- born in Holland
- earlier paintings were of darker colors
- started using brighter colors after seeing Japanese art
- cut off his ear
- ran out of food buying paint
- did not sell many items when he was alive
- Famous works include: The Starry Night and Wheat field with Crows
- http://www.vangoghgallery.com/
Frida Kahlo
- born in Mexico
- survivor of polio
- at age 18, seriously injured in a bus accident
- paintings are mostly self-portraits and still life filled with Mexican colors
- Famous works include: The Two Fridas, Diego and I, Self-Portrait with Monkey, Self-Portrait on the Borderline Between Mexico and the United States, and The Accident
- http://www.fridakahlo.com/
Leonardo Da Vinci
- born in Italian town of Vinci
- lived during the Renaissance
- became famous for being a sculptor, a scientist, an inventor, an architect, a musician, and a mathematician
- paintings done in the Realist style
- Famous works include: Mona Lisa, Last Supper, Madonna and Child, The Virgin of the Rocks
- http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/
Claude Monet
- born in Paris
- parents did not want him to become an artist
- married: Camille, widowed, married: Alice
- famous before he died
- Famous works include: Morning Haze, Marine Near Etretat, and Lily Pond
- http://giverny.org/monet/welcome.htm
Pablo Picasso
- born in Spain
- father was an artist
- painted during a blue period (after the death of friend) and rose period (after he met a girl, also after the blue period)
- painted in many styles, but Cubism is the most important
- Famous works include: Guernica, Three Musicians, The Three Dancers, Self Portrait: Yo Picasso
- http://www.picasso.fr/anglais/
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