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Delauney, Robert Robert Delaunay (12 April 1885, Paris – 25 October 1941) was a French artist who used Orphism, which is similar to abstract art, abstraction and cubism in his work. Delaunay concentrated on Orphism, while his later works were more abstract,... {read more}	Delauney, Sonia Sonia Delaunay-Terk (nėe Terk) (November 14, 1885 – December 5, 1979) was a Jewish-French artist who, with her husband Robert Delaunay and others, cofounded the Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and geometric shapes. Her work... {read more}
DELGADO, Carlos Born in Jackson Heights, New York, in 1975. After graduating high school in Ecuador in 1997, he returned permanently to New York and obtained an Associate’s degree in aeronautical design at the Vaughn College of Aeronautics in Queens. In 1999 he... {read more}	Delouis, Nancy The acclaimed French artist Nancy Delouis was born into an artistic family in Limoges, France in 1941. Her mother was an art teacher and her grandfather was Auguste Rodin’s cousin. Her father came from a long line of artists and artisans dating back... {read more}
Delvoye, Wim Wim Delvoye (born 1965 in Wervik, West Flanders) is a Belgian neo-conceptual artist known for his inventive and often shocking projects. Much of his work is focused on the body. He repeatedly links the attractive with the repulsive, creating work... {read more}	Demand, Thomas Thomas Demand, in full Thomas Cyrill Demand, (born 1964 in Munich, Germany) is a German sculptor and photographer. He currently lives and works in Berlin and Los Angeles, and teaches at the University of Fine Arts, Hamburg. Thomas Demand is known... {read more}
Denis, Maurice Maurice Denis (November 25, 1870 – November 1943) was a French painter and writer, and a member of the Symbolist and Les Nabis movements. His theories contributed to the foundations of cubism, fauvism, and abstract art. {read more}	deSouza Aguiar, Otto Otto de Souza Aguiar (1938-2006) has successfully combined his vast fashion and theatrical background with the charm and romance of his native Brazil to create paintings and murals characterized by the portrayal of elegance and grace. With its... {read more}
Di Domenico, Rebecca Rebecca DiDomenico attended Pitzer for 2 years, then went on to receive her BA in English literature/creative writing from the University of Colorado. Her work has been featured in exhibitions at the Denver Art Museum, San Francisco Crafts and Folk... {read more}	Diago, Roberto It would be difficult to name a contemporary Cuban artist who has enjoyed more critical and commercial success than Juan Roberto Diago Durruthy. But to hear it from Diago (everyone calls him "Diago"), success has never been high on his list of... {read more}
Dias, Caetano Educated as a painter he began a series of installations, sculptures and videos after 2000 which delve into the relationship between identity/body/space. Recently he conducted several interventions in public and urban spaces and videos on social... {read more}	Dickinson, Nigel Nigel Dickinson works on assignment for such as the New York Times, Stern, Figaro Magazine, the UN and OECD. His work is published in Geo, D Republicca, Marie Claire, Mare, La Vanguardia, GEO, Le Monde, Figaro, L’Express, Choc, Animan, VSD, Vogue,... {read more}
diCorcia, Philip-Lorca Philip-Lorca diCorcia (born 1951) is an American photographer. He studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Afterwards diCorcia attended Yale University where he received a Master of Fine Arts in Photography in 1979. He now lives and... {read more}	Diebenkorn, Richard Richard Diebenkorn (April 22, 1922 Portland, Oregon - Berkley, CA 1993) was an American modernist. His family moved to San Francisco, California when he was two years old. From the age of four or five he was continually drawing. In 1940,... {read more}
Diem, Peter Dutch artist Peter Diem (1945), paints like a tornado, he lives his art. Powerful paintings are representative exponents of his turbulent lifestyle. Bold, intrepid colors, thick succulent paint, and daring sensual lines are the hallmark of his... {read more}	Diller, Burgoyne Burgoyne A. Diller (January 13, 1906 – January 30, 1965) was an American abstract painter. Many of his best-known works are characterized by orthogonal geometric forms that reflect his strong interest in the De Stijl movement and the work of Piet... {read more}
Dillon, James James Dillon Wright, aka DILLON, is an American born artist living and creating in Italy with his unique brand of pop art cultivating quicker than he can keep up with. His style is rooted deep with personal philosophy, freedom of expression, and... {read more}	Dine, Jim A contemporary painter and assemblage artist, Jim Dine has created gestural, sometimes heavily impastoed work with a style that hearkens to Abstract Expressionism. A major early influence was Jasper Johns from whom he learned methods of random... {read more}
