| Artist Name |
Artist Biography |
| Adams,
Ansel Easton |
(1902-1984, American) One of the world's best
known photographers. Mostly produced photography of nature and landscapes, concentrated on
the Southwestern U.S. |
| Arp, Hans or
Jean |
(1887-1966, French) Sculptor, painter and
poet. Co-founder of the Dada movement, Zurich 1916. Later a Surrealist. |
| Atché, Jeanne |
(French) Painter, lithographer, graphic
designer. Friend and admirer of Alphonse Mucha. |
| Bac, Ferdinand Sigismond ... also Bach |
(1859-1952, German) Cartoonist, illustrator,
engraver, commercial artist. Worked in Paris. Illustrated for many magazines. Wrote and
illustrated books. |
| Bakst, Léon .. (originally Lev
S. Rosenberg) |
(1866-1924, Russian) Painter, theatrical
designer. Came from a poor Jewish family to become one of the world's most renowned
artists. Worked in St. Petersburg and later Paris. His decor and costumes for the Ballet
Russe greatly influenced the decorative arts. |
| Balouscheck, H. |
(French) |
| Barrella,
Giovanni |
(Italian) |
| Basch, Arpád |
(1873-?1944, Hungarian) Painter, commercial
artist, illustrator, graphic designer. Studied in Budapest, Munich and Paris. Returned to
Hungary in 1896. |
| Bayer, Hans |
|
|
Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent |
(1872-1898, British) Illustrator and writer.
Illustrated books and magazines. Worked as art editor for The Yellow Book. Developed a
style of flat, linear, black-and-white illustration. |
| Bena, Maria |
(Austrian) |
| Berthon,
Paul Emile |
(1872-1909, French) Painter, lithographer,
commercial artist, graphic designer, designer of furniture and ceramics. Studied and
worked in Paris. Mainly active as a designer of posters and decorative panels as well as
ceramics and magazine covers. |
| Bilibin, Ivan
J. |
(1876-1942, Russian) Painter, illustrator,
theatre designer, theatre costumier, graphic designer. Known for his children's book
illustrations, his work for the Ballet Russe and his postcards of Russian life. |
| Boccasile, Gino |
(Italian) Graphic artist. Acclaimed and
collected artist whose works predominated the Italian graphic arts in the period
1925-1945. Over 200 of his designs appear on period postcards. |
| Boileau, Philip |
(1864-1917, Canadian) Painter, illustrator,
commercial artist. Moved to the U.S. in 1865. Studied in Italy. Painted in Europe until
his return to the U.S. in 1897. Worked mainly in New York City. |
| Bokuchitei,
Kuronbo |
(Japanese) Worked on the Japanese art magazine
'Kokkei shimbun' ['Humorist Journal']. He produced numerous designs for the special
postcard issues of the magazine, 1907-1909. |
| Bonetti, Uberto |
(Italian) |
| Braque, Georges |
(1882-1963, French) Painter and sculptor. A
seminal figure in modern art. Originally a Fauvist, he went on to evolve Cubism together
with Picasso. |
|
Brunelleschi, Umberto |
(1879-1949, Italian) Illustrator, painter,
sculptor. A major figure of the art deco movement. Studied and worked mainly in Paris. |
| Cadiou, Arsène |
(?-1906, French) Painter. A student of L.O.
Merson, a professor at the 'Beaux-Arts de Paris' school. |
| Camps i
Junyent, Gaspar |
(1874-1942 Spanish) Illustrator, commercial
artist, graphic designer. Studied in Cuba and France. Worked mainly in Spain. Due to the
strong Mucha influence reflected in his work, he was nick-named "Mucha
Catalán". |
| Cappiello,
Leonetto |
(1875-1942, Italian) Commercial artist,
illustrator, scenographer, costumier, painter. Self-taught. Moved to Paris in 1898.
Illustrated for numerous magazines. A leader of the poster artists at the
turn-of-the-century. |
| Carlu, Jean |
( 1900- French) One of the most prolific
French graphic artists of the Art Deco period. |
| Caspari,
Walther |
(1869-1913, German) Painter, illustrator,
commercial artist, graphic designer. Worked on the magazines Jugend, Simplicissimus, etc. |
|
Cassandre, Adolphe M. Mouron |
(1901-1968, French) Graphic designer.
