Robert Motherwell (1915–1991) was an American artist and collage artist associated with Abstract Expressionism. Born in Aberdeen, USA, he worked in abstraction and action painting and was also a graphic artist and printmaker.
20.04.1893–25.12.1983