John Sloan
William Ernest Chapman an oil artist born in Altmar NY in 1858. Studied in Chicago. He is known for interior, figure and landscaping painting.
Georgia O'Keeffe
Pieter Bruegal was a well known artist during his lifetime. He was known for his painting of peasant themes and also for landscape pictures.
Painting style, brushes used, texture, canvas type, subject matter, colors, and medium used. There is always something distinguishable about each painting if a well known artist painted it.
M.C. Escher is the consummate master of this type of painting.
The painting is one of the best known works by Jan Vermeer, a Dutch artist. Painted in 1665, in Delft, where the artist was born and spent his entire life.
The Dutch artist Jan Vermeer is known for painting himself into a few of his works. A work by Vermeer called 'The Art of Painting' is a good example. In some of his works there may only be part of an easel or canvas in a refection.
'Plantage in Surinam' [Plantation in Surinam] is the earliest known painting of the Dutch colony of Surinam. It was painted in 1707 by Amsterdam artist Dirk van Valkenburg [1675-1721]. Amsterdam merchant Jonas Witsen [May 7, 1676-May 31, 1715] commissioned the painting. Witsen owned three plantations in the Dutch colony. Rijksmuseum Amsterdam bought 'Plantage in Surinam' in 1962.To view the painting, go to http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/assetimage.jsp?id=SK-A-4075
John Sloan
The artist that is known for painting the Mona Lisa is Leonardo da Vinci. He started the painting in 1503 and completed it in 1517.
Julian Rotter is an American psychologist and sociologist. He is best known for his theories on how personality develops through childhood experiences.
Christopher Browne is a financial author known for his book "The Little Book of Value Investing." He is an advocate of value investing principles and has written extensively on the topic. Browne was a managing director of Tweedy, Browne Company LLC, a prominent value investing firm.
Dirk van Valkenburg [1675-1721] painted 'Plantage in Surinam' [Plantation in Surinam], which is the first known painting of the Dutch colony of Surinam. The work was painted in 1707. Amsterdam merchant Jonas Witsen [May 7, 1676-May 31, 1715] commissioned the painting. Witsen owned three plantations in the Dutch colony. Valkenburg visited Surinam from 1706 to 1707.Rijksmuseum Amsterdam added 'Plantage in Surinam' to its collection in 1962.To view the painting, go to http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/assetimage.jsp?id=SK-A-4075
In the 1940's and 1950's, de Kooning painted a series on women, featuring various bimorphic shapes.
George Grosz is most known for being an artist, and painting impressionism.
William Ernest Chapman an oil artist born in Altmar NY in 1858. Studied in Chicago. He is known for interior, figure and landscaping painting.