Reknowned for his modernist advertising posters. |
| Cézanne, Paul |
(1839-1906, French) Painter. A leading figure
in the revolution toward abstraction and modern art. |
| Chagall, Marc |
(1887-1985 , Russian) Painter, set designer,
costumier, stained-glass designer, muralist, book illustrator. Studied in St. Petersburg
and Paris. Much of his work is based on Jewish life and folklore. |
| Chéret, Jules |
(1836-1932, French) Commercial artist,
painter, illustrator, graphic designer. Worked in London and Paris, originally as a
lithographer. A prolific and popular French posterist. Also illustrated for several
magazines and books. |
|
Christianson, Hans Heinrich |
(1866-1945, German) Painter, graphic designer,
commercial artist, decorative artist. Studied in Hamburg and Paris. A member of the Art
Colony in Darmstadt. Also worked on the magazine Jugend. |
| Christy, F.
Earl |
(1883-1961, American) Commercial illustrator.
Studied in Philadelphia. Illustrated cover girls for several prominent magazines,
including The Saturday Evening Post. Known for his College Girls. |
|
Clapsaddle, Ellen H. |
(1865-1934, American) Studied and worked in
New York City, and several years in Germany until World War I. Produced over 3,000
postcard designs for the International Art Company, mostly children on holiday greetings. |
| Codognato,
Plinio |
(1878-1940, Italian) Painter, illustrator, and
cartoonist. A prolific artist, working in many styles including art nouveau, art deco, and
futurism. |
| Combaz, Gisbert |
(1869-1941, Belgian) Lithographer, commercial
artist, graphic designer, painter, sculptor. First became a lawyer and then an artist.
Studied in Belgium. Later became a prominent art professor. |
| Conedo, J. |
(Spanish) |
| Corbella, Tito |
(1885-1966, Italian) Illustrator, commercial
artist, painter. Studied and worked in Venice. Famous for his postcards of women and
couples. His wife was his inspiration for many of his portraits of women. |
| Crane, Walter |
(1845-1915, English) Painter, graphic
designer, commercial artist, illustrator, decorative artist. Studied and taught in
England. Joined William Morris's Arts & Crafts movement. Published several texts on
applied and graphics arts. A leader of the Art Nouveau movement in England. |
| Dali, Salvador |
(1904-1989 Spanish) Painter and writer. A
major figure in the surrealist and dada art movements. |
|
Daniell, Evangeline Mary |
(Circa 1880-1902, English) |
|
Delavilla, Franz Karl |
(1884-1967, Austrian) Graphic designer,
woodcut artist, commercial artist, illustrator, scenographer, designer of carpets and
jewelry. Studied in Vienna, taught in Vienna and Germany. Worked with the Wiener
Werkstätte and several periodicals. |
| Deni, Viktor Nikolaevich ..
(originally Denisov) |
(1893-1946, Russian) Illustrator and
cartoonist. One of the leading figures in Soviet poster art of the revolution period. |
| Depero,
Fortunato |
(1892-1960, Italian) An early and influential
Futurist artist. Worked mostly in Italy, and in New York City from 1928-1930 and again in
1947-1949. Particularly involved with advertising art. Probably was the most important
futurist artist involved in the production of postcards. |
| Diveky, Josef |
(1887-1951, Hungarian) Commercial artist,
illustrator, graphic designer, and glass designer. Studied & worked in Austria and
Switzerland. |
| Dola, Georges .. pseudonym for
Edmond Vernier |
(1872-1950, French) Painter, lithographer,
graphic designer, and commercial artist. Member of the Societe des Artistes Francais. |
| Duchamp, Marcel |
(1887-1968, French) Pioneer of Dadaism, Cubism
and Futurism. Worked in France, then U.S. |
| Dudovich,
Marcello |
(1878-1962, Italian) Commercial artist,
graphic designer, painter. Apprenticed under Metlicovitz. Worked in Milan, Bologna, Genoa
and Turin. An award-winning and renowned poster artist and graphic designer. Well over 150
of his designs were published as postcards. |
| Durnovo, I. |
(Russian) |
|
Dwiggins, Clare-Victor |
(1873-1958, American) Illustrator, cartoonist.
