FAMOUS ARTISTSBy: Grayson Smith

An American artist who threw, dropped, and poured paint onto the canvas as he developed the “drip” technique

He numbered his paintings although his paintings gained titles like the Blue Poles and The Fathom Five

He is an abstract expressionist painter

Jackson Pollock

George Seurat Developed the art movement that placed dots of color next to each other with the

expectation that the viewer’s eyes would blend them He is a French neo-impressionist painter One of his most famous works is Sunday Afternoon on the Island La Grande Jatte

He explored biblical themes before he turned to secular subjects He is a Dutch Baroque artist One of he most famous paintings is The Night Watch He was one of the main practitioners of the light-dark interaction known as chiaroscuro

Rembrandt Van Rijn

Vincent Van Gogh

He is a Dutch expressionist painter He explored everyday subjects in paintings like The Potato Eaters and The Night Café He expressed an appreciation of nature with paintings like Irises and Sunflowers His most famous painting is Starry Night

He designed the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica He also created a 17-foot tall statue of David

Michelangelo Buonarotti

Mary Cassatt Some of her most famous works include The Boating Party and The Child’s Bath She was closely associated with the French Impressionists She was an American artist who focused much of her work on depicting scenes involving a

mother and child

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http://makingartfun.com/htm/meet-the-artist-index.htm

http://www.biography.com/people/groups/artists

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