Artist Profiles

Simone Agoussoye (simoneagoussoye.com)

Washington, D.C.–born artist Simone Agoussoye creates portraiture that exists at the intersection of realism and reverence.

Alberto Giacometti

1901 - 1966

Alberto Giacometti: Master of the Existential Form Alberto Giacometti stands as one of the twentieth century's most revolutionary sculptors and...

Marc Chagall

1887 - 1985

Marc Chagall: A Life of Color and Dreams Marc Chagall stands as one of the twentieth century's most enchanting and prolific artists, bridging Eastern...

Georges Braque

1882 - 1963

Georges Braque: Pioneer of Modern Art Georges Braque was a French artist born in 1882 who fundamentally transformed how we perceive and represent...

Alice Neel

1900 - 1984

Alice Neel: Painter of the Human Soul Alice Neel was an American painter who lived from 1900 to 1984, creating a powerful body of work that...

Ralph Steadman

1936 - 2023

Ralph Steadman was a visionary British artist and illustrator whose fearless work revolutionized the worlds of political satire and contemporary...

Roy Lichtenstein

1923 - 1997

Roy Lichtenstein: American Pop Art Pioneer Roy Lichtenstein stands as one of the most iconic figures of the Pop Art movement, a revolutionary...

Giorgio de Chirico

1888 - 1978

Giorgio de Chirico: Master of Mystery and Dream Giorgio de Chirico stands as one of the twentieth century's most enigmatic and influential artists.

Alberto Burri

1915 - 1995

Alberto Burri: Master of Material Transformation Alberto Burri stands as one of the twentieth century's most innovative and provocative artists.

Philip Guston

1913 - 1980

Philip Guston: A Canadian Master of Abstract Expression Philip Guston stands as one of the most significant and controversial figures in...

Richard Serra

1938 - 2024

Richard Serra: Sculptor of Space and Material Richard Serra, born in 1938 in San Francisco, revolutionized contemporary sculpture and left an...

Walter De Maria

1935 - 2013

Walter De Maria: Pioneer of Land Art and Minimalism Walter De Maria was an American artist born in 1935 in Albany, California, who became one of the...

Josef Albers

1888 - 1976

Josef Albers: Master of Color and Form Josef Albers was a German-born American artist whose revolutionary approach to color and abstraction...

Max Beckmann

1884 - 1950

Max Beckmann: A Life of Artistic Intensity Max Beckmann stands as one of the twentieth century's most compelling and psychologically penetrating...

Ellsworth Kelly

1923 - 2015

Ellsworth Kelly stands as one of America's most influential abstract artists of the twentieth century.

Ad Reinhardt

1913 - 1967

Ad Reinhardt: Master of Abstract Minimalism Ad Reinhardt stands as one of America's most uncompromising abstract artists, a visionary who challenged...

Francesco Clemente

1952 - 2024

Francesco Clemente: A Life in Contemporary Art Francesco Clemente was born in Naples, Italy in 1952 and became one of the most influential...

Oskar Kokoschka

1886 - 1980

Oskar Kokoschka: Pioneer of Expressionist Art Oskar Kokoschka stands as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, a visionary...

Max Ernst

1891 - 1976

Max Ernst: A Pioneer of Modern Art Max Ernst stands as one of the twentieth century's most inventive and boundary-pushing artists.

Kurt Schwitters

1887 - 1948

Kurt Schwitters: Pioneer of Assemblage and Dada Innovation Kurt Schwitters was a revolutionary German artist born in Hanover in 1887 who...