Worked mainly in Phila. and NYC. Creator of the first half-page Sunday cartoon feature
"School Days". |
| Edmond, Demont |
(French) |
| Eichrodt,
Helmut |
(1872-?, German) Painter, commercial and
graphic artist. Studied and worked at Karlsruhe. Member of the Karlsruhe Artists
Association. |
| Else |
(German) Expressionist. |
| Erler, Fritz |
(1868-1940, German) Painter, illustrator,
commercial artist, graphic designer, scenographer. Co-founder of the artists' group 'Die
Scholle' in Munich. Worked on the Jugend magazine. |
|
Felixmüller, Conrad |
(1897-1977, German) Expressionist. |
| Feure, Georges
de .. pseudonym for Georges Joseph van Sluijters |
(1868-1943, French) Decorator, painter,
illustrator, lithographer, commercial artist, scenographer, graphic designer, designer of
furniture, fabrics, tapestry, glass windows, ceramics and furnishings. Worked in Paris.
Introduced to poster design by J. Chéret. Collaboration with S. Bing's gallery 'L'Art
Nouveau' founded in 1896 made him one of the foremost artists in the revival of the
decorative arts in France. |
| Finazzer, A. |
(Italian) |
| Fiore, Giovanni |
(Italian) |
| Fischer, Liane |
(Austrian) |
| Fisher,
Harrison |
(1877-1934, American) Painter, illustrator and
graphic designer. Worked in New York City on various magazines. Known for the 'Fisher
Girl'. |
| Flagg,
James Montgomery |
(1877-1960, American) Illustrator, painter,
and commercial artist. Creator of the Uncle Sam 'I Want You' poster. |
| Foache, Arthur |
(French) Painter, illustrator. Worked in
Toulouse, France for the magazine La Dépêche. |
| French, Annie |
(British) Painter and stage designer. |
| Fukiya, Koji |
(Japanese) Worked in Japan and France.
Illustrated mainly for the Japanese magazine Reijokai. |
| Geyling,
Remingius |
(1878-1974, Austrian) Graphic designer,
commercial artist, scenographer, costumier, cinematographer, designer of fabrics, jewelry,
glass windows. Studied and taught in Vienna. Participant in the Wiener Werkstätte. |
| Giacometti,
Augusto |
(Swiss) |
|
Giacometti, Giovanni |
(Swiss) |
| Gibson,
Charles Dana |
(1867-1944, American) Painter, illustrator and
commercial artist. Famous for his 'Gibson Girl.' Was president of the Society of
Illustrators. |
| Gill, Arthur |
(British) |
| Gobbo, Cesare |
(Italian) Futurist. |
| Graff, C. |
(German) |
| Gropius, Walter |
(1883-1969, German) Architect. Founder and
director (1919-1928) of the Bauhaus, an influential school of design and architecture. |
| Gutmann,
Bessie Pease |
(American) |
| Hampel,
Walter Sigmund |
(1868-1949, Austrian) Painter, watercolorist,
and graphic artist. Worked in Vienna. Member of the Hagenbund. |
| Heartfield,
John…originally Helmut Herzfelde |
(1891-1968, German) Painter, graphic designer
and journalist. Pioneer of modernist photomontage and co-founder of the Berlin Dada group.
His works were largely anti-militaristic. Best known for his anti-Nazi posters and covers
for the workers' paper AIZ. A member of the Communist party from 1918. Fled from the Nazis
to Prague in 1933, and later to London in 1938, but returned to Germany in 1950. |
|
Hirschfeld-Mack, Ludwig |
(1893-1965, German) Studied under Kandinsky at
the Bauhaus. Worked and taught in Germany, and later Australia. |
| Hoffmann,
Adolf Oscar |
(German) |
| Hoffmann, Elli |
|
| Hohenstein,
Adolfo |
(1854-? Russian) Commercial artist,
lithographer, illustrator. Worked in Italy on books, magazines and other illustrations. |
| Hohlwein,
Ludwig |
(1874-1949, German) Painter, commercial
artist, illustrator, graphic designer, interior designer. Studied in Munich, Paris and
London. Worked in Dresden and Munich. Greatly influenced the shift from Jugendstil (art
nouveau) to Art Deco in the German commercial arts. |
|
Icart, Louis .. pseudonym 'Helli' |
(1888-1950, French) Painter and illustrator.
Pseudonym comes from the French pronunciation of his initials 'L. I.' ('I' is pronounced
'ee'). |
| Innes, John |
(1864-1941, Canadian) |
| Iribe, Paul |
(1883-1935, French) Graphic designer,
caricaturist. |
| Jank, Angelo |
(1868-1940, German) Painter, illustrator.
