Paul Klee was a Swiss-German artist and a celebrated teacher at the Bauhaus. Seen as one of the father of Abstract Art, Klee was highly influenced by Cubism and Surrealism. He was involved in Der Blaue Reiter group and he best know for his use of colour, minimalist elements, abstract forms and symbols drawn from poetry, music, and literature as well as his imagination and the world around him. His work went on to influence artists and designers such as Dali and Rothko.
John James Audubon (1785 – 1851) was and ornithologist and painter well known for his book Birds of America. The images he created are meticulously detailed are considered to be an archetype of wildlife illustration.
Franz Marc was a key figure of the German Expressionist movement. His distinctive style was heavily influenced the cubism and the futuristic and his work had a huge impact on post First World War expressionism. Together with Kandinsky he found Der Blau Reiter, with the goal to overcome the toxic state of the world through art. He was drafted into the German army at the beginning of the First World War and died from shrapnel wounds at the Battle of Verdun in 1916.
Oscar-Claude Monet is one of the most famous French painters in the world. He is one of the founding fathers of the French impressionist movement and his artwork is famous the world over. Monet’s artwork shows how his direct observation of nature and the way that light shifts and changes with the seasons.
Winslow Homer was a renowned 19th Century American artist, he worked as an artist correspondent for the illustrated journal Harper’s Weekly. Famous for his seascapes and depictions of daily life by the coast, he used both oils and watercolours to capture the moment in stunning detail.
