Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) | Quotes

• "I can paint and draw. I believe this myself and a few other people say that they believe this too. But I'm not certain of whether it's true".

• "Art is a line around your thoughts".

• "Today I want to start working again in earnest I'm looking forward to it because doing nothing does become rather boring after a while".

• "There is nothing that special to see when looking at me".

• "All art is erotic".

• "Tutta l'arte è erotica".

Fra Filippo Lippi | Early Renaissance painter

Fra Filippo Lippi (1406-1469), Florentine painter in the second generation of Renaissance artists.

While exhibiting the strong influence of Masaccio (e.g., in Madonna and Child, 1437) and Fra Angelico (e.g., in Coronation of the Virgin, c. 1445), his work achieved a distinctive clarity of expression. Legend and tradition surround his unconventional life.

Adam Clague | Impressionist painter of the figure

Adam Clague studied at Pensacola Christian College, where he received instruction from master artist Brian Jekel and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree. Adam now lives near Kansas City, Missouri and enjoys the adventure of pursuing art with his wife and fellow painter, Andrea Orr Clague.

Adam is a member of the Oil Painters of America and the Missouri Valley Impressionist Society. In 2013, the artist had a feature article in Artists On Art Magazine and was honored to receive the Portrait Award of Excellence in the OPA National Exhibition. Adam’s work has been displayed in various venues and is represented by Hudson Fine Art in Ohio and Augusta Wood in Missouri.

Adam is grateful for the opportunity to paint the beauty of God’s creation. He hopes to share that beauty with others and seeks to glorify the Lord through his work and life.

Gustavo Pujalte, 1944 | Impressionist painter

Gustavo Antonio Pujalte was born in Aspen, near the city of Alicante, Spain. At the age of six, he left Spain with his parents and sisters to settle Argentina.

From an early age he showed a talent for drawing and painting, who inherited from his father, a prominent violinist and artist, and from which he received his first lessons.

At fifteen, he began his professional career by painting portraits of prominent members of the Argentine society.

At the age of seventeen, he held his first art exhibition. In order to increase their knowledge and technique, he moved to Buenos Aires, where he studied painting at the famous Catalan master Vicente Puig.

Hans Dahl | Pittore romantico di genere

Hans Dahl (1849-1937) è stato un pittore Norvegese, noto principalmente per i suoi paesaggi.

Biografia

Dahl nacque a Granvin, nella odierna contea di Vestland.

Dopo un periodo di servizio militare, Hans studiò arte presso Karlsruhe e Düsseldorf, dove ebbe come insegnante il pittore Hans Gude.

Nel 1902 fu nominato cavaliere dell'ordine di Sant'Olav.

Visse a Berlino fino al 1919, anno di morte dell'omonimo figlio. In seguito rimpatriò definitivamente per trasferirsi a Balestrand.