Ding, Yi Ding Yi (1962 Shanghai) is one of the country's leading abstract painters and best known for his disciplined work creating cloth canvases filled with crosses. Forgoing Mao, Pop, realism and the human figure, Ding has made a name for himself making... {read more}	Dionisio, Humberto Humberto Dionisio was born in Havana Cuba in 1950. He was trained as a graphic artist during the 1970's. Several of his works are in the Permanent Collection of The National Gallery of American Art, Smithsonian,Washington, D.C. {read more}
Dixon, James Budd James Budd Dixon (American, 1900-1967) was a California abstraction painter. A cult figure in what has come to be called the San Francsico School of Abstract Expressionism. Much less well known than his contemporaries Clyfford Still, Mark... {read more}	Dobrovolsky, Dmytro Dmytro Dobrovolsky was born in 1968 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Upon graduation from The College of Art and Design in 1988 he commenced his studies at the National Academy of Fine Arts from where he graduated in 1994. Dobrovolsky is a member of the Ukrainian... {read more}
Dobrowner, Mitch While growing up on Long Island (Bethpage), New York (USA), lost in his teens, worried about his future direction in life, Mitch's father gave him an old Argus rangefinder to fool around with. Little did he realize what an important gesture that... {read more}	Dodiya, Atul Atul Dodiya (born 1959, Ghatkopar, Mumbai, India) is an Indian artist. Atul began exhibiting and selling his work in the early 1980s following his graduation from Sir J. J. School of Art in Mumbai where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.... {read more}
Doisneau, Robert Robert Doisneau (April 14, 1912 – April 1, 1994) was a French photographer. In the 1930s he used a Leica on the streets of Paris; together with Henri Cartier-Bresson he was a pioneer of photojournalism. He is renowned for his 1950 image Le... {read more}	DOKUZLU, ASUMAN TURKISH ARTIST & PAINTER - ASUMAN DOKUZLU She was born in Aydın. First, middle, high school, graduated in Aydın. She graduated from the Department of Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Fine Arts. In DEU, Became a student of Adem GENÇ, Cuma... {read more}
Dolmetsch, Francois Francois Dolmetsch is the grandson of Arnold Dolmetsch and the son of Carl Dolmetsch, from whom he received his early musical training. Educated at the King's College Cambridge, he has lived since 1962 in South America and has worked as a... {read more}	Dostie, Julie As a self-taught artist standing outside the mainstream of the art world, my style of painting is an expression of my restless energy and constant travels. Throughout my travels I have been inspired to capture the beauty and presence of the moment... {read more}
Dove, Arthur Arthur Dove (1880-1946) was a seminal abstract painter whose work is an important precursor to Abstract Expressionism. Indeed, his oeuvre is better than that much-touted and ballyhooed group of New York painters.His early works of 1910-11, in fact,... {read more}	Drake, James James Drake is a remarkably versatile artist who has created accomplished, distinctive work. He is a superb draftsman, an expert sculptor specializing in welded-steel installations, and a penetrating photographer and video artist. In all of those... {read more}
Drew, Nancy "Painted in her trademark glitter and flocking on canvas, Nancy Drew’s paintings embrace and amp up the notion of "retinal art" by making it vibrate with familiar if unexpected associations. Made with a view to confecting eye candy for the 21st... {read more}	Drewes, Werner Werner Drewes (1899-1985) was a German-American painter and printmaker, born in 1899 in Canig, Germany. Since his death in 1985, recognition of Drewes's important role and impact on twentieth century American art has steadily grown among collectors... {read more}
Drtikol, Frantisek František Drtikol (3 March 1883 – 13 January 1961, Prague) was a Czech photographer of international renown. He is especially known for his characteristically epic photographs, often nudes and portraits.From 1907 to 1910 he had his own studio... {read more}	Dubossarky, Vladimir Vladimir Dubossarsky (born 1964) is a Russian painter working in pop art genre.Since 1994 he performs in an art duet with Alexander Vinogradov. Both live and work in Moscow, Russia. In the early part of their career together they adopted the style... {read more}
Dubreiul, Alan Alan Dubreuil was born in Port au Prince July 14, 1971, and died tragically in the Haitian earthquake of January, 2010. In a period of only a few years, he established a very distinctive new style, combining many traditional motifs, including... {read more}	Dubreuil, Alan Alan Dubreuil was born in Port au Prince July 14, 1971, and died tragically in the Haitian earthquake of January, 2010. In a period of only a few years, he established a very distinctive new style, combining many traditional motifs, including... {read more}
