Famous Artists
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.
Epstein, Sir Jacob
– American-born British painter and sculptor, known primarily for his sculptures, in the classical and primitive styles.
Equipo Crónica
– El grupo artístico más representativo del Pop Art en España.
Ernst, Max
– German-born American and French painter, printmaker and sculptor, considered as one of the leading exponents of Surrealism and Dadaism.
Escher, M.C.
– Dutch-born printmaker, particularly famous for his Surrealist interlocking images, which are now some of the most popular images for contemporary posters.
Esclusa, Manuel
– Fotógrafo cuyo trabajo se ha centrado el espacio urbano nocturno y la noche como escenario
Estes, Richard
– Pintor estadounidense, está considerado uno de los precursores del fotorrealismo
Expósito, Marcelo
– Su práctica artística se desarrolla en el terreno del vídeo, la fotografía y la literatura
Feininger, Lyonel
– Pintor estadounidense, fue uno de los más significativos pintores del expresionismo en los años 20
Feito, Luis
– Spanish painter, primarily known for Abstract-Expressionist artworks and his role in the El Paso group of artists.
Fish, Janet
– Pintora americana, su obra realista representa los objetos tradicionales de las naturalezas muertas, empleando un uso nada tradicional de la luz
Flavin, Dan
– American sculptor and Minimalist artist, best known for his commissioned work at the New York Grand Central Station in 1976.
Fontana, Lucio
– Argentina-born, Italian painter and sculptor, widely regarded as one of the leading exponents of abstract art in Italy, in the 20th century.
Fontcuberta, Joan
– Fotógrafo de gran prestigio internacional
Foujita, Tsugoharu
– Japanese-French painter and printmaker, regarded as one of the leading figures in the introduction European influence in Japanese art.
Francis, Sam
– American painter, sculptor and printmaker, regarded as one of the leading Abstract Expressionists.
Frankenthaler, Helen
– Pintora expresionista abstracta estadounidense, pionera en la utilización de nuevos métodos de tratamiento del color.
Freud, Lucian
– German-born British painter, regarded as one of the most important contemporary figurative painters.
Frink, Elisabeth
– Escultora británica, la más destacada mujer en dicho medio de su generación
Gabo, Naum
– Russian-born American sculptor, widely recognized as a leading figure in the Constructivism movement.
García Alcolea, Carlos
– Carlos Alcolea, junto a Alfonso Fraile y Guillermo Pérez Villalta, se situa en el campo de la figuración que irrumpe en España a finales de los años sesenta y comienzos de los setenta.
García Alix, Alberto
– Reconocido fotógrafo español, fue uno de los estandartes de la llamada "Movida Madrileña"
García Rodero, Cristina
– Está considerada como uno de los fotógrafos de mayor relieve y trascendencia creativa en España.
García Sevilla, Ferrán
– Artista vinculado al Informalismo y Conceptualismo
García, Dora
– Ceadora conceptual y una de las artistas españolas más internacionales
Gargallo, Pablo
– Spanish sculptor, recognized as one of the most innovative sculptors of modern times.
Gaudier-Brzeska, Henri
– Escultor francés, pionero de la escultura moderna
Genovés, Juan
– Spain-born painter and printmaker, renowned for his meta-physical paintings, depicting large crowds of people.
Giacometti, Alberto
– Swiss artist: sculptor and painter, best known for his large scale sculptures, depicting human figures with extended proportions and skeletal features.
Giger, H.R.
– Pintor surrealista cuyo extraño uso del cuerpo humano combinado con aparatos mecánicos crea monstruos y decorados jamás vistos por el público
Gilbert and George
– Gilbert Proesch and George Passmore are widely recognized as the best known British performance artists.
Gilbert, Sir Alfred
– British sculptor, best known for several of large public projects around England.
Gober, Robert
– American-born sculptor and installation, and probably one of the most talked-about artist of the 1990s.
Gómez, Susy
– Artista cuya versatilidad técnica va desde el dibujo al vídeo, pasando por la manipulación informática de collages o la ampliación fotográfica de dibujos.
GOMEZ, SUSY
– Spanish. Contemporary. Conceptual.
Goncharova, Natalia
– Russian-French painter and printmaker, and amongst the most prominent of the Russian avant-garde artists.
González, Julio
– Spanish sculptor and painter, also regarded as a pioneer of welded iron as a medium of sculpture.
Gordillo, Luis
– Spanish artist: painter and printmaker, widely recognized as one of the most influential contemporary artists in Spain.
Gorky, Arshile
– Armenian-born American painter, regarded as a leading figure in Abstract Expressionism.
Gormley, Antony
– U.K.-based sculptor and painter, and one of the most prominent of living U.K. artists.
Gottieb, Adolph
– American painter, regarded as a key exponent of Abstract Expressionism.
Graves, Nancy
– Hasta 1971 la escultura de Graves se centró en explorar la imaginería paleontológica y antropológica
Gris, Juan
– Spanish painter, sculptor and printmaker, recognized as a masker and key figure in Cubism.
Grosz, George
– German-born American painter, and a key exponent of the Dada movement in Europe.