British, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 13 May 1867, in Bruges, Belgium, to English parents; died 11 June 1956, in Ditchling.
Painter (including gouache), watercolourist, engraver, lithographer, illustrator. Religious subjects, figure compositions, figures, local scenes (carnival), rustic scenes, urban landscapes, architectural views, urban views, harbour scenes, seascapes...
Belgian, 20th century, male.
Born 1869, in Antwerp; died 1941, in Brussels.
Painter, sculptor, illustrator, poster artist. Religious subjects, portraits, landscapes.
Art Nouveau.
Having first studied law, Ghisbert Combaz became a pupil at the academy in Antwerp and a professor at the Brussels academy. He spent most of his life in Antwerp, where he exhibited from 1886 onwards; he also exhibited in conjunction with the association of Art Nouveau artists known as the Libre Esthétique from 1897. As an art historian, he made special study of the art of the Far East. With their sinuous and undulating rhythm, the arabesques in his engravings and posters provide typical examples of the Modern Style....
(b Munich, Oct 30, 1868; d Munich, Oct 9, 1940).
German painter, illustrator, teacher and poster designer. The son of the painter Christian Jank (1833–88), he attended Simon Hollósy’s private art school in Munich before studying (1891–6) at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, also in Munich, under Ludwig von Löfftz (1845–1910) and Paul Höcker (1854–1910). From 1896 he exhibited at the Munich Secession, and he became a member of Scholle, Die, founded in 1899. A regular contributor to the journal Jugend and at the forefront of modernism, he made his mark as a humorous illustrator, portraying allegories and scenes from military life. Jank also designed posters (e.g. Underworld, 1896; Berlin, Mus. Dt. Gesch.). He taught at the Damenakademie (1899–1907). Having come to prominence as a portrayer of events from German history with three monumental paintings for Berlin’s Reichstag building (destr.) in 1905, he collaborated with Adolf Münzer (1870–1952) and ...
Italian, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 31st August 1852, in Ferrara; died 21st June 1920, in Lavagna (Liguria).
Painter, watercolourist, pastellist, draughtsman, illustrator. Religious subjects, portraits, genre scenes, landscapes.
Symbolism, Art Nouveau.
Previati studied at the academy in Ferrara, where he was influenced by the post-Romanticism of Girolamo Domenichini and Giovanni Pagliarini, and then at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, where he frequented the studio of Amos Cassioli. He subsequently studied under Giuseppe Bertini at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan....
Spanish, 19th – 20th century, male.
Born 1856, in Barcelona; died 1932.
Painter, watercolourist, draughtsman, illustrator. Religious subjects, figures, portraits, genre scenes.
Symbolism, Art Nouveau.
José Maria Tamburini y Dalmau came from a family of silversmiths of Italian origin who settled in Barcelona. From the age of 13 he studied under Antoni Caba at the Barcelona school of fine arts. He then went to Paris where he worked at the studio of the portrait artist Léon Bonnat. He then later spent time in Naples and returned to live in Barcelona in ...