Worked in Munich. Illustrated for the magazines Jugend and Simplicissimus. |
| Janke, Urban |
(1887-1914, Bohemian) Graphic designer,
commercial artist, designer of glass decoration. Studied in Vienna. Part of the Vienna
Secession and the Wiener Werkstätte. |
|
Jawlensky, Alexej von |
(1864-1941, Russian) Painter. Worked in
Munich. Exhibited with the Munich Secession. Later part of the Blue Rider artists' group. |
| Jossot,
Gustave-Henri |
(1866-1951, French) Illustrator, caricaturist,
commercial artist, graphic designer, painter,. Illustrated for many French magazines,
largely satirical designs. |
| Jòzsa,
Karoly (Carl) |
(1872-?1929, Hungarian) Painter, commercial
artist, illustrator. Studied in Vienna, Munich and Paris. Worked in Munich and Budapest. |
| Jung, Moriz |
(1885-1915, Moravian) Graphic designer,
commercial artist, glass designer. Studied in Vienna. Participant of the Vienna Secession.
Illustrated seventy of the Wiener Werkstätte postcards. |
|
Jungnickel, Ludwig Heinrich |
(1881-1965 Austrian) Painter, fabric designer,
stencil prints. Studied in Munich and Vienna. Taught and worked in Germany and later
Austria. Designed 11 postcards for the Wiener Werkstätte series. |
| Kaburagi,
Kiyokata |
(Japanese) |
| Kainradl, Leo |
(1872-1943, German) Painter, graphic designer,
illustrator. Studied in Vienna, worked in Munich. Associate of the Secession artists. |
| Kalvach, Rudolf |
(1883-1932, Austrian) Painter, woodcut artist,
designer of decorations on porcelain. Studied in Vienna. participant of the Vienna
Secession. Illustrated twenty-three of the Wiener Werkstätte postcards. |
| Kandinsky,
Wassily |
(1866-1944, Russian) Painter, woodcut artist,
costumier, set designer. Studied in Munich at age 30. A pioneer of abstract art and a
seminal figure in the Expressionist movement. Co-founder of the Blue Rider artists' group.
Later taught at the Bauhaus School of Design. |
|
Kempf-Hartenkampf, Gottlieb Theodor |
(1871-1964, Austrian) Painter, etcher,
illustrator. Studied and worked in Vienna. Member of the Viennese "Siebener
Club," an early association of Secessionist artists. |
| Kirchner,
Raphael |
(1876-1917, Austrian) Portrait painter,
illustrator, graphic designer, engraver, scenery designer. Studied in Vienna. Moved to
Paris circa 1900, then to U.S. circa 1914. Known for his ‘Kirchner Woman’,
inspired by Nina, his wife and model. The largest portion of his artwork was designs for
picture postcards, totaling about 1000 different. His work was very influential in art
nouveau circles. |
| Klein, César |
(1876-1954, German) Expressionist. |
| Klein, Cristina |
(1861-?, German) Painter. |
|
Kleukens, Friedrich Wilhelm |
(1878-1956, German) Painter, illustrator,
applied arts designer. Co-founder of the Steglitzer Workshop. Later worked in Leipzig and
then Darmstadt. |
| Kley, Paul |
German. |
|
Klutsis, Gustav Gustavovich |
(1885-1944 Latvia) Painter, designer, graphic
artist. Studied at the Riga Fine Arts Institute (1913-15), OPKh Drawing
School (Petrograd) under N. Roerich. Worked in Moscow after
participating in the Russian Revolution. Co-founder of the October group. A leading artist in
the Constructivist movement. |
| Kobayashi,
Kaichi |
(Japanese) Produced several sets of four
postcards in a largely art deco style. |
|
Koehler, Melanie Leopoldina |
(1885-1960, Austrian) Graphic designer,
illustrator, designer of fabrics and ceramics. Worked in Vienna. Participant in the Vienna
Secession and the Wiener Werkstätte. |
| Kokoschka,
Oskar |
(1886-1980, Austrian) Painter, illustrator,
commercial artist, graphic designer. Studied in Vienna. Participant in the Vienna
Secession, and then Expressionism. Perhaps the most controversial, and one of the most
influential, of the Wiener Werkstätte artists. |
| Konopa, Rudolf |
(1864-1936, Austrian) Painter, graphic
designer. Worked in Vienna. A co-founder of the Hagenbund. |
| Krenek, Carl |
(1880-1948, Austrian) Woodcut artist, etcher,
painter, illustrator, graphic designer, commercial artist, ceramist. Studied and worked in
Vienna. Participated in the Vienna Secession included twelve postcards in the Wiener
Werkstätte series. |
| Krenn, F. |
(Austrian) |
| Krisch, Mizzi |
Austrian. |
| Larionov,
Mikhail |
(1881-1964, Russian) Painter, illustrator.
