In honour of Edith Olivier's birthday this month, 31st December , I have compiled a collection of books about her life and works. An ...

Anton Johann Nepomuk Seder , born 11 January 1850 in Munich , was an Art Nouveau designer, art professor and Director of the...

Frederic Dorr Steele , born 6 August 1873, was an American illustrator best known for his work on Arthur Conan Doyle 's Sherlock Holmes ...

Mead Schaeffer , born 15 July 1898, was an American illustrator active from the early to middle twentieth century. Schaeffer was born in...

Claude Raguet Hirst , born Claudine in 1855, was an American painter of still lifes . She was the only woman of her era to gain acclaim...

In honour of Nancy Mitford's birthday this month, 2 8 November , I have compiled a collection of books about her life and works. An...

Lionel Edwards , born 9 November 1878, was a Welsh artist who specialised in painting horses and other aspects of British country life....

Anthony Devas , born 8 January 1911, was a British portrait painter who was associated with members of the Euston Road School . Thomas...

Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne , born 1884, was an English painter known for his humorous work and for his outstanding draughtsmanship...

Evert Collier , born 26 January 1642, was a Dutch Golden Age still-life painter known for vanitas and trompe-l'œil paintings. His...