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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) |
| French painter and graphic artist. Born to an old aristocratic family, he developed his interest in art during lengthy convalescence after both his legs were fractured in separate accidents (1878, 1879) that left them permanently stunted and made walking difficult |
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Claude Monet (1840-1926) |
| French landscape painter. Monet spent his early years in Le Havre, where his first teacher, Eugène Boudin, taught him to paint in the open air. Moving to Paris, he formed lifelong friendships with other young painters, including Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley, and Paul Cézanne. |
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Anna Ancher (1859-1935) |
| Anna Ancher was the only Skagen artist that was born and raised in Skagen. She was the daughter of Ane Hedvig and Erik Brøndum who managed the town inn and grocery store. |
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P. S. Krøyer (1851-1909) |
| P. S. Krøyer was born in Stavanger in Norway. He grew up in Copenhagen in Denmark with his aunt and uncle. Already as a child he showed an unusual talent for drawing and when he was 14 years old he joined the art academy |
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Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) |
| French painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He spent his childhood in Lima (his mother was a Peruvian Creole). From c. 1872 to 1883 he was a successful stockbroker in Paris. He met Camille Pissarro about 1875, and he exhibited several times with the Impressionists |
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Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) |
| Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) Amedeo Modigliani, one of the most popular artists of the 20th century, was born on July 12, 1884. He studied art in different schools throughout Italy, and later moved to Paris where he, despite his poor health (he had suffered from tuberculosis), participated in the d... |
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Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) |
| Austrian painter. In 1897, after a period as an academic muralist, his mature style emerged. Revolting against academic art in favour of a decorative style similar to Art Nouveau, he founded the Vienna Sezession. |
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Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) |
| Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, draftsman, architect, engineer, and scientist. The son of a landowner and a peasant, he received training in painting, sculpture, and mechanical arts as an apprentice to Andrea del Verrocchio. |
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