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Alfonso A. Ossorio (American, 1916 to 1990)
Alfonso Ossorio was born in Manila in 1916, but moved to the United States as an adolescent. He studied both at Harvard University and the Rhode Island School of Design. Greatly influenced by Jean Dubuffet and Jackson Pollock, Ossorio’s work involves elements of Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, and Art Brut. Seeking to develop a visual language through connections with innocence and raw emotions, his work rejects descriptive and [...] Click here to continue reading.
Alfred Worthington (English, 1835 to 1927)
Worthington was both an artist and a photographer. He moved to Aberystwyth, on the western coast of England. His family owned a number of fishing vessels, his brothers were masters of some, and two of his sons were fishermen. He has a Sea scene in the collection of the Ceredigion Museum in Aberystwyth.
Information courtesy of Garth’s Auctions, July 2008.
Sir Alfred James Munnings (British, 1879 to 1959)
By 1913, Munnings had moved to Lamorna in Cornwall and had become a central character in the renowned artistic colony which orbited around the Newlyn School led by Stanhope Forbes. In addition to painting and a very busy social life, Munnings would frequently hunt with the Western Hounds based at Madron. In his autobiography, the artist reminisced about the “wild, almost treeless” landscape which was so [...] Click here to continue reading.
William Henry Johnson (American, 1901 to 1970)
Johnson and his Danish wife Holcha Krake, a successful textile artist, lived in the picturesque fishing village of Kerteminde, Denmark for several years starting in 1930 just after their marriage took place there. He enjoyed these years. He developed a strong camaraderie with the locals, particularly the fishermen, who referred to him as “Willie”. During this period, he was asked by a Danish newspaper reporter if it [...] Click here to continue reading.
Theobald Chartran (French, 1849 to 1907)
Chartran was a classical academic painter who began his artistic career by creating caricatures of his fellow students at the Lycee Victor Hugo. He studied with Alexander Cabanel (French, 1823-1889) and attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. In 1877 Chartran was awarded the prestigious Grand Prix de Rome. His earliest works were epic historicizing scenes and he soon received commissions for French Government buildings including, most [...] Click here to continue reading.
James Hosmer Perkins Wise (1845 to 1901)
James Hosmer Perkins Wise was born on February 5, 1845 in New Hampshire, where his father was a lawyer. Wise served as a member of the medical corps attached to the 18th New York Cavalry, stationed in both Texas and later South Louisiana. At the time Wise was married to his first wife, Mary Comerford of New York City. In the aftermath of the Civil War, Wise [...] Click here to continue reading.
Igor Tulipanov (Russian, born 1939)
The contemporary surrealist artist Tupilanov was born in St. Petersburg. He began his training at the Polytechnical Institute,where his artistic talent was soon realized and he was thus transferred to the Nikolai Akimov Institute. Tupilanov worked initially as a stage designer and gradually moved into painting. In 1980 he moved to New York,and shortly thereafter held his first major exhibition in San Francisco. Tupilanov was influenced by Bosch and [...] Click here to continue reading.
Mel Ramos (American, born 1935)
Born in Sacramento, California in 1935, Ramos has achieved much success and is one of the leading exponents of American Pop Art. His works are adventurous with a sense of humor, while revealing great technical skill and creative innovation. Along with fellow artists such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg and James Rosenquist, Ramos created art which exploited and celebrated aspects of popular culture as represented in mass [...] Click here to continue reading.
Archibald Kay (British, 1860 to 1935)
Kay studied at the Glasgow School of Art with Robert Greenlees (English, 1820 to 1894) and in Paris with Gustave Boulanger (French, 1824 to 1888), Jules-Joseph Lefebvre (French, 1836-1911), and Benjamin Constant (French, 1845 to 1902). He taught art at various schools across Glasgow. Even though Kay spent most of his life in the city, he was almost exclusively a landscapist, preferring to sketch and paint directly from [...] Click here to continue reading.
Rodolfo Morales (Mexican, 1925 to 2001)
Oaxacan artist, Rodolfo Morales, painted primitive dream-like compositions depicting Mexican peasant life. He used rich, warm colors and surrealist images to create magical scenes that erased the tedium of daily life. He frequently featured women, to display his deep respect for them and his appreciation of their hard work. Along with Rufino Tamayo and Francisco Toledo, Morales is responsible for the cultural and artistic growth of Oaxaca and [...] Click here to continue reading.
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