Painter
Discover the lives and works of renowned celebrities in the world of painting. From iconic masters to contemporary trailblazers, this comprehensive list shines a light on the most influential artists who have shaped the art of painting.
Hans Holbein
Germany
GermanyGerman painter
Carl Heinrich Bloch
Denmark
DenmarkDanish artist.
Frantisek Kobliha
Czech
CzechCzech artist and graphic artist
Carl Spitzweg
Germany
GermanyGerman artist, leader of Biedermeier painting
Sigmar Polke
Germany
GermanyArtist, one of the greatest masters of German postmodernism, a classic of 20th century art.
Sharl Dobini
France
FranceFrench landscape painter and graphic artist
Jacques Henri Lartigue
France
FranceFrench photographer and artist
Karl Ferdinand Sohn
Germany
GermanyGerman historical painter and portraitist.
Sailor Jerry
USA
USAAmerican tattoo artist
Andrea Mantegna
Italy
ItalyThe largest Renaissance painter in Northern Italy
Alexander Glezer
USA
USADirector of the Museum of Contemporary Russian Art in Jersey City
Leon Kossoff
Great Britain
Great BritainContemporary English artist - expressionist.
Michael Avilov
Russian and Soviet painter.
Benjamin Verdonck
Netherlands
NetherlandsDutch artist
Alexander Orlovskiy
Poland
PolandPolish and Russian painter and graphic artist
Nikolay Skokov
Soviet graphic artist
Sophie Blackall
American artist and illustrator
Franz MARC
Germany
GermanyGerman painter. One of the organizers of the Blue Rider association.
Robert Henri
USA
USAAmerican realist artist and teacher
Jan Zrzavy
Czech
CzechCzech artist, graphic artist and illustrator.
Robert Gober
USA
USAContemporary American artist and sculptor.
Jozef Brandt
Poland
PolandPolish realist artist
Leon Gischia
France
FranceFrench artist, illustrator and decorator
Antoine-Jean Gros
France
FranceFrench academic artist
John Cawse
Great Britain
Great BritainBritish artist
Charles Bird King
USA
USAAmerican portrait artist
Jean-Baptiste Jouvenet
France
FranceHistorical painter
Koge-Donbo
Japan
JapanJapanese manga artist and illustrator
Brassai
Hungary
HungaryHungarian and French photographer, artist and sculptor.
Richard Dadd
Great Britain
Great BritainCrazy artist
Yoshitaka Amano
Japan
JapanJapanese artist
Shavkat Abdusalamov
Uzbekistan
UzbekistanSoviet and Russian artist, actor, writer, director.
Rebecca Horn
Germany
GermanyContemporary German artist and director
Charles Edmund Brock
Great Britain
Great BritainA popular English book illustrator and line artist.
Savva Brodsky
Soviet artist, book illustrator, architect
Maurice Boitel
France
FranceFrench artist, decorator, ceramist.
Kristofer Le Brun
Great Britain
Great BritainArtist and President
George Bellows
USA
USAAmerican artist of the realistic movement.
Jorgen Valentin Sonne
Denmark
DenmarkDanish painter.
Gottfried Kneller
Great Britain
Great BritainPainter, portraitist.
Peter Weibel
Austria
AustriaAustrian artist
Jennifer Durrant
Great Britain
Great BritainAbstract artist.
George Inness
USA
USAAmerican landscape painter, a major representative of tonalism
Hans Zatzka
Austria
AustriaAustrian artist
Luis Arenal Bastar
Mexico
MexicoMexican muralist, lithographer and sculptor
Pavel Benkov
Soviet Uzbek painter
Paul Seruzie
France
FranceFrench painter.
Jacob Lawrence
USA
USAAfrican American artist
Willem De Vos
Netherlands
NetherlandsFlemish portrait painter
Inga Stephens Pratt Clark
USA
USAAmerican artist and book illustrator