Studied in Moscow. Founder of the 'Donkey's Tail' artists group. Originator of the
'Rayism' movement, an offshoot of Russian futurism. Moved to France in 1914 to design for
the Ballet Russe. |
| Laskoff, Franz ...
originally François Laskowski |
(1869-1919, Polish) Painter, commercial
artist, graphic designer. Studied in Strasbourg and Paris. Worked in France, Italy and
Great Britain, illustrating for several magazines. |
| Latini,
Giuseppe |
Italian. |
| Lautz, H. |
(German) An artist of the Darmstadt art
colony. |
| Lendecke, Otto |
(1886-1918 Polish) Graphic designer,
commercial artist, fashion designer, theatrical costumier, scenographer. Worked in Paris
and Vienna. Collaborated with the Weiner Werkstätte, including fourteen postcards. |
|
Lessieux, Ernest Louis |
(1848-1925, French) Painter, commercial
artist, graphic designer. Over 200 different postcards of his designs were published. |
|
Likarz-Strauss, Maria |
(1893-?, Austrian) Graphic designer, ceramist,
designer of fabrics, glass, and fashion. Studied in Vienna. Participant of the Vienna
Secession and the Wiener Werkstätte. |
| Lilien,
Ephraim Moses |
(1874-1925, Polish) Painter, illustrator,
graphic designer. Worked in Germany. Known for his Jewish art in the art nouveau style. |
|
Lissitsky, Eliezer Markovich |
(1890-1941, Russian) Painter, designer and
architect. A co-founder of the Constructivist art movement in which industrial materials
were used to create nonrepresentational, usually geometric objects. |
| Löffler,
Berthold |
(1874-1960, Bohemian) Painter, commercial
artist, graphic designer, designer of glass and ceramics. Studied and taught in Vienna.
Participant in the Vienna Secession and the Wiener Werkstätte. |
|
Low-Lazar, Friederike |
(1891-1975, Austrian) Illustrator, graphic
designer, designer of fabrics, glass, and toys. Worked in Vienna, esp. with the Wiener
Werkstaette. |
| Löwensohn,
Fritz |
(1893-?, Austrian) Graphic designer. |
| Malevich,
Kasimir |
(1878-1935, Russian) Painter, graphic
designer. A pioneer of abstract art. In 1913 he began painting works based on geometric
shapes and published a manifesto which founded Suprematism. |
| Manet, Édouard |
(1832-1883, French) Painter, graphic artist.
Studied and worked in Paris. Member of the Impressionists. His work, although based on
studies of the masters, was controversial, sometimes for its sexuality and sometimes for
its avant-garde techniques. |
| Marcks, Gerhard |
(1889-1981, German) Sculptor, engraver. Taught
at the Bauhaus. |
| Marisch, Gustav |
(1887-?, Austrian) Graphic designer, glass
designer. Studied in Vienna. A participant of the Vienna Secession and the Wiener
Werkstätte. |
| Martini,
Alberto |
(1876-1854, Italian) Painter, engraver,
lithographer, illustrator, graphic designer. Studied in Italy. Worked for a time on the
German ‘Jugend’ magazine. Illustrated many books, poems, and magazines. |
| Marxer, Alfred |
(1876-?, Swiss) Painter, wood engraver.
