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Gustave Courbet
French painter and leader in the Realist movement, known for his commitment to depicting unidealized subjects and landscapes. Well-known works include 'The Stone Breakers', 'A Burial At Ornans', and 'The Origin of the World'.
Andy Warhol
Leading figure in Pop Art known for his works exploring the relationship between artistic expression, culture, and advertisement. Well-known works include 'Campbell's Soup Cans', 'Marilyn Diptych', and 'Eight Elvises'.
Mark Rothko
Abstract Expressionist known for his large, color field paintings. Well-known works include 'Orange, Red, Yellow', 'No. 14', and the Rothko Chapel in Houston, Texas.
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese contemporary artist known for her extensive use of polka dots and infinity rooms. Well-known works include 'Infinity Mirror Room', 'Pumpkin', and 'Obliteration Room'.
Titian
Italian Renaissance painter known for his rich coloration and expressive brushwork. Well-known works include 'Assumption of the Virgin', 'Venus of Urbino', and 'Bacchus and Ariadne'.
Michelangelo
Renaissance artist known for his sculptural mastery and frescoes. Most well-known works include 'David', 'The Creation of Adam' (Sistine Chapel), and 'Pieta'.
Wassily Kandinsky
Pioneer of abstract art known for his color theory and lyrical style. Well-known works include 'Composition VIII', 'On White II', and 'Squares with Concentric Circles'.
Albrecht Dürer
German Renaissance artist known for his woodcut prints and detailed paintings. Well-known works include 'Melencolia I', 'The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse', and 'Young Hare'.
Pablo Picasso
Co-founder of Cubism and known for his use of geometric fragmentation and abstracted forms. Most well-known works include 'Guernica', 'Les Demoiselles d'Avignon', and 'The Weeping Woman'.
Edvard Munch
Norwegian painter known for his use of symbolism and expressionist style. Most well-known works include 'The Scream', 'Madonna', and 'The Sick Child'.
Marcel Duchamp
French-American artist associated with Dadaism and conceptual art, known for his readymades. Well-known works include 'Fountain', 'Nude Descending a Staircase, No. 2', and 'The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even'.
Vincent van Gogh
Post-Impressionist painter known for his bold, emotive brushwork. Most well-known works include 'Starry Night', 'Sunflowers', and 'Café Terrace at Night'.
Fernand Léger
French painter who transitioned from Cubism to a figurative, populist style. Well-known works include 'The City', 'Nude Model in the Studio', and 'The Mechanic'.
Rembrandt
Dutch master known for his use of chiaroscuro and insightful character studies. Most well-known works include 'The Night Watch', 'Self-Portrait with Two Circles', and 'The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp'.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
American artist known for his gritty urban style and commentary on societal issues. Well-known works include 'Untitled (Skull)', 'Hollywood Africans', and 'Irony of a Negro Policeman'.
Goya
Spanish romantic painter known for his dark, intense, and emotional artwork. Well-known works include 'The Third of May 1808', 'Saturn Devouring His Son', and 'The Disasters of War'.
Kazimir Malevich
Avant-garde Russian painter known for his development of Suprematism and focused on basic geometric forms. Well-known works include 'Black Square', 'Suprematist Composition: White on White', and 'Suprematist Composition'.
Grant Wood
American painter known for his Regionalist style and depiction of the rural American Midwest. Well-known works include 'American Gothic', 'The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere', and 'Fall Plowing'.
Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter known for her self-portraits and works inspired by nature and artifacts of Mexico. Well-known works include 'The Two Fridas', 'Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird', and 'Diego on My Mind'.
Hieronymus Bosch
Early Netherlandish painter known for his fantastical and intricate depictions of religious subjects and narratives. Well-known works include 'The Garden of Earthly Delights', 'The Last Judgment', and 'The Temptation of St. Anthony'.
Jackson Pollock
Abstract Expressionist known for his drip-painting technique. Most well-known works include 'No. 5, 1948', 'Blue Poles', and 'Lavender Mist'.
Caravaggio
Italian Baroque painter known for his dramatic use of light and shadow, as well as his realistic depiction of human subjects. Well-known works include 'Basket of Fruit', 'Judith Beheading Holofernes', and 'The Calling of St Matthew'.
Leonardo da Vinci
Renaissance master known for his use of sfumato and mastery in multiple disciplines. Most well-known works include 'Mona Lisa', 'The Last Supper', and 'Vitruvian Man'.
Salvador Dalí
Surrealist artist known for his dream-like imagery and bizarre compositions. Most well-known works include 'The Persistence of Memory', 'The Elephants', and 'Swans Reflecting Elephants'.
Georgia O'Keeffe
American artist known for her large-scale flowers and New Mexico landscapes. Well-known works include 'Jimson Weed', 'Black Iris', and 'Sky Above Clouds IV'.
Henri Matisse
French artist known for his use of bold, vibrant colors and simple forms. Well-known works include 'The Dance', 'Woman with a Hat', and 'Red Room (Harmony in Red)'.
Raphael
Italian Renaissance painter known for his harmonious and balanced compositions. Well-known works include 'School of Athens', 'Sistine Madonna', and 'The Transfiguration'.
Claude Monet
Impressionist painter known for his depiction of light and atmosphere. Most well-known works include 'Impression, Sunrise', 'Water Lilies', and 'Haystacks'.
Gustav Klimt
Austrian Symbolist painter known for his ornate, gold leaf-patterned works. Most well-known works include 'The Kiss', 'Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I', and 'The Tree of Life'.
Damien Hirst
Contemporary British artist known for exploring themes of life, death, and identity. Well-known works include 'The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living', 'For the Love of God', and his Spot Paintings.
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