Dubuffet, Jean Jean Philippe Arthur Dubuffet (July 31, 1901 - May 12, 1985) was a French painter and sculptor. His idealistic approach to aesthetics embraced so called "low art" and eschewed traditional standards of beauty in favor of what he believed to be a more... {read more}	Duchamp, Marcel Marcel Duchamp (28 July 1887 – 2 October 1968) was a French/American artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. Duchamp's output influenced the development of post-World War I Western art.He advised modern... {read more}
Duecker, Otto Otto Duecker has been exploring Realism for over thirty years, creating work in a style that is unique to the genre. Much of Duecker’s early work focused on marginal members of society. He first received national attention in the 1970s for his “... {read more}	Dufy, Raoul Raoul Dufy (3 June 1877 – 23 March 1953) was a French Fauvist painter. He developed a colorful, decorative style that became fashionable for designs of ceramics and textiles, as well as decorative schemes for public buildings. He is noted for... {read more}
Dugdale, John When John Dugdale (born 1960) began losing his sight, he says, he learned to truly see.“My eyes are merely instruments. The most splendid secrets of visions dwell within my mind and heart.”Dugdale is a nearly blind photographer; he wants to... {read more}	Dugmore, Edward Edward Dugmore (February 20, 1915 - June 13, 1996) was an abstract expressionist painter known for close ties to both the San Francisco and New York art worldsin post-war era following World War II. Since 1950 he had more than two dozen solo... {read more}
Dupain, Max Maxwell Spencer Dupain AC (22 April 1911 – 27 July 1992) was a renowned Australian modernist photographer.By 1934 Max Dupain had struck out on his own and opened a studio in Bond Street, Sydney. In 1937, while on the south coast of New South Wales,... {read more}	Dureau, Georges Georges Dureau is an American Artist Born in 1930 New Orleans (LA) After years of study in the Abstract Expressionist School of the 1950's, the artist realized that his natural draftsman ability was leading him to pursue figurative work. Referring... {read more}
Durham, Jimmie Jimmie Durham is a Cherokee, born in Arkansas in 1940. He is a visual artist, and also a politcal activist for the American Indian Movement and an essayist. In the ‘60’s and ‘70s he dedicated his time to theatre and performances, and since the ‘80s... {read more}	Dutton, Steve Steve Dutton is an artist who works on both collaborative and individual projects. He has been working closely with Steve Swindells (Dutton and Swindells) since 1998. Individual and collaborative projects have been exhibited throughout the UK and... {read more}
Duval-Carrié, Edouard Edouard Duval-Carrié (born 1954) is a Haitian painter and sculptor. Born in Port-au-Prince, his family emigrated to Puerto Rico while he was a child during the François Duvalier regime. Duval-Carrié studied at the Université de Montréal and... {read more}	Duveneck, Frank Frank Duveneck (October 9, 1848 – January 3, 1919) was an American figure and portrait painter.His work, at first ignored, when shown in Boston and elsewhere about 1875, attracted great attention, and many pupils flocked to him in Germany and Italy... {read more}
Dweck, Michael Michael Dweck (born 26 September 1957) is a visual artist known for his suggestive photographic style.The concept of the beautiful, and the aesthetics of beauty are important themes in much of his work, which he explores through figurative and... {read more}	Dyer, Carlos A self-taught artist, Carlos Dyer (born 1917-) did only one New Deal mural, although he also did easel paintings for the Public Works of Art Project, Treasury Department's Relief Art Project, and the Federal Art Project {read more}
Dylan, Bob (Robert Allen Zimmerman) Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) an American music legend Bob Dylan, who has turned to painting in his later years, will unveil a new set of works in Copenhagen next month, the National Gallery of Denmark announced Monday.Some... {read more}	Dzama, Marcel Marcel Dzama (born 1974 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) is a contemporary artist who lives and works in New York. His work has been exhibited internationally, in particular his ink and watercolor drawings. Dzama also works extensively in sculpture,... {read more}
Dzubas, Friedel Friedel Dzubas (1915-1994) is often identified by his ties to the New York school of Abstract expressionists. He was associated with Jackson Pollock in East Hampton and from 1952 to 1953 shared a studio with Helen Frankenthaller. While his earlier... {read more}

