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Hockney, David

Hockney, David (1937-...), has become the most internationally famous British artist of his time. Hockney is essentially a realistic painter and much of his art is autobiographical, relating to his own life and the lives of his friends. He is a versatile artist, often exploiting such techniques as photography in the composition of his paintings. Hockney became one of the first artists to explore the artistic potential of modern technology, such as fax machines, in his works. He is also noted… More »

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Bonington, Richard Parkes

Bonington, BON ihng tuhn, Richard Parkes (1801-1828), an English landscape painter, might have... More >>

Bratby, John Randall

Bratby, John Randall (1928-1992), was a British painter best known for his realistic pictures of... More >>

Burne-Jones, Sir Edward

Burne-Jones, Sir Edward (1833-1898), was a British painter whose precisely executed Romantic... More >>

Chandor, Douglas Granville

Chandor, Douglas Granville (1897-1953), a British artist, painted portraits of many famous and... More >>

Constable, John

Constable, John (1776-1837), ranks with J. M. W. Turner as the leading English landscape painter... More >>

Cotman, John Sell

Cotman, John Sell (1782-1842), a British landscape painter, was noted especially for his early... More >>

Crome, John

Crome, John (1768-1821), was one of the great English landscape painters. The countryside of the... More >>

Gainsborough, Thomas

Gainsborough, GAYNZ buh ruh, Thomas (1727-1788), was one of the greatest British painters. He is... More >>

Girtin, Thomas

Girtin, Thomas (1775-1802), was one of the greatest water color painters in the history of... More >>

Heron, Patrick

Heron, Patrick (1920-1999), was a British painter, critic, art teacher, and lecturer. He was... More >>

Hill, David Octavius

Hill, David Octavius (1802-1870), was a Scottish photographer and painter of landscapes and... More >>

Hilliard, Nicholas

Hilliard, Nicholas (1547-1619), was the first great English miniature portrait painter. He was... More >>

Hockney, David

Hockney, David (1937-...), has become the most internationally famous British artist of his time.... More >>

Hodgkin, Howard

Hodgkin, Howard (1932-...), is a leading British painter. A bold, individualistic painter who... More >>

Hunt, William Holman

Hunt, William Holman (1827-1910), an English painter, was a founder of the Pre-Raphaelite... More >>


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