Studied in Munich. Known for his frescos in churches and public buildings in Switzerland. |
|
Matisse, Henri Émile Benôit |
(1869-1954, French) Painter, lithographer,
illustrator, sculptor. A prominent figure in Fauvism, a descendant of Impressionism and
cousin to Expressionism using abstract form and exuberant color. One of the foremost
artists of the modern era. |
| Mauzan,
Luciano Achille |
(1883-1952, French) Commercial artist, graphic
designer, illustrator, engraver, painter, sculptor. Studied in France, then moved to
Italy. His works include over 1000 original designs for postcards. |
| Merson,
Luc-Olivier |
(1846-1920, French) Painter, illustrator,
commercial artist. Worked in Paris. Taught as a professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. |
|
Metivet, Lucien Marie Francois |
(1863-1932, French) Illustrator, painter,
graphic artist. Prolific art nouveau artist from 1889 on. |
| Meunier,
Georges |
(1869-1934, French) Illustrator, commercial
artist, painter. Studied in Paris. Illustrated for several French magazines. |
| Meunier, Henri |
(1873-1922, Belgian) Engraver, illustrator,
painter. Son of Jean-Baptiste. A prolific art nouveau artist. |
| Miró, Joan |
(1893-1983, Spanish) Painter, costume
designer, set designer, ceramist. A pioneer of Surrealism. |
| Mizuno,
Hidekata |
(Japanese) |
| Morbiducci,
Publio |
(Italian) |
| Morin, Henry |
(1873-1961, French) Illustrator, and painter.
Illustrated for several magazines and later for books. |
| Moser, Koloman |
(1868-1918, Austrian) Painter, engraver,
commercial artist, illustrator, graphic designer, interior designer, designer of fabrics,
furniture, glass, jewelry, etc. A founding member of the Vienna Secession and a co-founder
of the Wiener Werkstätte. One of the most important figures of the Secession. |
| Moutor, H. |
(German) |
| Mucha,
Alphonse Marie |
(1860-1939, Czechoslovakian) Painter,
commercial artist, illustrator, graphic designer, sculptor, architect, decorator,
scenographer, costumier, and designer of furniture, windows and jewelry. Worked in Vienna
until 1887, then in Paris. Founding member of the Vienna Secession. Became famous in 1894
as an art nouveau artist due to a poster he designed for Sarah Bernhardt. Made several
visits and stays in the U.S. Returned to Czechoslovakia in 1912 and applied his talents to
Slavonic culture. |
| Müller, Felix |
|
| Münzer, Adolf |
(1870-1953, Polish) Painter, commercial
artist, illustrator. Studied in Munich. Worked and taught in Germany. Member of the
artists' group 'Die Scholle'. Worked on the magazine 'Jugend'. |
| Nakazawa,
Hiromitsu |
(Japanese) Designed postcards for inclusion in
the literary magazines Shinshosetsu, Chugaku and Jogaku in the first decade of the 1900s.
Was one of a three-member jury for several postcard contests conducted by the Chugaku
magazine. |
| Nanni, Giovanni |
(1888-1969, Italian) Painter, illustrator.
Worked in the 1920s and 30s in the Art Deco style. |
| Nechansky,
Arnold |
(1888-1938, Austrian) Graphic designer,
architect, ceramist, designer of fabrics, glass and jewelry. Studied in Vienna, taught in
Gerlin. Worked with the Wiener Werkstätte. |
| Negri, B. |
(Italian) |
| Nitsche, Erik |
(1908- , American) Illustrator, graphic
designer. |
| Noury, Gaston |
(1866-?, French) Painter, illustrator,
commercial artist, cartoonist, theatrical costumier. Worked in Le Havre and Paris. |
|
Nystrom Stoopendaal, Jenny Eugenia |
(1854?-1946, Swedish) Painter and illustrator.
