Antonino Leto | Genre painter

Antonino or Antonio Leto (1844 in Monreale, Sicily - 1913 in Capri, Italy) was an Italian painter, painting mainly genre / landscape subjects in an impressionistic style.

In 1861, sponsored by his uncle, he moved to study in Palermo under L. Barba and Luigi Lojacono.

He adopted the style and subject matter of Filippo Palizzi.

In 1864, he moved to Naples where he was attracted to the Scuola of Resina style of painting fostered by Giuseppe De Nittis. He took lessons from Adriano Cecioni. He painted both in oil, tempera, and watercolor.

Antonino or Antonio Leto (1844 in Monreale, Sicily - 1913 in Capri, Italy) was an Italian painter, painting mainly genre / landscape subjects in an impressionistic style.

In 1861, sponsored by his uncle, he moved to study in Palermo under L. Barba and Luigi Lojacono.

He adopted the style and subject matter of Filippo Palizzi.

In 1864, he moved to Naples where he was attracted to the Scuola of Resina style of painting fostered by Giuseppe De Nittis. He took lessons from Adriano Cecioni. He painted both in oil, tempera, and watercolor.

Ivan Kramskoi | Portrait / Genre painter

Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi / Kramskoj / Kramsky, Ива́н Никола́евич Крамско́й (8 June 1837 in Ostrogozhsk, Voronezh gubernia, Russia - 5 April 1887 in Saint Petersburg) was an Russian realist painter of Ukrainian origin.

A graduate (1863) and faculty member (1869-87) of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, he was one of the founders and ideologists of the Peredvizhniki.

In the 1850s he visited Kharkiv, and in 1871 he worked in Khotin village in the Sumy region.

He made frequent trips to the Crimea.

Ivan Nikolaevich Kramskoi / Kramskoj / Kramsky, Ива́н Никола́евич Крамско́й (8 June 1837 in Ostrogozhsk, Voronezh gubernia, Russia - 5 April 1887 in Saint Petersburg) was an Russian realist painter of Ukrainian origin.

A graduate (1863) and faculty member (1869-87) of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Arts, he was one of the founders and ideologists of the Peredvizhniki.

In the 1850s he visited Kharkiv, and in 1871 he worked in Khotin village in the Sumy region.

He made frequent trips to the Crimea.

Marilyn Simandle, 1946 | Watercolor painter

Marilyn Simandle🎨 is a master Signature Member of Oil Painters of America (OPAM), a Signature member of the American Watercolor Society, Plein-Air Painters of America (PAPA) and the California Art Club.

She has numerous articles in magazines such as Southwest Art and Art of the West.

In 1996, her first book on Watercolor painting was published by North Light and since, a second book is available entitled "Contagious Enthusiasm".

Marilyn Simandle🎨 is a master Signature Member of Oil Painters of America (OPAM), a Signature member of the American Watercolor Society, Plein-Air Painters of America (PAPA) and the California Art Club.

She has numerous articles in magazines such as Southwest Art and Art of the West.

In 1996, her first book on Watercolor painting was published by North Light and since, a second book is available entitled "Contagious Enthusiasm".

Bruno Walpoth, 1959 | Wooden sculptor

Italian Figurative sculptor🎨 Bruno Walpoth, who carved these incredibly lifelike wooden sculptures, comes from a long lineage of woodcarvers.

Hailing from a family of wood sculptors, Walpoth simultaneously honors a centuries-old tradition and modernizes it for the 21st century.

Drawing from his ancestry along with contemporary ideas inspired from other forms of art, Walpoth transforms his blocks of wood into detailed sculptures of the human body.

Italian Figurative sculptor🎨 Bruno Walpoth, who carved these incredibly lifelike wooden sculptures, comes from a long lineage of woodcarvers.

Hailing from a family of wood sculptors, Walpoth simultaneously honors a centuries-old tradition and modernizes it for the 21st century.

Drawing from his ancestry along with contemporary ideas inspired from other forms of art, Walpoth transforms his blocks of wood into detailed sculptures of the human body.

Arthur Sarnoff (1912-2000) | Illustrator

Arthur Saron Sarnoff was a prolific illustrator for many American magazines and advertising artist.

Sarnoff was known for illustration and paintings, which were whimsical and attention getting because of their reflection of many aspects of American culture - product consumption, domestic life, sports, celebrities and musical entertainment.

