Stephen Pan 潘仲武, 1963 | Ballet dancers

Stephen Pan 潘仲武 is an extremely versatile artist n the classic European oil painting tradition.

His singular artistic expression is easily recognized in his sublimely elegant and serene paintings.

Since 1987 he has focused primarily on original figurative oil paintings on canvas.

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.

Johannes Vermeer | Baroque Era painter

The life and art of Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675) are closely associated with the city of Delft.

He was born in Delft in 1632 and lived there until his death in 1675.

His father, Reynier Vermeer, was a silk weaver who produced caffa, a fine satin fabric, but in 1631 he also registered in the Saint Luke’s Guild in Delft as a master art dealer.

By 1641 he was sufficiently prosperous to purchase a large house, the “Mechelen”, which contained an inn on the market square in Delft and from which he probably also sold paintings.

Paul Gauguin | The figures

The vogue for Paul Gauguin's work started soon after his death.

Many of his later paintings were acquired by the Russian collector Sergei Shchukin.

A substantial part of his collection is displayed in the Pushkin Museum and the Hermitage.

Gauguin paintings are rarely offered for sale; their price may be as high as $39.2 million US Dollars.

I sogni magici di Tomasz Kopera, 1976

Tomasz "Alen" Kopera è un pittore Polacco, rappresentante del Realismo Magico.

Laureato in ingegneria civile presso l'Università di Scienza e Tecnologia di Breslavia, nel 2005 si è trasferito in Irlanda del Nord, dove ha vissuto e lavorato per oltre un decennio.

Attualmente vive in Polonia.

Il suo talento artistico si manifesta fin dalla prima infanzia.

John Haag, 1980 | Realist / Impressionist painter

John Haag is a professional artist whose work has been described as a fusion of impressionism and realism.

Specializing in oil and charcoal, Haag began painting at the age of 18 and selling his work at age 21.

He had his first solo show at age 24 in Park City, UT.

Working primarily as a portrait artist in his early career, Haag’s work can be found in private collections throughout the US and has been commissioned by many prominent Americans, including the late world renowned author/speaker Steven R. Covey.

Pablo Picasso: "La pittura è solo un altro modo di tenere un diario"

• "I computer sono inutili. Ti sanno dare solo risposte".

• "Computers Are useless. They Can Only Give You Answers".

• "La pittura è solo un altro modo di tenere un diario".

• "Painting is just another way of keeping a diary".

Yarek Godfrey | Magic realism painter

Yarek Gofrey (real name Jaroslaw Pawel Nowicki, Olsztyn, Poland 1957 - Paris, 2014) was a Polish artist of French, British and Austrian origins.

In 1982 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow and the Studies for Stage Costume design for theater in Cracow.

In 1983 he moved to Paris, where he lived until his death in 2014.

Francesco Vinea | Genre painter

Francesco Vinea (Forlì, August 10, 1845 - Florence, October 22, 1902) was an Italian painter, known for his period costume Genre subjects.

He studied first at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence, but had to discontinue his studies due to his poverty, and spent some time traveling without home.

He worked for a photographer, also as a designer of illustrated magazines, but returned to Florence and studied under professor Enrico Pollastrini, but only for a year.

Odilon Redon | Apollo's Chariot, 1905-1916 | The Series

About 1900, French symbolist painter Odilon Redon (1840-1916) abandoned his trademark black charcoal drawings and began avidly experimenting with color.

He also explored new subjects, including the mythological horses of the sun.

They are driven by Apollo, god of light and poetry, or by Phaethon, the boy who foolishly tried to steer the horses and fell to his death.

Odilon Redon | Apollo's Chariot, 1905-1916 | Metropolitan Museum of Art