A personal selection of artists in the western tradition. This project was designed to be a visual reminder of the great artists that have gone before and their enduring legacy.

1. 50
World’s
Greatest
Artists

2. A personal selection of artists in the
western tradition from the early
Renaissance onwards.

3. 1 Giotto
The Virgin and Child with Saints and
Allegorical Figures (1315–20)
Giotto di Bondone (1266–1337)
Famous for frescos and tempera
Story telling with dramatic scenes
New three dimensionality to art
The move away from stylized scenes
had begun.

4. 2 Botticelli
La Primavera (Spring) (1478)
Sandro Botticelli (1445 - 1510)
Great colourist and line drawing
Less academic and more poetic
art

5. 3 Leonardo da Vinci
Mona Lisa (1503 - 1505)
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452 - 1519)
The Renaissance Man
Incorporated all previous elements
of painting including the
psychological connection with the
viewer.

6. 4 Raphael
Philosophy School of Athens (1509 - 1511)
Raphael (1483 - 1520)
High Renaissance master

7. 5 Michaelangelo
The Creation of Adam (1511)
Michaelangelo (1475 - 1564)
The greatest Renaissance master?
The Pieta (1498-1500)

8. 6 Titian
Venus of Urbino (1538)
Titian (1490 - 1576)
Meeting of Bacchus and Ariadne (1522)

9. 7 Caravaggio
Conversion of St Paul (1601)
Caravaggio (1573 - 1610)
Dramatic, human realism.
Greatly influential artist.
Calling of St Matthew (1597)

10. 8 Velazquez
Las Meninas (1656)
Diego Velazquez (1599 - 1660)
Greatest Spanish painter?
Real humanity, dramatic use of
light and dark

11. 9 Rubens
The Consequences of War (1638 - 1639)
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 - 1640)
Flemish Master synthesised
Renaissance art into a European style

12. 10 Rembrandt
Night Watch (1642)
Rembrandt Van Rijn (1606
- 1669)
The Dutch master!
Depicted light and the soul in
a new way.

13. 11 Vermeer
The Milkmaid
Jan Vermeer (1632 - 1675)
Everyday people and interiors in
reverent detail

14. 12 Poussin
Et in Arcadia Ego (1655)
Nicolas Poussin (1594 - 1665)
The leading classical painter of
the 17th
century. Grand themes.

15. 13 Gainsborough
The Blue Boy (1770)
Thomas Gainsborough (1727 -
1788)
Rococo style of naturalism and
romance. British art stakes it’s
claim.

16. 14 Corot
The Bridge at Narni(1826)
Jean Baptiste Camille
Corot (1796 - 1875)
Paved the way for plein air
painting and impressionism

17. 15 David
Oath of the Horatii (1784)
Jacques-Louis David
The leading neo-classical painter
of the 18th
century. Heroic and
patriotic.

18. 16 Ingres
Valpincon Bather
Jean-Auguste-Dominic Ingres (1780 –
1867)
Neo-classical idealist. Consumate
draftsman.

19. 17 Goya
Third of May (1808)
Francisco Goya (1746-1828)
Rejected neo-classical art. More
emotion and imagination.

20. 18 Constable
The Haywain (1821)
John Consable (1776-1837)
Painted real landscapes. Nostalgia
influenced by new industrial
revolution.

21. 19 Turner
The Slave Ship (1840)
Joseph Turner (1775-1851)
Turbulent, atmospheric and
emotive colour

22. 20 Courbet
The Stone Breakers (1849)
Gustave Courbet (1819-1877)
Realist movement. The farmer and
labourer were now worthy
subjects.

23. 21 Millet
The Gleaners (1857)
Jean Francois Millet (1814-
1878)
Painted real landscapes and
people with respect.

24. 22 Manet
Le Dejeuber sur l’Herbe (1863)
Edouard Manet (1832-1883)
The realist who started the
impressionist movement.

25. 23 Homer
Veteran in a New Field (1865)
Winslow Homer (1836-1910)
American realist. Influenced
by the Civil War. Labour and
hard times.

26. 24 Sargent
Morning Walk (1888)
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)
American realist influenced by
impressionism in Europe. Loose,
painterly style.

27. 25 Sorolla
Maria Watching the Fish
Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923)
Spanish painter in the painterly
style. Profound understanding of
light and colour.