Sarnoff was born in Brooklyn and studied at the Industrial School and the Grand Central Art School in New York City.

Among his teachers were John Clymer and Andrew Wyeth.

Arthur Saron Sarnoff was a prolific illustrator for many American magazines and advertising artist.

Sarnoff was known for illustration and paintings, which were whimsical and attention getting because of their reflection of many aspects of American culture - product consumption, domestic life, sports, celebrities and musical entertainment.

Sarnoff was born in Brooklyn and studied at the Industrial School and the Grand Central Art School in New York City.

Among his teachers were John Clymer and Andrew Wyeth.

Francis O'Toole | Figurative painter

Francis O'Toole is a Dublin based artist, who has studied in Florence, Italy.

At 17 Francis was involved in an industrial accident which very nearly claimed his life. After spending over a year in hospital and rehabilitation, Francis spent a number of years confused about what path to take in life, this lead to him straying into the wrong group of people and encountering a dark world of up and coming criminals.

One day out of concern for her son Francis' mother suggested he paint, at first Francis believe this to be silly, but slowly began to enjoy this activity.

Francis O'Toole is a Dublin based artist, who has studied in Florence, Italy.

At 17 Francis was involved in an industrial accident which very nearly claimed his life. After spending over a year in hospital and rehabilitation, Francis spent a number of years confused about what path to take in life, this lead to him straying into the wrong group of people and encountering a dark world of up and coming criminals.

One day out of concern for her son Francis' mother suggested he paint, at first Francis believe this to be silly, but slowly began to enjoy this activity.

Alexi Zaitsev / Алексей Зайцев, 1959 | Impressionist painter

Alexi Zaitsev is an impressionist painter and this imposes special requirements on his works.

It is crucial to find an appropriate view, get scent of the color, light and shade, select and blend incompatible hues of paint, since false strokes are particularly clearly seen in the works of impression creators.

Alexi Zaitsev is an impressionist painter and this imposes special requirements on his works.

It is crucial to find an appropriate view, get scent of the color, light and shade, select and blend incompatible hues of paint, since false strokes are particularly clearly seen in the works of impression creators.

Fabio Cipolla (1852-1935) | Genre painter

Fabio Cipolla was an Italian painter🎨 who was trained in Rome, where acquired considerable skill in the study of the figure to be composed in refined genre scenes, he also devoted himself to the landscape painting.

With studies of oriental figures he made his first appearance at the exhibitions in Milan in 1879 and in Turin in 1880, and in the following years he developed the adoption of a mannered narrative realism on genre subjects.

Fabio Cipolla was an Italian painter🎨 who was trained in Rome, where acquired considerable skill in the study of the figure to be composed in refined genre scenes, he also devoted himself to the landscape painting.

With studies of oriental figures he made his first appearance at the exhibitions in Milan in 1879 and in Turin in 1880, and in the following years he developed the adoption of a mannered narrative realism on genre subjects.

Stephen Pan 潘仲武, 1963 | Figurative painter

Born in Shanghai, Stephen Pan /潘仲武 has been immersed in fine art all his life.

For generations, his family has been renowned in China for artistic talent.

At the age of five, his grandfather, Bo Yin Pan, famous for calligraphy and poetry, gave him his first lessons in drawing and painting techniques.

Ironically, in spite of his close relationship with formal Chinese traditions in art, Pan fell in love with the paintings of renaissance and French impressionist periods.

Born in Shanghai, Stephen Pan /潘仲武 has been immersed in fine art all his life.

For generations, his family has been renowned in China for artistic talent.

At the age of five, his grandfather, Bo Yin Pan, famous for calligraphy and poetry, gave him his first lessons in drawing and painting techniques.

Ironically, in spite of his close relationship with formal Chinese traditions in art, Pan fell in love with the paintings of renaissance and French impressionist periods.

Edmund Tarbell (1862-1938) | The Ten American painters group

Edmund Charles Tarbell🎨 was an American🎨 Impressionist painter. A member of the Ten American Painters🎨, his work hangs in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, DeYoung Museum, National Academy Museum and School, New Britain Museum of American Art, Worcester Art Museum, and numerous other collections.

