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Nikola Vasilev Avramov (1897-1945) Bulgarian painter. Born in Yambol, died in Sofia. Avramov is known 4 his still-life paintings.
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833-1898) British painter/designer associated w/Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, including Rossetti, Millais, F M Brown & H Hunt. In 1877, exhibited 8 paintings @ Grosvenor Gallery, incl The Beguiling of Merlin, became a herald/star of Aesthetic Movement
John W Waterhouse (1849-1917) English painter known 4 working 1st in the Academic style & 4 then embracing the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style & subject matter. His artworks were known for their depictions of women from both ancient Greek mythology & Arthurian legend.
Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Brun (1853-1941) French painter, a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel, Carolus-Duran & Félix Bracquemond. Known 4 marine paintings & a collection of watercolors on dark wash representing orchids.
Fabio Cipolla (1852-1935) Italian painter, trained in Rome. Studied human figure 2 use in refined genre scenes & also painted landscapes. Studied oriental figures, making 1st appearance @ exhibitions in Milan in 1879 & in Turin in 1880. Adopted mannered realism on genre subjects
Carl Heinrich Nahl (1818 -1878) German-born painter, lived in the United States 4 the last 1/2 of his life. Lived most of 30 years in California & considered among the state's 1st significant painters. He came from a long line of artists & sculptors
Edouard Cortès (1882-1969)Painter, French/Spanish, aka as "Le Poète Parisien de la Peinture" or "the Parisian Poet of Painting" due 2 diverse Paris cityscapes. A journalist asked if he was a student of Loir", reply: "Non, seul élève de moi-même." ("No, a student of myself only.")
Anna Maria Gardell-Ericson (1853-1939) Swedish painter and watercolorist. She specialized in coastal scenes and landscapes with lakes or rivers. In 1879, she went 2 Paris 2 continue studies w/ Alexandre-Louis Leloir & Ferdinand Heilbuth & copied the watercolors of Camille Corot.
Rupert Bunny (1864-1947) Australian painter. Achieved success & critical acclaim as an expatriate in Paris. The French state acquired 13 of his works for the Musée du Luxembourg & regional collections. He was a "sumptuous colourist & splendidly erudite painter of ideal themes.
Georges Rogy (1897–1981) Belgian painter. Rogy clearly has a skilled hand in his hazy and soft style of brushstrokes.