Ludwig von Hofmann was a German painter, graphic artist and designer. He worked in a combination of the Art Nouveau and Symbolist styles. His work was part of the painting event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Born: August 17, 1861, Darmstadt, Germany
Died: August 23, 1945, Pil...

Edvard Munch's The Scream sets a new record for any work of art ever sold at auction.It sold for $119,922,500, which includes the premium paid to Sotheby's. Previously, the most expensive artwork ever sold there was Pablo Picasso's painting "Nude, Green Leaves, and Bust," which brought in $106.5 mi...

Academy Award winner Helen Mirren stars in the incredible story of Maria Altmann, a Jewish refugee who is forced to flee Vienna during World War II. Decades later, determined to salvage some dignity from her past, Maria has taken on a mission to reclaim a painting the Nazis stole from her family: th...

Richard Taddei (1946) is a American artist known for his abstracted male nudes and decorative art. In addition to his paintings, Richard has designed theater posters, wallpaper, and worked on numerous murals. His decorative painting can be seen in residences in Monte Carlo, Venice, and Marrakech.[4...

Gustav Klimt
July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918
Gustav Klimt was an Austrian Symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. His major works include paintings, mural, sketches, and other art objects. Klimt's primary subject was the female body, and his works

The art of Tomasz Rut recently included in the Vatican Collection and blessed by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, continues to expand the realm of contemporary figurative painting to the limits achieved only by the greatest art masters in history.

Alex Dowis inspired us all by painting the first moon landing in the dark! An American dream is created with this glowing performance.

With a very meticulously choreographed scenes and the exclusive use of paint, Liu Bolin creates photographs where his body appears camouflaged as part of his surroundings. The images are so well staged that spectators think these artistic photographs are a result of photoshop although they are re...

Italian born, much of Battifora's inspiration comes from baroque and renaissance painters. He is fascinated by the exaggerated motion, drama and tension in the old masters' works. He is also influenced by the artistic style of Gustav Klimt.

October 18 - 27 Fortezza da Basso in Florence Biennal, Maurizio Battifora exhibited several works of art depicting his pountillism technique.