John Singer Sargent | Madame Ramon Subercaseaux, 1880-81

This portrait is a collaboration between a young artist establishing himself in the Parisian art world and a young couple with progressive tastes.

It depicts Amalia Subercaseaux (1860-1930), wife of Chilean consul and artist Ramón Subercaseaux (whose portrait hangs nearby), seated at a piano in the couple’s elegant and stylish residence on the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne.

Working within an established portrait tradition, Sargent assimilates evolving ideas about representation and identity.

Evariste Carpentier | Love is in the air

Évariste Carpentier, (1845 in Kuurne - 1922 in Liège), was a Belgian painter of Genre scenes and animated landscapes. Over the years, his painting evolved from the academic art to Impressionism. He is, alongside Emile Claus, one of the earliest representatives of Luminism in Belgium.

Michael Tolleson, 1957

Michael Tolleson è un artista, autore e oratore professionista a cui è stato diagnosticato l'autismo e gestisce una galleria d'arte mentre vive negli Stati Uniti e in Messico.

Durante la sua breve carriera pittorica (circa 9 anni) ha dipinto più di 1500 dipinti degni di una galleria.

Indipendentemente dalle dimensioni, i dipinti vengono solitamente completati in meno di 120 minuti.

Di conseguenza, Michael è riluttante a prendersi il merito del suo lavoro, credendo che il suo autismo sapiente sia in realtà l'artista dentro di lui.

Fino alla metà degli anni '50, Michael non era consapevole del suo autismo.

Anke Merzbach, 1959 | Surrealist photographer

Anke Amelie Merzbach è una creatrice di immagini e fotografa Tedesca.

Dopo aver studiato educazione, ha inizialmente lavorato per 20 anni come giornalista alla pubblicazione di un giornale di educazione ai media.

Dal 2004 si dedica completamente al lavoro come image maker.

In tal modo, mette spesso in scena immagini dall'aspetto surreale in cui l'obiettivo è ritrarre le persone.

In contrasto con l'attività di semplice messa in scena e raffigurazione di un fotografo, si considera una creatrice di immagini.

Lei è uno degli artisti surrealisti.

Oskar Kokoschka | The Elbe Near Dresden, 1921

Oskar Kokoschka | The Elbe Near Dresden, 1921 | Detroit Institute of Arts

Artwork detail by the Detroit Institute of Arts:

This picture most likely depicts the view from the window of Kokoschka’s studio in Dresden, from which he enjoyed a splendid view of the Elbe River, its bridges, and the houses on the far shore.

The three elements of the landscape - water, embankment, and sky - are suggested by bold patches of bright color, and the simple, strongly horizontal composition emphasizes the low buildings and the river’s edge.

Painted between 1919, when Kokoschka moved to Dresden, and 1921, this painting is one of the earliest works by the artist to have been acquired by a U.S. museum.

Claude Monet | The Japanese Footbridge, 1899

Japanese Footbridge is an oil painting by Claude Monet.

It was painted in 1899. It measures 81.3 x 101.6 cm (32 x 40 in.) It hangs in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

In the last decades of Monet's life, his prized water garden at Giverny became a subject the artist explored obsessively, painting it 250 times between 1900 and his death. Eventually, it was his only subject.

He began construction of the water garden as soon as he moved to Giverny, petitioning local authorities to divert water from a nearby river.

The resulting landscape was Monet's invention entirely, and he used it as his creative focus and inspiration.

Julie Ford Oliver | Still Life

An illustrator for more than 25 years, I returned to fine art after my last child graduated from college.

I currently paint in a variety of media allowing the subject matter to guide my choices.

I work out of a spacious studio situated next to my house in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and another studio on Main Street, downtown Las Cruces.

Ivailo Petrov, 1965 | Bulgaria

L'artista Bulgaro Ivaylo Petrov è nato a Sofia, in Bulgaria.

Si è laureato alla Scuola di Belle Arti di Sofia nel 1984-1990 ed al 1995 ha studiato presso l'Università Bulgara di Belle Arti.

Insegna all'Università di Architettura dal 1996.

Ha tenuto numerose mostre in Italia, Spagna, Austria, Belgio, Germania, USA, Repubblica Ceca.

Thomas Sully | Portrait painter

Thomas Sully (1783-1872) was an British-born American painter, one of the finest U.S. portrait painters of the 19th century.

Sully’s parents moved to the United States in 1792, settling in Charleston, S.C.

He was a pupil of Gilbert Stuart in Boston (1807) and of Benjamin West in London (1809) and was influenced by the portrait artist Sir Thomas Lawrence.

After 1810 he made Philadelphia his home, although in 1838 he visited London to paint a full-length portrait of the young Queen Victoria for the Society of the Sons of St. George of Philadelphia.

Pat Brennan | Surreal Fantasy

Having been a traditional artist all my life, in the last two years I have discovered a great affinity for digital artwork in all its forms. A gift from my daughter of a computer complete with software started me on a path of discovery.

In March 2006, I joined Deviant Art. Being a part of this community encouraged me to further my knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. I now work with a digital brush as easily as a real one.

William Fettes Douglas (1822-1891)

Pittore Scozzese autodidatta, Sir William Fettes Douglas fu direttore della National Gallery of Scotland nel 1877 e cinque anni dopo, presidente della Royal Scottish Academy.

Sir William Fettes Douglas nacque a Edimburgo nel 1822 e ricevette la sua prima educazione alla Southern Academy e successivamente alla High School.

Suo padre, il signor James Douglas, contabile della Banca Commerciale, era lui stesso un artista dilettante di una certa abilità, e fu in accordo con il suo desiderio che suo figlio entrò al servizio della Banca, servizio in cui continuò per dieci anni.

Tristan Elwell | Pop Surrealist illustrator

Tristan Elwell è un artista, illustratore ed insegnante Americano.

Nato e cresciuto a New York City dove si è diplomato alla High School of Music and Art ha poi proseguito gli studi alla School of Visual Arts dove si è laureato nel 1990.

I dipinti di Tristan Elwell sono apparsi su centinaia di copertine di libri, giochi di carte collezionabili, copertine di riviste e campagne pubblicitarie internazionali.

Frank Markham Skipworth | A dancing girl, 1889

Frank Markham Skipworth (1854 Castor, Lincolnshire - 1929 London) was a very well known painter of portraits, genre and historical subjects.

He studied for two years at the Lincoln School of Art, for three years at the Royal Academy Schools, under Sir Edward John Poynter (1836-1919)) and finally in 1883-84 was a pupil of the famous Adolphe William Bouguereau in Paris.

Frank Markham Skipworth | Zora, a Dancing Girl, 1889

Thomas Alexander Ferguson Graham | Alone in London, 1894

Thomas Alexander Ferguson Graham (1840-1906) was born in Kirkwall, Orkney but moved to Edinburgh after the death of his father.

In January 1855 he enrolled as a student at the Trustees' Academy where he was a pupil of Robert Scott Lauder (1803-1869).

Fellow students under Lauder included William McTaggart, William Quiller Orchardson, John Pettie and George Paul Chalmers.