Edmund Charles Tarbell🎨 was an American🎨 Impressionist painter. A member of the Ten American Painters🎨, his work hangs in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, DeYoung Museum, National Academy Museum and School, New Britain Museum of American Art, Worcester Art Museum, and numerous other collections.

Alexander Bolotov, 1981 | Unforgettable Paris

Ukrainian painter Александр Болотов was born in Donetsk. In 2002 he graduated from the Donetsk Art School, Department of Painting.

For several years he worked in publishing houses on book illustrations.

He taught at the children's art school. In 2008, he left the genre of illustration and devoted himself entirely to painting.

Initially, the only favorite style was realism in depicting types of nature: forest, sea landscapes, because His favorite artists were the leading figures of the Russian landscape school - Ivan Shishkin and Ivan Aivazovsky.

Ukrainian painter Александр Болотов was born in Donetsk. In 2002 he graduated from the Donetsk Art School, Department of Painting.

For several years he worked in publishing houses on book illustrations.

He taught at the children's art school. In 2008, he left the genre of illustration and devoted himself entirely to painting.

Initially, the only favorite style was realism in depicting types of nature: forest, sea landscapes, because His favorite artists were the leading figures of the Russian landscape school - Ivan Shishkin and Ivan Aivazovsky.

John Sloan (1871-1951)

John French Sloan was born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the son of an amateur artist and occasional businessman.

In 1876 he moved with his family to Philadelphia and in 1884 enrolled in Central High School, where William Glackens (American, 1870-1938) and Albert Coombs Barnes were among his classmates.

In 1888 he began working for a bookseller and print dealer, and the following year he taught himself how to etch with the aid of Philip Gilbert Hamilton's The Etcher's Handbook.

John French Sloan was born in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, the son of an amateur artist and occasional businessman.

In 1876 he moved with his family to Philadelphia and in 1884 enrolled in Central High School, where William Glackens (American, 1870-1938) and Albert Coombs Barnes were among his classmates.

In 1888 he began working for a bookseller and print dealer, and the following year he taught himself how to etch with the aid of Philip Gilbert Hamilton's The Etcher's Handbook.

Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer | Symbolist painter

French painter Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (1865-1953) was a Symbolist/ Art Nouveau artist, whose works include paintings, drawings, ceramics, furniture and interior design.

Dhurmer was born Lucien Lévy to a Jewish family in Algiers. In 1879 he began studying drawing and sculpture in Paris.

He first exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1882 where he showed a small ceramic plaque.

French painter Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer (1865-1953) was a Symbolist/ Art Nouveau artist, whose works include paintings, drawings, ceramics, furniture and interior design.

Dhurmer was born Lucien Lévy to a Jewish family in Algiers. In 1879 he began studying drawing and sculpture in Paris.

He first exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1882 where he showed a small ceramic plaque.

Andrea Appiani (1754-1817) | Neoclassical painter

Andrea Appiani was an Italian🎨 neoclassical painter. He is known as "the elder", to distinguish him from his great-nephew Andrea Appiani, an historical painter in Rome.

Born in Milan, it had been intended that he follow his father's career in medicine but instead entered the private academy of the painter Carlo Maria Giudici (1723-1804) where he received instruction in drawing, copying mainly from sculpture and prints.

Andrea Appiani was an Italian🎨 neoclassical painter. He is known as "the elder", to distinguish him from his great-nephew Andrea Appiani, an historical painter in Rome.

Born in Milan, it had been intended that he follow his father's career in medicine but instead entered the private academy of the painter Carlo Maria Giudici (1723-1804) where he received instruction in drawing, copying mainly from sculpture and prints.

Mian Situ, 1953 | Genre painter

Born in Southern China, Mian Situ / 司徒绵 received his formal art training in his native homeland of Guangdong, formerly Canton.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Guangzhou Institute of Fine Art, and a few years later earned a Masters in Fine Art.

Mian’s paintings clearly reflect his upbringing in the rural countryside of his native China.

His deep-toned impressionistic paintings of the backcountry often focus on people going about their daily lives in their small villages and farming communities.

Born in Southern China, Mian Situ / 司徒绵 received his formal art training in his native homeland of Guangdong, formerly Canton.

He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Guangzhou Institute of Fine Art, and a few years later earned a Masters in Fine Art.

Mian’s paintings clearly reflect his upbringing in the rural countryside of his native China.

His deep-toned impressionistic paintings of the backcountry often focus on people going about their daily lives in their small villages and farming communities.

