Western Art - Famous Western Artists & Paintings

Famous artists in the context of this article will beKlimt most famous paintings include The Kiss,
taken from those most popular. Famous or bestJudith & Danaë.
artists is something too hard for a mere mortalVincent Van Gogh was a Dutch artist from the
like me to quantify simply whereas popularity,Impressionist era and well known for his
particularly on the internet can be calculated. Art isconnections to Paul Gauguin and his art collector
all about subjectivity, so i don't claim for thebrother, Theo. He was a pioneer of Expressionism
following list to be exhaustive or fullywith enormous influence on 20th century art,
comprehensive, but please treat it as a fun wayespecially on the Fauves and German
to discover more about artists you already knowExpressionists. Some of his paintings are now
about, and to perhaps find some new artists thatamong the world's best known, most popular and
you had not heard of before. This is the mainexpensive works of art. Van Gogh most famous
purpose of this article. The artists are not listed inpaintings include Sunflowers, Starry Night, Potato
any particular order, so the final entry would notEaters & Van Gogh Self-portraits.
necessarily be the least famous artist, it is more aClaude Monet was a founder and key member of
general collection to browse through.French impressionist painting and also one of the
Michelangelo was an Italian Renaissance painter. Hemost famous landscape artists of all time,
was considered by many to be the keyalongside the likes of Van Gogh, Turner &
Renaissance figure because of his versatility andConstable. Impressionism is taken from the name
knowledge across a wide range of disciplines.of his painting Impression Sunrise. Claude Monet
Michelangelo's most famous paintings include Themost famous paintings include Water Lilies,
Torment of Saint Anthony, Manchester Madonna,Japanese Bridge & Camille Monet Portraits.
Doni Tondo, The Entombment, Battle of Cascina,Pablo Picasso was a Spanish Cubist painter and
Leda and the Swan, The Last Judgment, Theone of the most recognized figures in
Martyrdom of St Peter & The Conversion of20th-century art, he is best known for
Saul (1542-50)co-founding the Cubist movement and for the
Leonardo Da Vinci was an Italian genius bestwide variety of styles embodied in his work.
known as a painter, sculptor and architect, thoughAmong his most famous works are the
he performed well in a wide variety of disciplines.proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and
Along with Michelangelo, Da Vinci is believed to beGuernica (1937), his depiction of the German
one of the most extraordinary artists of all timebombing of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War.
with such diversity and quality attained over hisDavid Hockney is an English painter, draughtsman,
whole career. Da Vinci most famous paintingsprintmaker, stage designer and photographer,
include The Adoration of the Magi, Salai as Johnbased in Yorkshire, United Kingdom, although he
the Baptist & Annunciation.also maintains a prominence in London. An
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter and a keyimportant contributor to the Pop art movement
member of the Vienna Art Nouveau art sceneof the 1960s, he is considered one of the most
aswell as a famous Symbolist artist. Klimtinfluential British artists of the twentieth century.
produced paintings of the highest order, which heDavid Hockney most famous paintings include Los
is best known for, plus wall murals and other artAngeles Pool, Garrowby Hill & Malibu.
mediums. Klimt's primary subject was the femaleThis initial article is the first part of a series of
body as shown in some of his most famousdifferent articles covering major artists from the
works. He also is well known for use of gold leafwest. For further artists please return back for
paint which many artists do not use frequently.future articles here.