Henry Moret (1856-1913) | Impressionist painter

Henry Moret🎨 was a Normandy-born artist with a Breton soul devoted most of his work to Brittany, whose ever-wild landscapes and stormy seas still attract numerous artists seeking fresh inspiration.

He exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d’Automne.

Moret’s Breton landscapes of the early 1890s have often been mistaken for those of Gauguin🎨.

Andrei Markin, 1976 | Figurative painter

Russian professional artist Andrei Markin / Андрей Маркин was born in the village Andreevka of the Solnechnogorsk region in a family of the artist Victor Markin.

In 1991 he finished Zelenograd painting school and entered Moscow Art College "In the memory of the revolution of 1905", where he was taught by the Honoured artist of Russia Mikhail Kugach.

In 1994 Andrei entered the Russian Academy of Art, Sculpture and Architecture, the dean of which is the People's artist of the USSR Ilia Glazunov.

In 2000 he graduated from the Russian Academy with honours, his diploma was a portrait of the People's actor of the USSR Victor F. Stepanov.

Laugé Achille (1861-1944) | Floral still life painting

Achille Laugé🎨 (1861-1944) was a French Neo-Impressionist painter who became well known for his beautiful landscapes and Floral still lifes.

Achille Laugé was born in Arzens in the Aude region of southern France, at the foot of the Pyrenees.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Laugé see:

• Laugé Achille | Neo-impressionist painter🎨

Richard Macneil, 1956 | Romantic painter

Born in Worcester, Richard Macneil started his working life at Worcester Royal Porcelain and has always worked in the fields of sculpture, ceramics and graphics both in the UK and internationally.

With over 20 years of design experience in the creative industry, British painter🎨 Richard Macneil has enjoyed huge success and worldwide notoriety for his very distinctive style, composition and rich colour palette.

For biographical notes -in english and italian- and other works by Macneil see:

• Richard Macneil, 1958 | Cityscape painter🎨.

Egisto Ferroni | Genre painter

Egisto Ferroni (14 December 1835 - 25 May 1912) was an Italian painter, depicting pastoral, rural and genre subjects.

He was born in Lastra a Signa near Florence in Tuscany, Italy.

François Gall (1912-1987) | Ballet dancers

Hungarian by birth - born in Kolozsvar in the former region of Transylvania - François Gall (1912-1987) became an impressionist painter🎨 in the pure French tradition after he moved to Paris in 1936.

He studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Rome while working to secure a living.

The artist participated in various Salon exhibitions in Paris.

Support came in 1939 when the Hungarian government awarded🎨 Gall with a scholarship. Received the Medaille🎨 de Vermeil de la Ville de Paris in 1974.

Appointed Chevalier dans l’Odre des Arts des Lettres in 1976.

In 1963, he was honored with the Francis Smith Prize🎨.

Barry Yang | Children in art

Barry Yang was born in China and began to paint at the early age of six. His interest in art led to an opportunity to study with a well-established artist in the area, before eventually being accepted to the local college of fine art.

Barry then found employment with the state owned newspaper as the Editor for Art and Design Barry has traveled throughout China and has visited much of Europe and the United States.

Because he prefers the simplicity of rural communities to the loud noises of city life, Barry frequents small villages in the countryside. Many of his paintings are from his travels to rural Tibet.