INTERESTING THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THESE FAMOUS ARTISTS
Added on: 30th Dec 2016
PABLO PICASSO
His full name was Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula
Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de
la Santísima Trinidad Martyr Patricio Clito Ruíz y Picasso.
ANDY WARHOL
Andy created sealed time capsules every month.
One those capsules contained a mummified foot.
GEORGIA O’KEEFFE
Because of an eye disease, Georgia started to go blind
at the age of 84. In fact, she only had peripheral vision.
MARCEL DUCHAMP
Marcel was famous for making art out of regular things.
His most famous, however, was a work called,
“Fountain.” It was just a urinal that he had bought.
WILLIAM MORRIS
William was known for his bad temper. He would even
throw his dinner out the window if it wasn’t prepared right.
GEORGES BRAQUE
Georges was the first living person to have their art
on display in the Louvre.
PIET MONDRIAN
Piet was known for working on paintings until his hands
blistered.
EDGAR DEGAS
He was so obsessed with dancers that he drew
nearly 1500 paintings of them.
PAUL CEZANNE
Born as an illegitimate child to a rich merchant and his
mistress, Paul died a lonely death due to pneumonia
while he was surrounded by piles of paintings that
he never managed to sell.
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