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Eades, Luis Luis Eades was a professor of painting at the University of Colorado at Boulder for thirty-eight years. In his work, he is giving expression to how he perceives the world around him. "I make allusions in my work to the art of the past, as well as to... {read more}	Eager, Charles Born in California on Nov. 16, 1880. After studying at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute, Eager worked in the art department of the San Francisco Chronicle in 1903-04. Abandoning his art career, he then worked for 50 years as a supervisor for the Dept... {read more}
Eagle, Ellen A native of New York City, she studied at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League, as well as the California College of Arts and Crafts, where she received her Bachelors of Fine Arts degree. {read more}	Eakin, Marjorie Born on Nov. 26, 1910 in San Francisco, CA into a pioneer family. Marjorie’s grandfather was an early St Helena vintner who had settled in Napa in 1850. At San Francisco State College she obtained a teacher's degree and a scholarship to the CSFA... {read more}
Eakins, Susan Susan Hannah MacDowell Eakins is not as well known as her husband, Thomas Eakins, the great American realist who was asked to resign from his teaching job at the Pennsylvania Academy for encouraging his women students to draw from the completely... {read more}	Eakins, Thomas Born in Philadelphia, Thomas Eakins was a portrait and genre painter whom many regard as the father of modern realism in American Art. Embodying many of the ideals of advances in science, industry, and technology of his time, he was an avid student... {read more}
Eakle, James James Eakle studied at the University of California 1939-1943, 1950 (MFA); California School of Fine Arts from 1947-1948 (BFA) under Clyfford Still, Mark Rothko, Ad Reinhart. Eakle spent his entire career as an art instructor and eventuallyhead of... {read more}	Ealy, Don Don Ealy was a painter. He paintes in the grand tradition of the old masters, although he would have laughed at the comparison. In his painting there are no tricks, shortcuts or any pandering to the current fashions. Landscape, still life and people... {read more}
Eames, John Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, July 19, 1900, and a graduate of Portland High School, John Heagan Eames spent the early part of his adult life traveling between Maine, New York and Europe. He returned yearly to Boothbay Harbor and for the past 30... {read more}	Eardley, Cynthia Cynthia Eardley's figurative sculptures have been shown in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums nationwide, including the Monique Knowlton Gallery, Museum of South Texas, Huntsville Museum, New Museum of Contemporary Art, and most... {read more}
Earhart, John Known as a Cincinnati landscape painter, wood engraver, designer, and printer, John Franklin Earhart was the son of George H. and Mary R. Earhart. He was born near Columbus (Franklin), Ohio, March 12, 1853, and raised on a farm in Reynoldsburgh (... {read more}	Earl, Ella Born in Mendocino, CA on March 20, 1860. Ella Ford married Senator Guy Earl in 1888. She studied in San Francisco with Wm Keith and at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute. Working in oil and watercolor, she produced coastals, landscapes, and scenes of... {read more}
Earl, James The brother of artist Ralph Earl, James Earl came to England before 1787, having followed a band of loyalists, former American Colonists who fled to London after the American Revolution. It is thought he was a student of Benjamin West. He exhibited... {read more}	Earl, Maud Known primarily for her paintings of dogs and other animals in Art Nouveau style, Maud Earl was English and came to the United States in 1916, settling in New York City. Earl studied painting with her father, George Earl, one of Britain's finest... {read more}
Earl, Ralph A portrait painter, Ralph Earl was one of three-prominent southern New England portraitists who carried on the high standards set by John Singleton Copley (1738-1815). With Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) and John Trumbull (1756-1843) Earl was trained in... {read more}	Earle, Augustus An itinerant artist, he traveled with Charles Darwin aboard the "Beagle" on Darwin's explorations and made detailed drawings in watercolor and pencil which he later worked into oil paintings. One of the areas he traveled in and later painted was New... {read more}
Earle, Cornelia Born in Huntsville, Alabama, Cornelia Earle was a landscape painter active in Columbia, South Carolina where she was an exhibiting member of the Art Association. No one knows of her death. {read more}	Earle, Eyvind A designer, painter and illustrator, Eyvind Earle is noted for backgrounds he created for Disney classic films such as Sleeping Beauty and Lady and the Tramp. He also designed popular greeting cards that utilized more than 500 of his paintings. In... {read more}
Earle, Ferdinand Born in New York on June 8, 1878. Earle was educated at Columbia and Oxford universities. His art studies were begun in Paris at Ecole des Beaux Arts, Académie Julian, and with James M. Whistler. Upon returning to the U.S. in 1901, he continued at... {read more}