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17.10.1955–present
Kerry James Marshall
Kerry James Marshall was born on October 17, 1955, in Birmingham, USA. He is a contemporary American artist working in portraiture, genre painting, and figurativism. Marshall is also recognized as a collagist and draftsman. His notable works include "School of Beauty, School of Culture" and "Past Times."
AI interpretation1450–08.1516
Hieronymus Bosch
Hieronymus Bosch, also known as Jeroen Anthonissen van Aken, was born in 1450 in 's-Hertogenbosch, located in the Northern Netherlands. Throughout his life, he became one of the leading masters of the Northern Renaissance and a proponent of Early Netherlandish painting. Bosch worked in the genres of genre scenes, religious and historical paintings, and…
AI interpretation1811–23.04.1880
Raden Saleh
Raden Saleh (1811–1880) was an Indonesian artist of Arab-Javanese descent from the Dutch East Indies. He was the first artist born in the East Indies and worked in Romanticism, blending European and Indonesian traditions. He was a painter, draftsman, lithographer, curator, and watercolorist.
1974–present
Aïda Muluneh
Aïda Muluneh is an Ethiopian photographer, educator, and entrepreneur born in Addis Ababa in 1974. She is recognized for her afrofuturistic photographs that combine vivid colors and body painting to create surreal scenes.
30.01.1943–present
Marta Minujín
Marta Minujín, born January 30, 1943, in Buenos Aires, is an Argentine artist and performance artist. She works across pop art, conceptual art, sculpture, graphics, and film directing, combining these genres in her creative practice.
08.10.1930–13.04.2024
Faith Ringgold
Faith Ringgold (1930–2024) was an American artist, writer, sculptor, and art activist known for her narrative textile works. Born in Harlem, she worked in social art projects and art feminism. She died in Englewood in 2024.
AI interpretation30.03.1746–16.04.1828
Francisco Goya
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was born on March 30, 1746, in Fuendetodos, Spain. He is regarded as one of the earliest and most notable artists of the Romantic era and was also active in the Rococo style. Goya was a painter, draftsman, printmaker, lithographer, etching master, and an important figure in the visual arts. Throughout his career, he…
24.06.1936–present
Lee Ufan
Lee Ufan is a Korean artist, sculptor, and philosopher born on June 24, 1936, in Seoul, Republic of Korea. He is the founder and leader of the Japanese Mono-ha art movement. Lee Ufan is also recognized as an educator, writer, and jewelry designer.
AI interpretation21.05.1471–06.04.1528
Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer was born on May 21, 1471, in Nuremberg, Bavaria, and died there on April 6, 1528. He was a German painter, draftsman, copper engraver, art theorist, and a key figure of the Northern Renaissance. Dürer is recognized as the foremost European master of woodcuts and engraving, elevating these techniques to the level of true art. Besides his…
24.02.1925–14.11.2021
Etel Adnan
Etel Adnan (1925–2021) was a Lebanese-American poet, essayist, artist, and cultural figure. Born in Beirut and deceased in Paris's 6th arrondissement, her work was associated with the Hurufiyya movement. In 2003, MELUS recognized her as a prominent Arab-American author.
AI interpretation07.06.1848–09.05.1903
Paul Gauguin
Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin was born on June 7, 1848, in Paris. He was a French painter, sculptor, ceramist, and printmaker. Throughout his artistic career, Gauguin combined several styles, including post-Impressionism, symbolism, synthetism, cloisonnism, and primitivism, and was linked to the Pont-Aven school. His works encompass a variety of genres such as…
22.02.1922–23.07.2016
S. H. Raza
S. H. Raza (1922–2016) was an Indian modernist and expressionist painter known for his watercolors. Born in Mandla, he worked during the periods of British India and the Indian Union. He received prestigious Indian awards including the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri. He died in Delhi.
AI interpretation10.1632–15.12.1675
Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer, known in historiography as Vermeer of Delft, was born in October 1632 in the city of Delft, located in the Republic of the United Provinces. He was a Dutch painter who primarily worked in the genres of genre painting, portraiture, and cityscape, and was one of the leading masters of the Dutch Golden Age and Baroque painting. Vermeer lived…1924–20.04.2019
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian (1924–2019) was an Iranian artist and collector of traditional folk art. Born in Qazvin and died in Tehran, she pioneered the fusion of Iranian geometric patterns and faceted mosaic with Western abstraction.
AI interpretation1488–26.09.1576
Titian
Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) was born in 1488 in Pieve di Cadore. He became one of the foremost representatives of the Venetian school of painting and the High Renaissance. Titian was known for his works on religious and mythological themes and was recognized as a master of portrait painting. His artistic output encompassed genres such as nudes, historical,…
23.03.1937–present
Parviz Tanavoli
Parviz Tanavoli, born in 1937 in Tehran, is an Iranian sculptor, artist, writer, and arts figure associated with modern art movements, Hurufiyya, and the Saqqa-khaneh school. Since 1989, he has lived in Vancouver, Canada, continuing his creative and academic work.
AI interpretation1525–09.09.1569
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Pieter Bruegel the Elder was born in 1525 in Breda, located at that time in Brabant, within the Habsburg Netherlands. He was a Dutch painter, draftsman, and engraver, regarded as the most significant member of the Bruegel family during the Northern Renaissance. Pieter distinguished himself as a master of landscape and genre paintings, producing numerous…1963–present
Fang Lijun
Fang Lijun is a contemporary Chinese artist born in 1963 in Handan, Hebei. Working primarily in cynical realism, he is also an engraver and conceptual artist. His work reflects the characteristics of Chinese art after 1945 and holds a prominent place in the modern art scene of China.
AI interpretation25.02.1841–03.12.1919
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on February 25, 1841, in Limoges, France. He is recognized as one of the principal representatives of Impressionism, having made a significant contribution to the development of visual art. Renoir was a painter, draftsman, and sculptor, known for his skill in society portraits and nude paintings, which are noted for their…
15.11.1931–14.10.2023
Park Seo-bo
Park Seo-bo (1931–2023) was a South Korean artist known for his "Écriture" series and his role in the Korean art informel movement. His focus on formal aspects of painting established him as a leading figure in the Dansaekhwa movement.
AI interpretation19.01.1839–22.10.1906
Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne (January 19, 1839 – October 22, 1906) was a French painter and one of the leading representatives of Post-Impressionism. His work is notable for its distinctiveness, which led to the emergence of the term “Cézannism”—an unofficial art movement named after him. Cézanne's artwork opened the way to Cubism, considered one of the directions of…
31.01.1934–23.10.2016
Marwan Kassab-Bachi
Marwan Kassab-Bachi (1934–2016) was a Syrian painter and graphic artist born in Damascus. He studied at Damascus University before moving to Berlin to attend Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar. He lived most of his life in Germany and became a full professor in 1980.
AI interpretation23.01.1832–30.04.1883