Romain de Tirtoff , St. Petersburg, Russia, 1892-1989 The only son of an admiral in the Imperial... miniatures he found in his father's library. These exotic, brightly patterned designs continued to be important to him and influenced the development of his style. He moved to Paris at the age of eighteen and took the name Erte, from the French pronunciation of his initials, R and T. In 1915 he began
College in 1987, and is the son of famous artist Tho Van. At the age of seven, Huan was chosen to... watching his father, his humorous style is very much his own. His use of color is bold and his... canvas. His work tends to focus on the seamy side of life, such as bar girls or illicit love affairs, and although he claims he learnt to paint by watching his father, his humorous style is very much his
and wood in a hyperrealist style. He learned to draw and paint at a young age. His father, José Manuel Quiroga, who was a disciple of Argentine master Francisco Vidal, taught his son the importance of light, composition, balance, and the visual impact of images. Quiroga has also worked as a..., taught his son the importance of light, composition, balance, and the visual impact of images.
, dramatic pieces in the figurative style. The son of renowned opera conductor Maestro García Navarro, Lozano produced the exquisite Opera series in homage to his late father. The pieces vibrantly capture the intense emotional appeal of opera?s great heroes and heroines. Large in scale, the works are resplendent in vivid colors and arresting metallic accents. Lozano is a graduate of several of the most
the AMERICAN SCENE MOVEMENT, a style he helped create. His paintings and graphic prints included subject matter that was uniquely American as well as specific to his state of Missouri, and that combined elements of modernism and realism. His signature painting was regionalist genre, especially laboring figures. In addition to many murals, he also painted landscapes and portraits. Benton was a highly