Alexei Harlamoff (1840-1925) | Genre painter

Alexei Alexeievich Harlamov / Алексе́й Алексе́евич Харла́мов was born in Dyachevka, near Saratov, Russia.

He enrolled as a student at the Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg where he was awarded🎨 a gold medal before continuing his studies in Paris.

It was here under the influence of Léon-Joseph Florentin Bonnat (1834-1923)🎨, a Professor in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts with whom he studied that Harlamoff developed his very particular style. Bonnat, born in Bayonne on the Spanish border, had studied in Spain and subsequently Italy, and was in his early years considered to be of the Spanish School.

Percy Bysshe Shelley | Ozymandias, 1818

"Ozymandias" is a famous sonnet written in 1818 by British Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)🎨, in which he reflects on hubris and the implacable passage of time and on the decline of leaders and their empires.

The poem is widely believed to have been inspired by a broken statue of Ramses II that is now, like many priceless Egyptian artifacts, in the possession of the British Museum.

Eric Fischl, 1948 | Neo-Expressionist painter

Eric Fischl is an internationally acclaimed American🎨 painter and sculptor. His artwork is represented in many distinguished museums throughout the world and has been featured in over one thousand publications. His extraordinary achievements throughout his career have made him one of the most influential figurative painters of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Fischl was born in New York City and grew up in the suburbs of Long Island. He began his art education in Phoenix, Arizona where his parents had moved in 1967. He attended Phoenix College and earned his B.F.A. from the California Institute for the Arts in 1972.

Marie-Claire Houmeau, 1955

Self-taught painter Marie-Claire Houmeau started to paint in 2002. She changed her career to devote herself to art.

At the beginning of 2003 she decided to devote herself totally to her art and to present her works to the public.

Her paintings cover variety of subjects - still life, flowers, nature, Venice, Japan and Paris, scenes of the everyday life and so on.

Jin Fengshi, 1959 | Portrait painter

Chinese painter🎨 Jin Fengshi was born in Jilin Province. In 1987 he graduated from the Fine Arts Department of Yanbian University in Jilin Province.

In 1999 he graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts of the Tenth Seminar.

In, 2008 he got his master's degree in painting in Hongik University Department of Fine Arts.

Member: In Chinese Artists Association, national artist, portraits American Association.

David Croitor, 1958 | Old street of Bucharest

Born in Suceava, Romanian painter David Croitor, graduated from the Faculty of Geology University of Bucharest, he studied painting and drawing with Dmitry Loghina and Anita Aurel in Bucharest.

Debut solo exhibition was held in 1986 in Bucharest. Participated in many collective and personal exhibitions.

Myoe Kyaw, 1966 | Impressionist painter

Burmese painter Myoe Kyaw was born in Yangon, Myanmar. He graduated from the State School of Fine Art Yangon and studied under U Thu Kha, U Mya Aye, and U Kyaw Lay. He has been exhibiting his work since 1987.

Myoe Kyaw's acrylic paintings are predominantly painted in cool tones. The strength of his brushwork in combination with his choice of colours produces a strong impression on his audience.

He has participated in over 70 group art exhibitions and has held 3 solo exhibitions in 2002, 2006 and 2012.

Arthur Hughes | Pre-Raphaelite painter

Arthur Hughes (1832-1915) was born in London. His best-known paintings are "April Love🎨" and "The Long Engagement", both of which depict troubled couples contemplating the transience of love and beauty.

He entered the School of Design, Somerset House, in 1846 and studied there under Alfred Stevens🎨. In 1847 he enrolled in the Antique Schools at the Royal Academy.