Painter Gustav Klimt had many quirks. Once his client came to his studio to have her portrait painted wearing a flashy jacket. Klimt painted

Reading about Edvard Munch has taught me to differentiate between the multitudes who apply paint to canvas because they know how to, and tho

ARTIST SHOBITHA HARIHARAN

Sculptor Rodin said, "Compare me with Rembrandt? We should prostrate ourselves before Rembrandt and never compare anyone with him! Van Gogh

French Romantic painter [1798 to 1863] Eugene Delacroix.

Rodin was a naturalist, concerned with character and emotion. His sculpture suggested emotion through textured surfaces, and the play of lig

Painting is easy when you don't know how, but very difficult when you do.“ Degas is now considered as one of the most accomplished artists w

Athens was considered the academic centre of the universe

The God of Death came to him on his last day on earth, and told him 'you had one life and you have lived it. It is time to leave.'

success only requires clarity of mind and sincerity in purpose.

An interesting piece of information: the Americans spell it as 'Flier' and the British spell it as 'Flyer'! In India, we follow the British

Do you know who I am

‘The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up’.Pablo Picasso 1881 – 1973 was a Spanish painter, whose impact on art is tremendous

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo [1907 – 1954) is known as the Master of self portraits. Of her 143 paintings, 55 are self-portraits.

‘Europe belongs to Picasso, Matisse and many others. India belongs only to me! I can only paint in India. ’ Amrita Sher-Gill

Claude Monet met his contemperories Renoir, Sisley and Bazille and they started to work together. They shared a new approach to art - painti

J.M.W. Turner (1775-1851), considered the founder of English watercolour painting, was famous for his landscape paintings with their unconve

‘What is done in love is done well’’ - Vincent Van Gogh said.

Even the many Hindu Gods had waited until Ravi Varma arrived, to give them faces and figures of great beauty and grace!

Lotuses grow in shallow and murky waters. The plant has its roots firmly in the mud. The leaves, sometimes, and the Lotus flower, ALWAYS, ri