Category: Our Favorites

WHO: Hieronymus Bosch WHAT: Painter WHERE: Netherlands WHEN: circa 1450 – 1516   Hieronymus Bosch was a 15th-16th century painter who has come to be known as one of the most important figures of the Early Netherlandish era. Born Jheronimus...

WHO: Odilon Redon WHAT: Painter WHERE: France WHEN: 22 April 1840 – 6 July 1916 Odilon Redon, born Bertrand Redon to a prosperous family in Bordeaux, France, was a painter and pastellist well-known for his dark and fantastical works of...

WHO: Henry Ossawa Tanner WHAT: Painter WHERE: Pennsylvania, United States WHEN: 21 June 1859 – 25 May 1937 As the first African-American painter to be recognized for his work internationally, Henry Ossawa Tanner has been called “the greatest African American painter...

WHO: Edward Hopper WHAT: Painter/Printmaker WHERE: New York WHEN: July 22, 1882 – May 15, 1967 FAMOUS FOR: Nighthawks (1942), focusing on the interactions between people and their environments, Automat (1927), Office in a Small City (1953), and not being very fond of talking about his art (“The...

WHO: Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse WHAT: Painter (also, printmaker, sculptor, draughtsman) WHERE: Paris, France WHEN: 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954 Matisse is famous for revolutionizing the way that artists approach painting and sculpture. Some of his most famous works, such...

WHO: Rachel Ruysch WHAT: Painter WHERE: Northern Netherlands WHEN: 3 June 1664 – 12 August 1750 Rachel Ruysch is best known for her moody and dramatic still life paintings. The daughter of a celebrated anatomist, botanist, and collector (who was also the head...