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Paul Cezanne: (1839 – 1906) was a French painter from a town in southern France called Aix-en-Provence, who was frequently referred to as the father of modern art.

The Getty Museum Oct. 12, 2004 – Jan. 2, 2005: Cezanne’s Watercolors

Chagall: (1887 - 1985) a French painter born in Russia whose work plays on a person’s unconscious through fantasy and humor.

Marc Chagall: Information on Chagall’s work.

Dali: (1904 - 1989) Salvador Dali was a Spanish sculptor, designer, painter, abstract and graphic artist.

Duchamp: (1887 - 1968) Marcel Duchamp was ean stablished avant-garde artist who suddenly stopped creating art and in 1923 turned his passion to chess competing in competitions all across Europe until 1933.

Dürer: (1471 - 1528) Albrecht Dürer was a central figure in German Renaissance art.

Escher: ( 1898 - 1972) Maurits Cornelis Escher – one of the most famous graphic artists in the world.

Gauguin: (1848 - 1903) Paul Gauguin, born in Paris, France and was one of the most exotic Post-Impressionist.

Goya: (1746 - 1829) Francisco de Goya born in Spain was a very influential printmaker in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.

Haring: (1958 - 1990) Keith Haring was born in Pennsylvania whose Pop Art style work had become so expensive before his AIDS related death; he opened Pop Shop in New York and the Wham Bam in Miami so people could enjoy his work.

Kahlo: (1907 – 1954) Frida Kahlo was Mexico’s most famous woman painter.

Kandinsky: (1886 - 1944) Wassily Kandinsky was an abstract artist born in Moscow.

Kirchner: (1880 - 1938) Ernst Ludwig Kirchner born in Switzerland is famous for his oil on canvas Self-portrait as a Soldier.

Klee: (1879 - 1940) Paul Klee born in Germany but was a Swiss painter with his work including cubism, expressionism, and surrealism.

Leonardo: (1452 - 1519) Leonardo da Vinci is one of the most famous artists of all time with his work including such pieces as The Last Supper, Mona Lisa, and Madonna of the Rock.

Lichtenstein: (1923 - 1997) Roy Lichtenstein is famous for his comic-strip frame art that exploits past styles.

Magritte: (1898 - 1967) René François-Ghislain Magritte was born in Belgium.
“My painting is visible images which conceal nothing; they evoke mystery and, indeed, when one sees one of my pictures, one asks oneself this simple question 'What does that mean'? It does not mean anything, because mystery means nothing either, it is unknowable." René Magritte

Matisse: (1869 - 1954) Henri Matisse was an artist who focused on textured art such as win his textile artwork.

Michelangelo: (1475 - 1564) Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni was an Italian Renaissance painter, poet, architect, sculptor, and engineer.

Miro: (1893 - 1983) Joan Miro born in Barcelona painting and sculptor style was of imaginative surrealist fantasy.

Mondrian: (1872 - 1944) Piet Mondrian is famous for his grid based paintings from late 1919 and is recognized as a great contributor to the De Stijl art movement.

Monet: (1840 - 1926) Claude Monet was one of the world’s most famous impressionist French painters.

O'Keeffe: (1887 - 1986) Georgia O'Keeffe was born in Wisconsin and is known for her Taos and Santa Fe artwork.

Picasso: (1881 – 1973) Pablo Picasso co-founded cubism and sole creator of the cubist geometry style. Picasso is known for his Rose Period, Blue Period, and Black Period.

Rembrandt: (1606 - 1969) Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn is famous for his etchings, paintings, drawings and many self-portraits.

Renoir: (1841 - 1919) Pierre-Auguste Renoir is a famous French impressionist painter who started out as a child painting in a porcelain factor on china. As an adult Renoir was stricken with rheumatoid arthritis which forced him to strap a paint brush to his arm to paint. “The pain passes, but the beauty remains.” Renoir

Titian: (1473/1490 - 1576) Tiziano Vecello or Tiziano Vecelli was born in the Republic of Venice was considered the leading Italian painter of the 16th century.

Toulouse-Lautrec: (1864 - 1901) Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, a French painter born in Languedoc famous for expressive graphics work. He worked with color lithography and metals such as zinc to create posters.

Turner: (1775 - 1851) J.M.W. Turner is famous for his English romantic landscape art who is known for being “the painter of light”.

Van Gogh: (1853 - 1890) Vincent Van Gogh, a post impressionist painter born in Holland who painted almost 900 paintings between November 1881 and July 1890. His work includes drawings, letter sketches, graphic works, watercolors, and his famous paintings.

Warhol: (1928 - 1987) Andrew Warhola (Andy Warhol) born in Pittsburgh, PA was an award winning commercial artist who found his inspiration from popular culture.

Replicating artwork from any of these artists for personal gain is prohibited by law. It would be hard to reproduce any of these works even with the best quality printer ink. The best way to enjoy these pieces of art would be to visit a traditional or virtual museum.

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