British Painters Flashcards
Scottish pop art artist of Italian descent
Eduardo PAOLOZZI (1924-2005)
Who is known for expressive landscapes and seascapes?
J.M.W. Turner
Major works include ‘The Fighting Temeraire’ and ‘Rain, Steam and Speed.’
Which artist is famous for portraits and landscapes, including ‘The Blue Boy’?
Thomas Gainsborough
Major works include ‘Mr. and Mrs. Andrews.’
Who is renowned for satirical and moralistic works?
William Hogarth
Major works include ‘Gin Lane’ and ‘The Rake’s Progress.’
What is John Constable celebrated for?
Landscape paintings of the English countryside
Major works include ‘The Hay Wain’ and ‘Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows.’
Which artist is known for intense and raw figurative paintings?
Francis Bacon
Major works include ‘Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion’ and ‘Study after Velázquez’s Portrait of Pope Innocent X.’
Who is famous for psychologically penetrating portraits?
Lucian Freud
Major works include ‘Benefits Supervisor Sleeping’ and ‘Reflection (Self-Portrait).’
Which artist is renowned for vibrant and innovative works?
David Hockney
Major works include ‘A Bigger Splash’ and ‘The Grand Canyon.’
Who is known for abstract bronze sculptures and drawings?
Henry Moore
Major works include ‘Reclining Figure’ and ‘The Arch.’
Which photographer is famous for striking and intimate celebrity portraits?
Annie Leibovitz
Major works include ‘John Lennon and Yoko Ono’ and ‘Queen Elizabeth II.’
Who is known for provocative and often controversial works?
Damien Hirst
Major works include ‘The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living’ and ‘For the Love of God.’
What type of art is Tracey Emin celebrated for?
Autobiographical and confessional art
Major works include ‘My Bed’ and ‘Everyone I Have Ever Slept With 1963–1995.’
Who was an influential painter and illustrator known for ‘The Departure of the Mayflower’?
Francis Hayman
Major works include ‘The Triumph of Liberty.’
What is Sir Joshua Reynolds known for?
Grand portraits
Major works include ‘The Age of Innocence’ and ‘The Blue Boy.’
Who is renowned for paintings of horses, including ‘Whistlejacket’?
George Stubbs
Major works include ‘Mares and Foals in a Landscape.’
Which artist is a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood?
John Everett Millais
Major works include ‘Ophelia’ and ‘The Blind Girl.’
What type of scenes is Edmund Blair Leighton known for?
Romantic and historical scenes
Major works include ‘The Accolade’ and ‘God Speed.’
Who is known for elegant portraits and was Principal Painter in Ordinary to the King?
Sir Thomas Lawrence
Major works include ‘Sarah Barrett Moulton: Pinkie’ and ‘The Red Boy.’
Which artist is an influential poet and artist known for visionary works?
William Blake
Major works include ‘Newton’ and ‘The Ancient of Days.’
What type of paintings is William Etty known for?
Nudes and historical paintings
Major works include ‘The Wrestlers’ and ‘The Dawn of Love.’
Who is known for romantic and mythological scenes, including ‘The Lady of Shalott’?
John William Waterhouse
Major works include ‘Hylas and the Nymphs.’
What type of art is Frank Brangwyn known for?
Murals and decorative arts
Major works include ‘The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers’ and ‘The Ascension.’
Who is known for historical and allegorical paintings, such as ‘King Lear Weeping over the Body of Cordelia’?
Sir Frank Dicksee
Major works include ‘The Funeral of a Viking.’
What is Sir Alfred Munnings known for?
Equestrian paintings
Major works include ‘The Red Prince’ and ‘A Wet Day in Ascot.’
Who is known for portraits and war scenes, including ‘The Artist’s Daughter’?
Sir John Lavery
Major works include ‘The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors.’
What type of paintings is Sir William Orpen known for?
Portraits and war scenes
Major works include ‘The Mirror’ and ‘The Dead Soldier.’
Which artist is known for religious and domestic scenes, such as ‘The Resurrection, Cookham’?
Sir Stanley Spencer
Major works include ‘The Last Supper.’
Who is a leading member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood known for ‘The Golden Stairs’?
Sir Edward Burne-Jones
Major works include ‘The Love Song.’
What is Sir George Clausen known for?
Rural landscapes and war scenes
Major works include ‘The Ploughman and his Wife’ and ‘The Conscript.’
Who is known for still lifes and portraits, including ‘Still Life with Fish’?
Sir William Nicholson
Major works include ‘Portrait of the Artist’s Wife.’
What type of art is Sir Alfred East known for?
Landscapes and rural scenes
Major works include ‘The Valley of the Tamar’ and ‘The Cornfield.’
Who is known for tonal paintings and portraits, including ‘Whistler’s Mother’?
Sir James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Major works include ‘Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1.’
Which artist is known for historical and literary scenes, such as ‘The Death of King Harold’?
Sir John Gilbert
Major works include ‘The Wreck of the Northern Belle.’
What type of paintings is Sir William Quiller Orchardson known for?
Narrative and historical paintings
Major works include ‘The Young Duke’ and ‘The Sentimentalists.’
Who is known for allegorical and symbolic works, including ‘Hope’?
Sir George Frederic Watts
Major works include ‘The Sower of the Systems.’
