Artists

Alexander, John White	John White Alexander (1856 – 1915) was an American portrait, figure, mural and decorative painter as well as an illustrator. Many of his paintings are in museums and public places in the United States and in Europe, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Art Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Butler Institute, and the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. Alexander Biography (wikipedia.org)
Arkhipov, Abram	Abram Arkhipov (1862 – 1930) was a Russian realist artist who is known for his paintings of the lives of Russian peasant women. Arkhipov painted several paintings of peasant women in vibrant traditional dresses and national costumes. Arkhipov Biography (wikipedia.org)
Bastien-Lepage, Jules	Jules Bastien-Lepage (1848 – 1884) was a French naturalist painter best known for his rural subjects and portraits of peasant life. Bastien-Lepage Biography (wikipedia.org)
Cassatt, Mary	Mary Cassatt (1844 – 1926) was an American painter and printmaker. She lived much of her adult life in France, where she first befriended Edgar Degas and later exhibited among the Impressionists. Cassatt often created images of the social and private lives of women, with particular emphasis on the intimate bonds between mothers and children. Cassatt Biography (wikipedia.org)
Degas, Edgar	Edgar Degas (1834 – 1917) was a French artist famous for his work in painting, sculpture, printmaking and drawing. He is regarded as one of the founders of Impressionism although he rejected the term, and preferred to be called a realist. Degas Biography (wikipedia.org)
Dewing, Thomas	Thomas Dewing (1851 – 1938) was an American painter working at the turn of the 20th century...He is best known for his tonalist paintings, a genre of American art that was rooted in English Aestheticism. Dewing's preferred vehicle of artistic expression is the female figure situated in a moody and dreamlike surrounding. Dewing Biography (wikipedia.org)
Eakins, Thomas	Thomas Eakins (1844 – 1916) was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator. He is widely acknowledged to be one of the most important artists in American art history. Eakins Biography (wikipedia.org)
Fantin-Latour, Henri	Henri Fantin-Latour (1836 – 1904) was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers. Fantin-Latour Biography (wikipedia.org)
Gallen-Kallela, Akseli	Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865 - 1931) was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the Finnish national epic. Gallen-Kallela Biography (wikipedia.org)
Kroyer, Peder	Peder Kroyer (1851 - 1909), was a Norwegian-Danish painter. He is one of the best known of the Skagen Painters, a community of Danish and Nordic artists who lived, gathered or worked in Skagen, Denmark, especially during the final decades of the 1800s. Kroyer was the unofficial leader of the group. Kroyer Biography (wikipedia.org)
Levitan, Isaac Ilyich	Isaac Ilyich Levitan (1860 – 1900) was a classical Russian landscape painter who advanced the genre of the "mood landscape". Levitan Biography (wikipedia.org)
Liljefors, Bruno	Bruno Liljefors (1860–1939) was a Swedish artist. Liljefors is held in high esteem by painters of wildlife...All his life Liljefors was a hunter, and he often painted predator-prey action, the hunts engaged between fox and hare, sea eagle and eider, and goshawk and black grouse serving as prime examples. Liljefors Biography (wikipedia.org)
Sargent, John Singer	John Singer Sargent (1856 – 1925) was an American painter, and a leading portrait painter of his era. During his career, he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. Sargent Biography (wikipedia.org)
Sorolla, Joaquin	Joaquin Sorolla (1863 – 1923) was a Spanish painter. Sorolla excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes, and monumental works of social and historical themes. His most typical works are characterized by representation of the people and landscape under the sunlight of his native land. Sorolla Biography (wikipedia.org)
Van Rijn, Rembrandt	Rembrandt Van Rijn (1606 - 1669) was a Dutch painter and etcher. Rembrandt is generally considered one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European art history and the most important in Dutch history. His contributions to art came in a period that historians call the Dutch Golden Age. Rembrandt Biography (wikipedia.org)
Velázquez, Diego	Diego Velázquez (1599 – 1660) was a leading Spanish artist working in the court of King Philip IV during the Spanish Golden Age. He is famously known for his portraits of the Spanish royal family, other notable European figures, and commoners. Velázquez Biography (wikipedia.org)
Vermeer, Jan	Jan Vermeer (1632 - 1675) was a Dutch painter who specialized in exquisite, domestic interior scenes of middle class life. He is particularly renowned for his masterly treatment and use of light in his work. Vermeer Biography (wikipedia.org)
Zorn, Anders	Anders Zorn (1860 – 1920) was one of Sweden’s foremost artists. His skill as a portrait painter gained Zorn international acclaim based upon his ability to depict the individual character of his model. His subjects included three American Presidents. Zorn Biography (wikipedia.org)
Zugel, Heinrich Von	Heinrich Von Zugel (1850 - 1941) was a German painter. Known for his sometimes lavish depictions of domestic animals. Von Zugel Biography (wikipedia.org)