American artists

Who was Jean-Michel Basquiat? Jean-Michel Basquiat was an American artist of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent. He was one of the most influential American artists…

~ HISTORIA DE LA PINTURA ~ on Instagram: "• “Lady Agnew of Lochnaw”. • John Singer Sargent 🇺🇸, oil on canvas, 1892. . . . 💬 John Singer Sargent (January 12, 1856 – April 14, 1925) was an American expatriate artist, considered the “leading portrait painter of his generation” for his evocations of Edwardian-era luxury. He created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. His oeuvre documents worldwide travel, from Venice…

The remarkable story of how Ernie Barnes' work became cover art for Marvin Gaye's album "I Want You" and a regular presence on TV's "Good Times."

The Dance - Daniel F. Gerhartz

Who are the best-selling artists of today's contemporary art market? Here are the most expensive living American artists of the moment.

Edward Hopper is one of the most recognizable American Realists of the 20th century. His artwork highlighted the less addressed ways of life in America: individualistic and alienated.

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American artists of the 20th century were the catalysts of modern and contemporary art. Artsper now presents 10 of the most famous of them!

Criselda Vasquez is a painter. Perhaps accidentally, she is also an activist. Criselda went to The San Francisco Art Institute to study art. By trade and by profession she is an artist. In her paintings, Criselda accurately captures the faces of her family and those closest to her. In each brushstroke, each shadow, each touch of a different shade on her subjects’ faces tells a story of a hard life full of sacrifice and fight – a relatable pain most immigrants face as they leave loved ones…

Born to expatriate American parents in Florence, Sargent began his formal training in Rome in the late 1860s. His studies took him to Florence in the early...