28. 26 Monet
The Cliffs at Etretat After the Storm (1885)
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
The giant of Impressionism.
True to impressionistic theory
and adapted it over time.
Impressionism had changed
art forever.

29. 27 Renoir
Moulin de la Galette (1876)
Pierre August Renoir (1841-1919)
An impressionist that went his
own way. Depicted casual life in
France filled with light and air.

30. 28 Morisot
The Cradle (1873)
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895)
French impressionist painter depicting
domestic scenes with truth and
empathy.

31. 29 Pissaro
The Stage Coach at Louveciennes (1870)
Camille Pissaro (1830-1903)
The father figure. Teacher and
artist. Influenced Cezanne.
Followed nature for truth in art.

32. 30 Degas
The Rehearsal (1874)
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Light. Colour and photography
influenced Degas’ approach to
painting leisure activities.
Advanced pastel painting.

33. 31 Cassatt
The Boating Party
Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)
Impressionist painter depicting
domestic and leisure scenes in
unique manner. Influenced by
Degas.

34. 32 Van Gogh
Wheatfields with Cypresses
Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890)
The singular talent of Van Gogh
set him apart from other
impressionist artists.

35. 33 Gauguin
Tahitian Women on the Beach (1891)
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903)
A unique departure from
impressionist art. Symbolic in
subject and expressionist
colour.

36. 34 Cezanne
The Card Players (1892)
Paul Cezanne (1839-1906)
From impressionism to new
directions preparing the way for
cubism

37. 35 Klimpt
The Kiss (1908)
Gustave Klimpt (1863-1918)
Viennese artist. Modern themes and
approach to materials

38. 36 Matisse
Red Room (Harmony in Red) (1909)
Henri Matisse (1869-1954)
Leading member of the Fauve group.
Used colour to create reaction and
meaning.

39. 37 Kandinsky
Improvisation 28 (second version) (1912)
Vassily Kandinsky (1866-1944)
Expressionist. Abstraction with
themes based on new science,
religion and social change in the
world.

40. 38 Picasso
Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon (1907)
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973)
Influenced by Cezanne. Represented
deconstructed forms in two-
dimensional space. Radical new art
known as cubism . Most famous
modern artist.

41. 39 Du Champ
Nude Descending a Staircase No.2 (1912)
Marcel Duchanp (1887-1968)
Leader of the Dada group. World war
and industrial chaos influenced their
art. Cynical and witty. Man, machine
and madness went together.

42. 40 Dali
The Persistence of Memory (1933)
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Leading surrealist artist. The
influence of psychiatry, Freud,
dreams and new ideas about
human nature.

43. 41 Klee
The Twittering Machine (1922)
Paul Klee (1879-1940)
Depicted the unconscious mind.
Inventive and fanciful.

44. 42 Mondrian
Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow (1930)
Piet Mondrian (1872-1944)
Took abstraction to its conclusion –
the removal of all reference to matter.

45. 43 Hopper
Nighthawks (1942)
Edward Hopper
(1882-1967)
Everyday city and
country scenes.
Underlying unease
of depression era
and modern life.

46. 44 Wyeth
Christina’s World (1948)
Andrew Wyeth (1917-
2009)
American realist painter.
Regionalist art. Real
people, country and
small town scenes.

47. 45 Pierneef
Hardekool Bome - Bosveld (1945)
Jacobus Pierneef (1886-1957)
South African landscape artist. A
distinctive style and South African
expression of the vast country.

48. 46 Pollock
Number 1 (1948)
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)
Abstract expressionism. Gestural
art and a departure from easel
painting.

49. 47 Johns
Flag (1954)
Jasper Johns (1930)
Pop Art. Everyday objects,
symbols and consumer culture.

50. 48 Lichtenstein
Hopeless (1963)
Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997)
Pop art matured. Popular culture
images became iconic in monumental
scale.

51. 49 Warhol
Marilyn Diptych (1962)
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Epitomised pop art and
commercial art. Mass media
became art.

52. 50 Hockney
A Bigger Splash (1967 )
David Hockney(1937)
Multi-media pop art

53. The Journey of Art
www.malcolmdeweyfineart,com
Art is one of the most important qualities of being human. An expression
from within that may seem irrelevant at first, yet on reflection is critical to
our humanity.
As schools struggle to fit art into curriculums it is vital that we do not lose
our appreciation for art history.
Long may the journey continue.