Raymond Wintz (French, 1884-1956)

Raymond Wintz (Joseph Raimond Wintz) was a Paris-born painter and engraver whose most famous paintings were of marine and coastal views in Brittany.

He is best known for his painting The Blue Door, which is still widely available as a poster and print.

Life

Raymond Wintz was born on 25 March 1884.

He was the son of the painter Guillaume Wintz (1823-1899) and the husband of the painter Renée Carpentier-Wintz (1913-2003).

Raymond Wintz | The Blue Door, 1927

Pio Joris | Genre painter

Pio Joris (8 June 1843 - 6 March 1921) was an Italian painter, engraver and watercolorist.

Pio Joris was born in Rome and attended the Istituto di Belle Arti as a child.

In 1861, he enrolled at the Accademia di San Luca, where he remained for just a year.

On a visit to the 1st Esposizione Nazionale di Belle Arti of Florence in 1861, he was attracted by the naturalistic works from the Naples school.

Alexandra Savina, 1962 | Cubist painter

Alexandra Savina was born and brought up in Kiev, Ukraine and graduated from the Fine Art School and Teachers College (Department of Art).

She worked as an art teacher and designer.

In 2005, Aleksandra came to Canada and currently resides in Toronto.

She was mesmerized by the beautiful landscapes of her new country and home, and these landscapes have become her new source of inspiration.

Pierre-Joseph Redouté | The Raphael of flowers

Pierre-Joseph Redouté (10 July 1759 - 19 June 1840), was a painter and botanist from Belgium, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers at the Château de Malmaison, many of which were published as large, coloured stipple engravings.

He was nicknamed "the Raphael of flowers" and has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of all time.

Redouté produced over 2,100 published plates depicting over 1,800 different species, many never rendered before.

Redouté was an official court artist of Marie Antoinette, and continued painting through the French Revolution and Reign of Terror.

He survived the turbulent political upheaval to gain international recognition for his precise renderings of plants, which remain as fresh in the early 21st century as when first painted.

Dmitri Spiros, 1971 | Pittore Impressionista astratto

Dmitry Spiros è un artista impressionista contemporaneo, cresciuto nell'Asia centrale.

Attualmente vive e lavora in Messico.

Spiros ha iniziato a studiare pittura nel 1992 e ha conseguito il diploma cinque anni dopo.

Il genere preferito di Spiros è il paesaggio urbano ed astratto.

Michel Devanakis, 1962 | Figurative painter

Michel Devanakis is a contemporary figurative painter. He lives and works in Athens, Greece.

- "Restless autodidact, adventurer and traveller, making art to live and share my own moments of wonder and happiness!Works held in private collections in Canada, France, Greece and Italy.

Born and raised in Douala (Cameroon) from Greek parents, I studied Graphic Design and advertising in France.

In the years following my studies, I lived and worked in many countries (France, Bermuda, Mexico, Canada) before settling in Greece in 1997, where I founded my own agency.

I have been awarded for my design works and have been the art director for numerous magazines (+Design, Insider Athens, Bonjour, etc.)".

Betsy Osieck (1880-1968)

Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (29 dicembre 1880-1 marzo 1968) è stata una pittrice, acquarellista, acquaforte, pastellista e disegnatrice Olandese che faceva parte del gruppo di pittura Amsterdamse Joffers.