renowned artists born in the 20th century (1901 - 2000)


Roy LichtensteinRoy Lichtenstein (27 October 1923-29 September 1997) was a prominent American pop artist, whose work was heavily influenced by popular advertising and comic book styles. He himself described Pop art as: "not 'American' painting but actually industrial painting".
Sam FrancisSamuel Lewis Francis (1923 - November 4, 1994) was an American painter and printmaker.
Ellsworth KellyEllsworth Kelly (b. Newburgh, New York, May 31, 1923) is an American painter and sculptor associated with Hard-edge painting, Color field painting and the minimalist school. Many of his paintings consist of a single (usually bright) color, with some canvases being of irregular shape (i.e., shaped canvases).
Larry RiversLarry Rivers (August 17, 1923 - August 14, 2002) was a Jewish American artist, musician, filmmaker and occasional actor. Rivers resided and maintained studios in New York City, Southampton, New York on (Long Island) and Zihuatanejo, Mexico.
Antoni TapiesAntoni Tapies (born in Barcelona, December 13, 1923) is a Spanish painter. He is considered a great master artist of the 20th century. After studying law for 3 years, he devoted himself from 1943 onwards only to his painting. He is perhaps the best-known Catalan artist to emerge in the period since the Second World War.
Richard AvedonRichard Avedon (May 15, 1923 - October 1, 2004) was an American photographer. Avedon was able to take his early success in fashion photography and expand it into the realm of fine art.
Jean-Paul RiopelleJean-Paul Riopelle (7 October 1923 - 12 March 2002) was a painter and sculptor from Quebec, Canada.
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