Category: Artists

Claude Monet was a French impressionist painter.  He was born on November 14, 1840 as Oscar-Claude Monet in Paris, France. Continue Reading

J.M.W. Turner (Joseph Mallord William Turner) was born on April 23, 1775 in Maiden Lane, Covent Garden in London.  HeContinue Reading

Vincent van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in Groot-Zundert, Netherlands.  The Dutch post-impressionist painter is one of theContinue Reading

Andy Warhol was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 6, 1928.  His given name was Andrew Warhola.  He was aContinue Reading

Jackson Pollock was born on January 28th, 1912 in Cody, Wyoming.  His full name was Paul Jackson Pollock and heContinue Reading

Philip Guston was born on June 27, 1913 as Phillip Goldstein in Montreal, Canada.  His parents immigrated from Russia toContinue Reading

Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn on December 22, 1960.  He had two younger sisters and an older brother.  HisContinue Reading

Salvador Dalí was born on May 11, 1904 in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain.  His full name was Salvador Domingo Felipe JacintoContinue Reading

Francisco Goya was a Spanish painter.  His full name is Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes.  He was born onContinue Reading

Pauline Baynes was an artist and illustrator.  Her middle name is Diana and her work was featured in hundreds ofContinue Reading