June Stratton, 1959 | Figurative painter

June Stratton was born in Honolulu Hawaii and studied at the College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CA. Stratton began her art career in Pioneer Square, the art district of Seattle, where she was the administrative director of a successful gallery and atelier. Stratton now lives in both Atlanta and Savannah.

Stratton combines photorealism and reductive tonalism to create quiet meditative paintings with a strong sense of color and composition.

June Stratton was born in Honolulu Hawaii and studied at the College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CA. Stratton began her art career in Pioneer Square, the art district of Seattle, where she was the administrative director of a successful gallery and atelier. Stratton now lives in both Atlanta and Savannah.

Stratton combines photorealism and reductive tonalism to create quiet meditative paintings with a strong sense of color and composition.

Richard Diebenkorn | Abstract / Expressionist painter

Richard Diebenkorn, Lyrical painter, Dies at 71

By Michael Kimmelman, New York Times newspaper, March 31, 1993

Richard Diebenkorn 1922-1993, one of the premier American painters🎨 of the postwar era, whose deeply lyrical abstractions evoked the shimmering light and wide-open spaces of California, where he spent virtually his entire life, died yesterday at his home in Berkeley. He was 70.

The cause was respiratory failure after a long illness, said his dealer, Lawrence Rubin of M. Knoedler and Company in Manhattan.

Richard Diebenkorn, Lyrical painter, Dies at 71

By Michael Kimmelman, New York Times newspaper, March 31, 1993

Richard Diebenkorn 1922-1993, one of the premier American painters🎨 of the postwar era, whose deeply lyrical abstractions evoked the shimmering light and wide-open spaces of California, where he spent virtually his entire life, died yesterday at his home in Berkeley. He was 70.

The cause was respiratory failure after a long illness, said his dealer, Lawrence Rubin of M. Knoedler and Company in Manhattan.

Karl Bang, 1935

Shanghai born painter 龐卡 Pang Ka Karl Bang was formally trained by the master artists of Chinese painting and he also formally trained in the European painting tradition in France and Belgium.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Karl Bang see 龐卡 Pang Ka Karl Bang, 1935 | Visionary painter|.

Shanghai born painter 龐卡 Pang Ka Karl Bang was formally trained by the master artists of Chinese painting and he also formally trained in the European painting tradition in France and Belgium.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Karl Bang see 龐卡 Pang Ka Karl Bang, 1935 | Visionary painter|.

Maria Amaral, 1950 | Surrealist painter

Exiled from Spain in 1949 after years spent resisting Franco’s regime, her pastor father and teacher mother found refuge in Argentina.

On Christmas Day the following year 1950, in Buenos Aires, Maria Amaral was born.

In 1967, it was her turn to experience exile when she and her family were forced to flee from Argentina.

France welcomed them and they settled in Strasbourg, before she left for Paris and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where she earned an honours degree in fine art, setting up her future as an artist.

Exiled from Spain in 1949 after years spent resisting Franco’s regime, her pastor father and teacher mother found refuge in Argentina.

On Christmas Day the following year 1950, in Buenos Aires, Maria Amaral was born.

In 1967, it was her turn to experience exile when she and her family were forced to flee from Argentina.

France welcomed them and they settled in Strasbourg, before she left for Paris and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, where she earned an honours degree in fine art, setting up her future as an artist.

Perugino (Renaissance painter, 1445-1523)

Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci -il Perugino, was the greatest painter of the Umbrian school, active mainly in Perugia.

He studied under Fiorenzo di Lorenzo, assisted Piero della Francesca at Arezzo, and in the early 1470s was a fellow pupil of Leonardo da Vinci and Lorenzo di Credi in Verrocchio's studio in Florence.

In 1479 Perugino was summoned to Rome by Pope Sixtus IV to help decorate the Sistine Chapel.

Pietro di Cristoforo Vannucci -il Perugino, was the greatest painter of the Umbrian school, active mainly in Perugia.

He studied under Fiorenzo di Lorenzo, assisted Piero della Francesca at Arezzo, and in the early 1470s was a fellow pupil of Leonardo da Vinci and Lorenzo di Credi in Verrocchio's studio in Florence.

In 1479 Perugino was summoned to Rome by Pope Sixtus IV to help decorate the Sistine Chapel.