Oswald Achenbach | Düsseldorf school of painting

Oswald Achenbach (1827-1905) was a German painter associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting.

Though little known today, during his lifetime he was counted among the most important landscape painters of Europe.

Through his teaching activities, he influenced the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.

His brother, Andreas Achenbach, who was twelve years older, was also among the most important German landscape painters of the 19th century.

The two brothers were humorously called "the A and O of Landscapes" (a reference to their initials matching a common German reference to the Alpha and Omega).

Eliseu Visconti | Impressionist / Art Nouveau painter

Eliseu Visconti (born Eliseo d'Angelo; July 30, 1866 – October 15, 1944) was an Italian-born Brazilian painter, designer, and educator widely celebrated for introducing Impressionism and Art Nouveau to Brazil.

Spanning a highly transitional era between academic traditions and early modernism, he remains one of the most versatile and influential visual artists in Brazilian history.

He entered in 1884 the Liceu de Artes e Ofícios do Rio de Janeiro, where studied under Victor Meireles.

Julien Stappers | Still life with Flowers painter

Julien Stappers (1875-1960) was an Belgian flower painter, celebrated for his radiant and technically superb floral still lifes.

Part of the traditional Belgian school, his signature style is defined by a cool, delicate palette and a highly diffusive, luminous management of light that gives his floral arrangements an energetic yet soothing quality.

Training at the The Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp in Juliaan De Vriendt (1894-1899) and at the Higher Institute of Fine Arts in Antwerp (1899-1901). First exhibition in 1903.

A presentation to the "Rubens" Gallery in Brussels in 1959 and 1960, the "Jordaens" gallery in Ghent in 1957, 1959 and 1960.

Tan Chun Chiu | Watercolor painter

Tan Chun Chiu (commonly professionally known as T.C. Chiu) was born in China and developed an interest in art when he was a young child.

He began his art studies in China and continued when he came to America in 1974.

His delicate work is the combination of the essential qualities of traditional realism and contemporary painting techniques.

Accomplished in a wide range of media, he incessantly challenges his mastery of watercolor, oil and printmaking.

David Renshaw, 1973 | Romantic painter

David Renshaw (born in Southport, England) is a contemporary British artist celebrated for his romantic oil paintings and nostalgic landscapes.

He is best known for his popular "Northern Romance" series, which captures the enduring love story and travel adventures of two iconic characters, Ted and Doris.

Renshaw discovered his love for art early in life and went on to study graphic design, developing a foundational mastery of diverse mediums.

While fulfilling early watercolor and sketch commissions, he spent years working as a picture framer for a local art gallery.

Michel Rauscher, 1957 | Abstract painter

Michel Rauscher painter and photographer, born in Alsace is a passionate autodidact.

Great traveler, he takes his endless curiosity in regions, on land that fascinated him in search of color, light and authenticity, with a predilection for the African continent.

His need for discovery and the interpretation of dreams become sources of inspiration for his painting.

It evokes the beauty of the everyday magic of ordinary, the emotion of the moment.

Liseth Visser, 1960 | Classical Realist painter

Dutch artist Liseth Visser a.k.a. ElisabethV paints her pictures in a classic realistic way using oils.

She paints on panels and works both on a commission and non-commission basis.

She uses a traditional labour-intensive technique with under-layers, under-paintings and lots of (half) transparent to create softness, depth and glow within the final layers, this to achieve a natural and realistic skin tone in a poetic ambiance.

Vito Gaarin, 1980 | Surrealist artist

Vito Gaarin is a self-taught, multi-disciplinary artist, sculptor and musician -born in Teschen, Poland, who has been based in Berlin.

He explores multi-disciplinary works intersecting fine art, installations and sound/musical compositions.

His painting and visual portfolio highlights a unique combination of traditional techniques, digital painting and mixed media.