List of Famous Artists

What would be the world without art and the artists that created these beautiful paintings? We give you a list of some of the greatest contributors to the world of art.

Did You Know?
The highest price ever paid for a painting is 300 million U.S. dollars. It is an oil painting done by Paul Gauguin, and is called “Nafea faa ipoipo” (When Will You Marry?).

Art covers a diverse range of human emotions. It has had various different functions throughout the course of history. This makes it difficult to quantify its value or to demarcate its function in life. It is an extremely vague concept. Art is not merely two-dimensional, but possesses many facets, of which not all can be comprehended by everyone. It is witnessed in many forms, one of which is paintings. Every onlooker takes away a different mental notion, as the beauty or significance of each painting depend on the perspective and mental state of the individual looking at it.

The same piece of art may induce admiration, and awe in some, while it may appear to be disgusting or commonplace to some others. But there do exist a few artists whose works inspire awe, admiration, and wonder in everyone who looks upon them. This has earned them the titles of masters, and rightly so. There are many celebrated artists who are an enigma in themselves. These artists have lived their lives making huge contributions to the world of art, and creating work that would give future generations a glimpse into the world as it was; after all their works were inspired by the culture of the era they lived in. One can write epics about these artists and their works. We introduce you to the geniuses from the world of art. Here is a list of the most famous artists throughout history.

Name of Famous Artist	Year
Sandro Botticelli	1445 – 1510
Hieronymus Bosch	1450 – 1516
Leonardo Da Vinci	1452 – 1519
Albrecht Dürer	1471 – 1528
Michelangelo	1475 – 1564
Tiziano Vecelli	1488 – 1576
Raphael	1493 – 1520
Peter Paul Rubens	1577 – 1640
Caravaggio	1592 – 1610
Johannes Vermeer	1632 – 1675
Rembrandt	1606 – 1669
Francisco Goya	1746 – 1828
Eugène Delacroix	1798 – 1863
Édouard Manet	1832 – 1883
Edgar Degas	1834 – 1917
Paul Cézanne	1839 – 1906
Claude Monet	1840 – 1926
Pierre – Auguste Renoir	1841 – 1919
Mary Cassatt	1844 – 1926
Paul Gauguin	1848 – 1903
Vincent Van Gogh	1853 – 1890
Gustav Klimt	1862 – 1918
Edvard Munch	1863 – 1944
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec	1864 – 1901
Wassily Kandinsky	1866 – 1944
Henri Matisse	1869 – 1954
Piet Mondrian	1872 – 1944
Maxfield Parrish	1877 – 1966
Paul Klee	1879 – 1940
Pablo Picasso	1881 – 1973
Edward Hopper	1882 – 1967
Modigliani	1884 – 1920
Diego Rivera	1886 – 1957
Marc Chagall	1887 – 1985
Georgia O’Keeffe	1887 – 1986
Joan Miró	1893 – 1983
Rene Magritte	1898 – 1967
Alexander Calder	1898 – 1976
Mark Rothko	1903 – 1970
Salvador Dali	1904 – 1989
Willem de Kooning	1904 – 1997
Jackson Pollock	1912 – 1956
Romare Bearden	1914 – 1983
Roy Lichtenstein Native	1923 – 1997
Andy Warhol	1928 – 1987
Jacob Lawrence	1917 – 2000
Andrew Wyeth	1917 – 2009
Jasper Johns	1930 –
Robert Bateman	1930 –
Fernando Botero	1932 –
David Hockney	1937 –

Famous Artists and Their Works

An artist delves into his world of imagination and reproduces a vivid masterpiece that is beyond normal comprehension. Colors are splattered across the white canvas and like the wand of a wizard, they are mixed to create an out of the world picture. The famous paintings list is a proof there are many magicians around the world who weave magic with their paint brushes. The list of these celebrated artists and their works covered in the following table, will help you understand art in its true sense.

Henri Rousseau
(1844 – 1910)

The Sleeping Gypsy
The Happy Quartet
Jungle with a Lion

Vincent Van Gogh
(1853 – 1890)

The Starry Night
Wheatfield with Crows

Gustav Klimt
(1862 – 1918)

The Kiss
Tree of life

Pablo Picasso
(1881 – 1973)

Guernica
Three Musicians
The Three Dancers
Self Portrait

Paul Klee
(1879 – 1940)

Fish Magic Around the Fish
Landscape with Yellow Birds

Michelangelo
(1475 – 1564)

The Last Judgment
The Torment of Saint Anthony
The Entombment

Rembrandt van Rijn
(1606 – 1669)

The Night Watch
Man in a Golden helmet
The Girl in a Picture Frame
Self portrait

Leonardo Da Vinci
(1452 – 1519)

Mona Lisa
The Last Supper
Madonna and Child
The Virgin of the Rocks

Claude Monet
(1840 – 1926)

Morning Haze
Marine Near Etretat
Lily Pond

Marc Chagall
(1887 – 1985)

Over Vitebsk
The Violinist
The Praying Jew
I and the Village

Georgia O’Keeffe
(1887 – 1986)

Ram’s Head White Hollyhock and Little Hills
Blue and Green Music

Salvador Dali
(1904 – 1989)

The Persistence of Memory
Crucifixion
The Sacrament of the Last Supper

Andy Warhol
(1928 – 1987)

Campbell’s Soup Can
100 Soup Cans
Money

Henri de Toulouse – Lautrec
(1864 – 1901)

Portrait of Vincent Van Gogh
Moulin – Rouge
At the Moulin Rouge
The Jockey

Henri Matisse
(1869 – 1954)

Chapel of the Rosary in Venice
The Snail
Beasts of the Sea
Creole Dancer
La Fougere Noire

Pierre – Auguste Renoir
(1841 – 1919)

Le Bal au Moulin de la Galette
Jeanne Samary
Bathers
The Swing

This was a list of famous artists and their works. The list is never-ending and will go on forever. Hope you have found some of your favorite painters in the preceding list.