Known for her children's books illustrations. |
|
O'Neill Wilson, Rose Cecil |
(1875-1944, American) Illustrator, graphic
designer, author. Self-taught, her illustrations were published starting at the age of
thirteen. Best known as the originator of the Kewpie doll. |
| Olbrich,
Joseph Maria |
(1867-1908, Austrian) Architect, commercial
artist, graphic designer, illustrator, ceramist, designer of jewelry, furniture, glass and
fabrics. Studied in Vienna. Founding member of the Vienna Secession. Moved to Darmstadt in
1899. A foremost art nouveau architect. |
| Oppenheimer,
Max |
(1885-1954, German) Expressionist. |
|
Oud, Jacobus Johannes Pieter |
(1890-1963, Dutch) Architect. A co-founder of
the De Stijl art movement. Worked as city architect in Rotterdam until 1933. |
|
Outcault, Richard Felton |
(1863-1928, USA) Comic strip artist. Studied
in Cincinnati, worked in New York City. Creator of Hogan' Alley, The Yellow Kid, Pore Lil
Mose and Buster Brown (modeled on his son Richard F., Jr.). |
| Paléologu, Jean de ... pseudonym: Pal |
(1860-?, Rumanian) Painter, illustrator,
commercial artist. Studied in London, where he worked on several magazines. Moved to Paris
in 1893. |
|
Parrish, Frederick Maxfield |
(1870-1966, American) Painter, illustrator,
commercial artist. Studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Illustrated books and
magazines, designed murals and created advertisements. The most popular and highest-paid
American illustrator of the early part of the 20th century. |
| Pean, Rene |
(1875-?, French) Illustrator, lithographer,
graphic designer. Worked in Paris as a commercial artist. |
| Peche, Dagobert |
(1887-1923, Austrian) Architect, graphic
designer, commercial artist, costumier, ceramist, scenographer. Studied and worked in
Vienna. A principal artist of the Wiener Werkstätte in the post-World War I era. |
| Pechstein, Max |
(1881-1955, German) The most popular member of
the German expressionist group Die Brücke (The Bridge). Dismissed from his Berlin academy
teaching position in 1933 by the Nazis as a "decadent artist." |
| Penfield,
Edward |
(1866-1925, American) Illustrator and
commercial artist. An early proponent of the art nouveau style. |
|
Phillips, Clarence Coles |
(1880-1927, American) Illustrator. Illustrated
for many magazines. Also created many advertising illustrations on commission. Well known
for his ‘fade-away’ style. |
| Picasso,
Pablo Ruiz |
(1881-1973, Spanish) Painter, sculptor,
graphic artist, and ceramist. The most influential and successful artist of the 20th
century. |
| Plachy, F. |
(Russian) |
| Pock, Alexander |
(1871-1950, Austrian) |
| Popini |
(Italian) |
| Preissig,
Vojtech |
(Czech) Lived and worked in the
U.S. circa 1910 to 1930. Head of the Graphics Design department at
the Wentworth Institued in Boston. Wentworth Institute, His artworks
include a series of Czech recruitment postcards for World War I issued by
the Wentworth Institute. Returned to Czechoslovakia in 1930.
Was arrested by the Nazi Gestapo, and died at Dachau in 1944. |
| Privat-Livemont |
(1861-1936, Belgian) Illustrator, graphic
designer, decorative painter. Worked in Paris, and later Belgium. |
| Quesnel, R. |
(French) |
| Ray, Man |
(1890-1976, American) Painter and
photographer. Worked in NY, Hollywood, and Paris. Important surrealist artist. |
|
Remington, Frederic Sackrider |
(1861-1909, American) Painter, sculptor and
author. An important painter of the vanishing West. Worked in New Rochelle, New York. |
|
Reznicek, Ferdinand Freiherr von |
(1868-1909, Austrian) Painter, commercial
artist, and illustrator. A member of the Hagenbund. Worked in Vienna and then Munich. |
| Richter, Hans |
(1888-1976, German) Expressionist. |
| Roberts, Paul |
(German) |
|
Rockwell, Norman Percevel |
(1894-1978, American) Illustrator. Worked on
many national magazines, especially the Saturday Evening Post. Acclaimed as America's
greatest illustrator. |
|
Russell, Charles Marion |
(1864-1926, American) Painter and sculptor.
