German sculptor, known as der Ältere (The Older), who created the Altar of the Frauenkirche in Dresden as well as the later-altered altar of the…
Anglo-French actor and sculptor. Late in 1844 in Paris he won the grand medal of the Académie des Beaux-Arts with a piece of sculpture, and…
Luxembourgian sculptor and medalist, whose artistic talent earned him a subsidy from the State for Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts at Munich to…
French painter and sculptor. He was one of the most important practitioners of Tachisme. Given his unwed mother’s surname, he was raised by his grandmother…
French sculptor. Falguière was a painter as well as a sculptor, but somewhat inferior in merit. He displays a fine sense of colour and tone,…
French non-figurative sculptor who received the grand prize for sculpture in the 33rd Venice Biennale in 1966. He worked in wood and plaster, bronze, string,…
Princess of Sweden and Norway, a member of the Royal House of Bernadotte, and a dilettante artist, composer and philanthropist. Eugénie was born to King…
German-French artist and a protégé of Andre Breton. Slender and handsome, Ernst pioneered the research of textural surfaces and graphic surrealist collage. He was not…
German painter and sculptor who studied at the Munich Academy, where he was a pupil of the well-known animal painter Heinrich von Zügel from 1894…
Swiss painter, designer and sculptor. He celebrated his 100th birthday in 2009. He died on 21 March 2015, at age 106. Link to Wikipedia biography
German-born British sculptor and medallist. He studied and worked in Paris, Rome and Frankfurt am Main, and lived in London following the rise of the…
German sculptor, known as the younger of the two stepdaughters of Albert Einstein. By smuggling her stepfather’s personal papers from Berlin to Paris during the…
German sculptor, writer and humorist, locally famous in Mainz, his birth town. (quote from memorial website) Theodor was raised by his mother, Martha Brügel (1818-1905).…
Norwegian sculptor. For several decades he was an art personality, both as an artist and as a writer (non-fiction and critic). His sculptures can be…
Norwegian printer and general manager of one of the country’s oldest and largest printing businesses. All his life he worked in the family business, first…
French sculptor.
French poet and sculptor, one of the modern examples of an accursed poet. Three days before his death, he said calmly to a friend: “I…
French sculptor of a long line of famous sculptors, the great-grandson of Pierre Dumont, son of Jacques-Edme Dumont and brother to Jeanne Louise Dumont Farrenc.…
French painter, engraver, sculptor and designer. He died in La Seyne-sur-Mer on 8 August 1938. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French Dadaist painter whose major works include Multiplication brisée et rétablie (Multiplication Broken and Restored, 1919) and Ariette d’oubli de la chapelle étourdie (Ariette of…
French sculptor, the brother of Jacques Villon (1875–1963), painter, printmaker; Marcel Duchamp (1887–1968), painter, sculptor and author; and Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti (1889–1963), painter. He died on…
French sculptor and painter, whose works were mainly sculptures and statues, though he was also a portrait painter. He died on 23 May 1905 in…
French sculptor, known for modelling wax figures. He is famous for having executed a wax effigy of Pope John Paul II (La Nona Ora) designed…
American actor, film producer, director and sculptor, best known for portraying Wally Cleaver in the iconic television sitcom Leave It to Beaver from 1957 to…
Polish plastic artist, sculptor and illustrator. He was a great passionate about painting, particularly appreciating the work of Vincent van Gogh. Also a bass guitarist…
French artist, painter and sculptor who illustrated literary masterpieces. His work took him to Paris in 1847 where he produced weekly lithographic caricatures for “Le…
Roland Dorgelès: A Literary Maestro Guided by Human Design Roland Dorgelès, born on June 15, 1885, in Amiens, France, was a distinguished French novelist best…
French actor who studied theatre and film at the Sorbonne Paris III and began his career in film at the age of 25 by making…
Chilean sculptor and draughtsman whose art is a deliberate and personal synthesis of pre-Columbian and Rapa Nui (Easter Island) aesthetics with a European artistic formation.…
Dutch socialist and anarchist, the first socialistic politician in the Dutch parliament. He was the son Ferdinand Jacobus Nieuwenhuis (3 May 1808, Utrecht – 28…
Theo van Doesburg: A Visionary of the De Stijl Movement Theo van Doesburg, born Christian Emil Marie Küpper on August 30, 1883, in Utrecht, Netherlands,…
Neel Doff: Literary Luminary and Human Design Generator Neel Doff, born Cornelia Hubertina Doff on January 27, 1858, in Buggenum, Netherlands, emerged from a life…
German sculptor known for his major works in the cities of Dresden (Gänsediebbrunnen/ Goose-thief Fountain, 1878; Twin fountains Stille Wasser und Stürmische Wogen/ Still Water…
German artist, metal sculptor, goldsmith, metal arts teacher, and dissident who opposed the Nazis. From 1920 to 1930 he received his artistic education at the…
Scottish artist, a sculptor. He did stone carvings of royalty and also large bronze pieces. Died 10/01/1961, London, England. Link to Wikipedia biography
French sculptor whose works, mostly portraits and nudes exemplifying a calm classicism, are in the collections of over thirty museums in France and over 100…
André Derain: The Avant-Garde Visionary with a Unique Human Design André Derain was a pioneering French painter, sculptor, and designer whose work left an indelible…
French journalist and food critic, known as a member of the jury on the French version of TV series MasterChef on TF1 since 2010. He…
André Deluol: A Celebrated French Sculptor and His Human Design André Deluol, born on August 27, 1909, in Valence, France, was a renowned French sculptor…
French actress, painter and sculptor. Formerly model, she lived for a time in New-York with Carla Bruni and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi helped her to become…
Belgian sculptor and princess, the illegitimate daughter of King Albert II, as confirmed by a court ordered DNA analysis. She belonged to the Belgian nobility,…
French journalist, poet, novelist, sculptor, historian and designer. She was a prolific writer who produced more than 70 books. She was married to the translator…
French sculptor. Delaplanche’s best work is naturalistic, but at the same time dignified and simple in line, and shows sound mastery of technique. The statue…
French sculptor, who died in May 2010.
French sculptor, who was a student of Alexandre Falguière and Denys Puech. He died on 2 June 1961 in Paris. Link to Wikipedia biography
French pioneering aviator and sculptor. Link to Wikipedia biography
Edgar Degas: A Master of Art and Human Design Edgar Degas, renowned French artist of the 19th century, is celebrated for his groundbreaking contributions to…
Norwegian sculptor, painter, and graphics artist known for her small sculptures in marble, alabaster, and soapstone. She also worked with graphics and glass relief. Dedekam…
Belgian sculptor, a member of the Royal Academy of Belgium, he won the prix Godecharle in 1928. He died on 14 February 1997 in Oostduinkerke…
Portuguese sculptor naturalist called Escola do Porto. He died 5 March 1922 Link to Wikipedia biography (Spanish)