1. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516) Born and lived in what is now known as the Netherlands His art was religious or earthy themed His work influenced the Surrealists

2. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (1452 – 1519)

3. Pieter Bruegel (1525-1569) Born in Bree, Habsburg, Netherlands (modern-day Belgium) Part of the Dutch and Flemish Renaissance Influenced by the landscapes of France and Italy

4. Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) Lived in Seville, Spain Worked in the Baroque period –Exaggerated lighting, excessive details, intense emotion Most of his work was done for the King Philip IV of Spain Influenced Picasso

5. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) Lived in the Netherlands His art is greatly influenced by religious themes Known as one of the greatest portrait artists in European art history

6. Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732- 1806) Lived in Grasse, France Influenced the Impressionists His style defined the Rococo period –ornate, fancy, decorative, playful

7. Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755- 1842) Born in Paris, France She was trained by her artist father and studied at the Academie Royal in Paris She was one of few independent female artists in her time

8. Vincent Vangogh (1853-1890) Born in Holland Considered a “Post- impressionist” Known for his thick brush strokes

9. Edvard Munch (1863-1943) From Oslo, Norway Enrolled in technical college to study engineering before becoming an artist. Experienced a great deal of loss in his life Examined his life and psychology in his works

10. Henri Matisse 1869-1954 Born in Le Cateau- Cambresis, Nord, France One of the creators of Fauvism –Expressed emotion through the use of wild, dissonant colour Created paper “cut- outs” (collage) towards the end of his life

11. From Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Inspired by the Indigenous people of the Pacific North West The University of Art and Design in Vancouver is named in her honour Emily Carr (1871-1945)

12. Tom Thomson (1877-1917) Born in Claremont, Ontario, Canada He worked with the members of “The Group of Seven” Influenced by the outdoors Died under mysterious circumstances during a canoe trip in Algonquin Park

13. Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) From Malaga, Spain Taught by his father One of the creators of Cubism

14. Georges Braque (1882-1963) From Argenteuil, Val-d’Oise, France Trained to be a house painter like his father and grandfather Involved in the Fauvist and Cubist movements

15. Georgia O’Keefe (1887-1986) From New Mexico, USA Considered the mother of “American Modernism” Known for paintings of enlarged blossoms, as well as images of rocks and bones from the desert landscape

16. Joan Miro (1893-1938) From Barcelona, Spain Often associated with Surrealism Influenced by Picasso and Matisse

17. M.C. Escher (1898-1972) From the Netherlands Originally studied architecture before switching to the decorative arts His work has a great mathematical component and involved optical illusions and impossible objects

18. Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904- 1991) Springfield, Massachusetts, USA While at Dartmouth College, he was kicked out of their literary magazine. In 1927, he became a writer and illustrator for the humour magazine “Judge”. His first book was published in 1937.

19. Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) Lived in Coyoacán, Mexico Influenced by Mexican culture: bright colour, symbolism, primitive style Suffered serious injury and on-going pain from a car accident in 1925. Her self-portraits often explore this pain.

20. Lucien Freud (1922 – 2011) Born in Berlin, Germany moved to London, England Grandson of Sigmund Freud When he paints portraits of people he doesn’t try to change them or make them more beautiful.

21. Keith Haring 1958-1990 From Pennsylvania, USA Involved in the New York Pop art/Street art movement His work is mainly about birth, death, sexuality, and war Died from AIDS at age 31