One of America's best known artists of cowboys and Indians. Worked in Montana,
self-taught. |
| Savitsky, Jack |
(1910-1992, U.S.A.) Naïve painter. Born in
Pennsylvania, he became in coal miner in his father's footsteps. In 1959, suffering from
black lung disease, he took up painting full time, which he pursued through the rest of
his life. |
| Schiele, Egon |
(1890-1918, Austrian) Painter, engraver, and
graphic designer. A leading figure of proto-expressionism. Worked with the Wiener
Werkstätte. |
| Schmucker,
Samuel L. |
(American) Painter, commercial artist. One of
the best American postcard artists, in the art nouveau style. Known for the ‘Winsch
Girl’. |
| Schwetz, Karl |
(1888-1965, Czechoslovakian) Graphic designer,
commercial artist, and ceramist. Worked in Vienna. Member of the Wiener Werkstätte. |
| Schwitters,
Kurt |
(1887-1948, German) Painter and poet. Creator
of his 'Mer Art', collage constructions of discarded objects. Associate of Dadaism. |
| Servranckx, V. |
Belgian. |
| Severi, Lino |
(Italian) Futurist. |
| Severini, Gino |
(1883-1966, Italian) Painter, mosaicist,
decorative artist. Studied in Rome. Worked in Rome and Paris. A central figure of Futurism
and later Cubism. |
|
Singer-Schinnerl, Susi (Selma) |
(1891-1965, Austrian) Graphic designer, fabric
designer, ceramicist. Member of the Wiener Werkstaette. Worked in Vienna and later the
U.S. |
| Siro |
(Italian) |
| Sironi, Mario |
(1855-1961 Italian) A participant in the
Italian futurist movement. |
| Sousa-Cardozo |
|
|
Steinlen, Alexandre Théophile |
(1859-1923, Swiss) Illustrator, commercial
artist, painter, sculptor, scenographer, costumier, graphic designer. Moved to Paris in
1881. A prolific art nouveau artist, often portraying the poor or war refugees. |
| Ströse, Hans |
(German) |
| Süsser, Franz |
(Austrian) |
| Tato, L. |
(1896-1974, Italian) One of the most famous
artists of the second period of Futurism. Much of his artwork was devoted to promotion of
Facism, and of Futurism itself. |
| Teschner,
Richard |
(1879-1948, Austrian) Painter, graphic artist,
designer of tapestry, furniture, metalwork, jewellery, ceramist. Studied in Prague and
Vienna. Worked with the Wiener Werkstätte as a sculptor. |
|
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henre de |
(1864-1901, French) Painter, lithographer.
Studied in Paris. Renowned for his art nouveau poster portrayals of Parisian nightlife,
particularly those of the Moulin Rouge. |
| Tusch, R. |
(Czechoslovakian) |
|
Underwood, Clarence Frederick |
(1871-1929, American) Illustrator, painter.
Studied in Paris. Worked on several magazines. |
| Unknown |
|
| Van Doesburg, Theo .. (real
name: C.E.M. Kupper) |
(1883-1931, Dutch) Founder of the modern art
movement 'De Stijl' (The Style). 'De Stijl' was originally only the name of the magazine
begun by Van Doesburg, and later applied to the movement and the art style. Per Van
Doesburg: "strip nature of its forms and you will have style left." |
| Van Gogh,
Vincent |
(1853-1890, Dutch) Post-impressionist painter.
Worked in the Netherlands and later France until his suicide. Among the most widely known
of fine artists. |
| Villon, Jacques .. pseudonym
of Gaston Du-Champ |
(1875-1963, French) Painter, commercial
artist, illustrator. A renowned modern artist, particularly after his post-1930
exhibitions in the U.S. |
| Wain, Louis |
(1860-1939, British) Illustrator. Studied and
taught in London, with a three-year interlude in the U.S. Reknowned as "the man who
drew cats," his cat illustrations originated in the portraits he made of his family
cat, Peter the Great, who kept company with his cancer-ridden wife on her deathbed. |
| Wanke, Alice |
(1873-1936, Austrian) Commercial artist,
graphic designer, and illustrator. Studied and worked in Vienna. Secessionist artist. |
|
Wiederseim Drayton, Grace Gebbie |
Illustrator, cartoonist, sculptor. Made
illustrations and cartoon features for many magazines. Also illustrated many children's
books. Best known for her Campbell Soup Kids. |
| Wilke, R. |
(German) |
|
Wimmer-Wisgrill, Eduard Josef |
(1882-1961, Austrian) Graphic designer,
interior architect, designer of fashion, furniture, glass, etc. Studied and taught in
Vienna. Director of the Wiener Werkstätte fashion department from 1912. |
| Zecchin,
Vittorio |
(1878-1947, Italian) Painter, graphic
designer, designer of glass, furniture, and ceramics. Studied and worked in Venice. |
| Zumbusch,
Ludwig von |
(1861-1927, German) Painter, commercial
artist, illustrator. Studied in Vienna, Munich and Paris. Member of the Munich Secession.
Worked on the 'Jugend' magazine. |
| Zwickle,
Hubert von |
(1875-1950, Austrian) Graphic designer,
illustrator, designer of furnishings and jewelry. Studied in Vienna. |
