Our Directory includes information on some of the best-known and most important modern and contemporary artists. Click on the Name to view an artist biography, anecdotes, and suggested artworks, books and posters (as available). RELATED BOOKS. RELATED POSTERS.
Armitage, Kenneth
– British sculptor and printmaker and widely considered as one of the most prominent British sculptors of the 20th century.
Educated at the Slade School, he came into limelight after an exhibition at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, in London. His most
Arp, Jean
– German-born, French sculptor and painter, who was closely involved with several significant European art movements and avant-garde groups during his lifetime.
Baselitz, Georg
– German printmaker, painter and sculptor, also considered to be a pioneer of New-Expressionism.
Basquiat, Jean Michel
– American artist, and the best known figure of Graffitti art.
Bazaine, Jean
– Famous French painter and designer, most recognized as the leading exponent of Tachisme (a style of abstract painting, characterized by irregular blotches or dabs).
Baziotes,William
– Pintor estadounidense adscrito al expresionismo abstracto
Bearden, Romare
– American painter and collage-artist, also considered as an important figure in African-American art and culture.
Benois, Alexandre
– Pintor, Historiador del Arte, crítico. Trabaja como escenógrafo para los ballets rusos de Diaghilev, primero en Rusia y luego en París
Besnard, Albert
– Pintor, diseñador, administrador y artista gráfico. Combina su estilo como delineante con los colores luminosos propios del Impresionismo
Beuys, Joseph
– German sculptor and Performance artist, recognized as a leading proponent of European avant-garde art.
Bill, Max
– Swiss-born German artist, Max Bill, was a product of the Bauhaus generation, pupil of Walter Gropius and kindred spirit of Le Corbusier and Mies VanderRohewas.