Salvador Dalí | Fleurs d'été dans un paysage surréaliste, 1953

An extraordinary draftsman, Salvador Dalí's (1904-1989) works on paper exemplify his virtuostic hand as well as the innovative and eccentric imagination that guided it.

The basic tension between these forces - impossibly fine execution and boundless creativity and experimentation - defines Dalí's unique appeal.

In the early 1960s Dalí began to incorporate collaged elements such as botanical and butterfly prints into his works on paper, including the beloved Currier and Ives prints, paying homage to the great 19th century American printmakers in an intimate take on American nostalgia.

Marius van Dokkum, 1957 | Storyteller Artist

Many of Marius van Dokkum’s paintings contain mild social criticism.

Marius van Dokkum is averse to cynicism, he wants to give the audience a (laugh) mirror.

As a child, Van Dokkum already knew that he would become an artist.

Eduard Veith | Symbolist painter

Eduard Veith (1858-1925) was an Austrian portrait painter and stage designer.

Many of his works were influenced by Symbolism.

He was born to the decorative painter, Julius Veith (1820-1887), and his wife Susanna, née Schleif (1827-1883).

At first, he received training to follow in his father's profession.

Later, he went to Vienna, where he took classes at the Museum of Applied Arts from Professor Ferdinand Laufberger.

He capped off his studies by creating sgraffito for exhibition buildings at the Exposition Universelle in Paris.

He then returned home, where he assisted his father with painting churches, synagogues and other ceremonial buildings.

This was followed by several study trips; to Italy, Belgium and Tunisia.

He finally settled in Vienna; becoming a free-lance artist and working mostly by commission.

From 1890, he was a member of the Vienna Künstlerhaus.

In 1896, he received a gold medal at the Große Berliner Kunstausstellung.

In 1905, he was appointed a Professor at the University of Technology.

In 1911, he married Bertha Griesbeck (1872-1952), from Augsburg.

He later taught at the University of Applied Arts Museum of Applied Arts, and became a Professor there in 1920.

During his years in Vienna, he maintained contact with his home town, and held exhibitions there.

In addition to his paintings, he did interior decorations for a number of the buildings on the Ringstraße, and trompe l'oeil stage sets.

He often collaborated with the architects, Fellner and Helmer, who built dozens of theatres and opera houses throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

He died shortly before his sixty-seventh birthday, and was interred at Döbling Cemetery.

His grave is adorned with a sculpture by Georg Leisek. | Source: © Wikipedia

Eduard Veith (1858-1925) è stato un pittore di genere, ritrattista, scenografo e professore universitario Austriaco.

Molte delle sue opere furono influenzate dal Simbolismo.

Nacque dal pittore decorativo Julius Veith (1820-1887) e da sua moglie Susanna, nata Schleif (1827-1883).

Inizialmente ha ricevuto una formazione per seguire la professione di suo padre.

Successivamente si recò a Vienna, dove prese lezioni al Museo delle Arti Applicate dal professor Ferdinand Laufberger.

Ha coronato i suoi studi creando graffiti per gli edifici espositivi dell'Exposition Universelle di Parigi.

Tornò poi a casa, dove aiutò il padre a dipingere chiese, sinagoghe ed altri edifici cerimoniali.

Seguirono numerosi viaggi di studio; verso Italia, Belgio e Tunisia.

Alla fine si stabilì a Vienna; diventando un artista freelance e lavorando principalmente su commissione.

Dal 1890 fu membro del Künstlerhaus di Vienna.

Nel 1896 ricevette una medaglia d'oro alla Große Berliner Kunstausstellung.

Nel 1905 fu nominato professore presso l'Università della Tecnologia.

Nel 1911 sposò Bertha Griesbeck (1872-1952), di Augusta.

Successivamente insegnò al Museo di Arti Applicate dell'Università di Arti Applicate e lì divenne professore nel 1920.

Durante i suoi anni a Vienna mantenne i contatti con la sua città natale e vi tenne mostre.

Oltre ai suoi dipinti, realizzò decorazioni interne per numerosi edifici sulla Ringstraße e scenografie trompe l'oeil.

Collaborò spesso con gli architetti Fellner and Helmer, che costruirono decine di teatri e teatri d'opera in tutto l'impero austro-ungarico.

Morì poco prima del suo sessantasettesimo compleanno e fu sepolto nel cimitero di Döbling.

La sua tomba è ornata da una scultura di Georg Leisek. | Fonte: © British Wikipedia

Alfredo Savini | Verist painter

Alfredo Savini (1868-1924) was an Italian painter.

Son of the painter Alfonso Savini (1836-1908), Alfredo Savini attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna.

In 1900 he was appointed, by competition, director of the "Gian Bettino Cignaroli" Academy of Fine Arts in Verona, succeeding Moses Bianchi, and held this position until 1924, when, still in full activity, he died on 28 October.

Salman Toor, 1983

Salman Toor is a Pakistani-American painter.

His works depict the imagined lives of young men of South Asian-birth, displayed in close range in either South Asia and New York City fantasized settings.

Toor lives and works in New York City.

Gustav Igler | Genre painter

Gustav Igler (1842-1938) was an Austrian genre painter.

Gustav Igler was born in Austro-Hungarian Odenburg and from 1858 he was a pupil of the famous portraitist Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller in Vienna.

He then studied with Arthur von Ramberg until 1871 at the Royal Academy in Munich.

Mark Beck, 1957

American Artist Mark Beck is considered one of the country's top realism and landscape painters.

With a unique vision and decades-long career, he is well known for his iconic and bold images of the American landscape.

You can see his paintings in films, international ad campaigns, and on magazine covers.

Beck's artwork currently resides in some of the world's most prestigious art collections.

Lucio Massari | Madonna of the Laundry, 1620

"Mary washed, Joseph laid... "

The subject of this painting really seems to illustrate the famous lullaby your grandparents or parents used to sing to you when you were a child.

You know, no one can escape household affairs, not even Joseph, Mary and Jesus!

The scene depicted by the Bolognese painter Lucio Massari (1568-1633) is in fact very unusual: every member of the Sacraiglia works with commitment and organization to clean and iron the laundry.

Lucio Massari Holy Family (Madonna of the Laundry), 1620 | Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze