Paul César Helleu | Belle Époque painter

Paul César Helleu (1859-1927) was a French oil painter, pastel artist, drypoint etcher, and designer, best known for his numerous portraits of beautiful society women of the Belle Époque.

He also conceived the ceiling mural of night sky constellations for Grand Central Terminal in New York City.

He was also the father of Jean Helleu and the grandfather of Jacques Helleu, both artistic directors for Parfums Chanel.

His work epitomises the charm and elegance of French culture at the time - the Belle Époque - with all its verve and focus on fashion.

Camille Corot | Legacy

Corot's place in the history of 19th-century painting is an assured one. When he started painting, the landscape sketch was regarded primarily as raw material for more considered work and was of no great artistic consequence in itself.

Corot was one of the first to show that the sketch had qualities of vitality and spontaneity, a basic truth to nature that a more finished picture lacked.

At the time of his death the sketch had triumphed, and any artificiality or contrivance in landscape painting was regarded with suspicion.

Corot had helped to prepare the way for the Impressionist landscape painters, who learned much from him and looked upon him with respect and veneration.| From © Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

Alireza Karimi Moghaddam, 1975 | Van Gogh's life story

Cartoonist and illustrator Alireza Karimi Moghaddam was born in Tehran, Iran.

He earned a master’s degree in graphic art at Azad University in Iran, and is now based in Lisbon, working with art faculty of the University of Lisbon and the National Society of Fine Arts.

Since his teenage years he has immersed himself in the life and art of Vincent van Gogh.

For the past thirty years his award-winning cartoons and illustrations have conveyed van Gogh’s life as "a symbol of beauty and love, an inspiration for the future".

Rae Perry, 1989 | Figurative painter

"American artist🎨 originally from Dallas Texas, I now live and work in Dublin. I spent two years in Florence, Italy where I completed the drawing program at the Angel Academy of Art.

I am mainly self-taught when it comes to painting, and I primarily focus on still-life subject matter.

I eventually plan to incorporate the human figure in my paintings.

My influences range from the classic illustrators, to the Pre-Ralphelites and the great 19th century artists (Mucha, Waterhouse, Whistler, N.C.Wyeth and Chardin)".

Toshiyuki Enoki 榎俊幸, 1961 | Lacquer painter

Japanese artist🎨 Toshiyuki Enoki was born in Tokyo. Educated in several different genres of Lacquer painting, traditional Japanese painting and western painting, Toshiyuki Enoki's works are an amalgamation of the new and aged, reality and myth.

This artist strives to antiquate his works, not only in his thematic tribute to well known traditional artists such as Maruyama Oukyou also in his artist process.