Edgar (Hilaire-Germain-) Degas, (b. July 19, 1834, Paris, Fr.–d. Sept. 27, 1917, Paris): French artist, acknowledged as the master of drawing the human figure in motion, Degas worked... Read more
The work of the Austrian painter and illustrator Gustav Klimt, b. July 14, 1862, d. Feb. 6, 1918, founder of the school of painting known as the Vienna Sezession, embodies the high-keyed ero... Read more
Katsushika Hokusai, Japan’s best known artist, is ironically Japan’s least Japanese artist. Japan’s best known woodblock print, The Great Wave, is very un-Japanese. Welcome... Read more
Gauguin, (Eugène-Henri-) Paul (b. June 7, 1848, Paris, Fr.–d. May 8, 1903, Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia), one of the leading French painters of the Postimpressi... Read more
