Historical Artists: Learn about Famous Artists throughout History

Edward Hopper became an influential American realist painter of the 20th century. Early on, however, Edward Hopper was not so celebrated—he first made his living as a commercial artist and illustrator, and it wasn't until the late 1920's (well into ...

The 20th century marked a time of change in the art world, and two of the most revolutionary artists to influence the 20th century were Claude Monet and Paul Cezanne. Each of these artists found new ways of representing nature ...

Claude Monet was a leading Impressionist painter in France during the late 19th century. Characterized by plein air paintings and short brush strokes, Claude Monet and the Impressionists changed the art world dramatically. Read more.

Read about Mary Cassatt, one of the most prominent American women in art in the 19th century. Mary Cassatt's paintings fall under the Impressionist style, a movement which she was a part of. See several Impressionist paintings by Mary Cassatt.

Eugene Delacroix was a famous French Romantic painter born in 1798 near Paris. His paintings were first known for their classical excellence, and then for the movement and color he began to infuse into his works. Take for example this ...

Born in 1869, Henri Matisse was a widely influential French painter who lived in the early 20th century. He was really more of an intellectual artist than an emotional artist, although you might not guess that after looking at the ...

Georges Braque was a French painter born in 1882, and the co-creator of the Cubist art movement. Although never as popular as Picasso, who is widely known for his Cubist paintings, Braque was nearly as influential in spreading this intriguing ...

Pablo Picasso—born Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Clito Ruiz y Picasso—is quite possibly the most famous artist that has ever lived, both during his own life and now ...

Edgar Degas was a French artist who is best known for his drawings, paintings and sculptures of ballerinas; as well as many sketches and sculptures of horses. Early on in life, he began to look for novel ways to show ...

Spanish artist Francisco Goya painted portraits for the King of Spain, made political paintings about the French invasion, and created nightmare artwork from his own dark mind. Click to read more about Francisco Goya.

17th century Spanish artist Diego Velazquez was court painter to the King of Spain. Famous paintings by Diego Velazquez include Las Meninas, The Water Seller of Seville, and Pope Innocent X.