1. FAMOUS ARTISTS By: Grayson Smith

2.  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

3.  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

4.  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

5.  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

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

7.  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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