Contemporary Artist - 10 Most Important

*New museum under construction on Israel.

*One man retrospective at the Guggenheim museum.

*Commissioned by the president of France to create "Elysee Salon".

*Sold at auction for $690,000.

*“Father of Kinetic Art” & creator of the “Agamograph”.

*Prestige artwork; Famous & Valuable artist.

*Paints with a palette knife, no brush.

*Windows of the church “Notre Dame de Bon Voyage” in France.

* “less is more” philosophy in his use of color, and simplicity of composition.

*Self-taught artists and excels at lithography painting women with no faces, representing the universal woman.

*Prestige & Exclusivity artwork, Famous & Valuable artist.

*Commissioned by Absolut Vodka to design their 25th Anniversary bottle.

*Shown in more than 140 galleries nationwide and collected by Michael Jordan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Andre Agassi, the Kennedys and the Vatican and exhibited at the Louvre twice.

*The New York Times says that his style “exudes warmth, optimism and love”.

*His unique fusion of Pop Art and Cubism.

*Affordability in a limited edition artwork, Famous & Valuable artist.

*French artist, began career at the age of 3. He completed his first oil painting at the age of 9.

*Painted the sides of two buses on the 50th Anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, later awarded by the Prince of Denmark.

*His family moved to the coast of France, which inspired Duaív’s love of boats and coastal scenery.

*His work is uplifting, cheerful and colorful working with various palette knives, tiny brushes, and his fingers to create texture and blended colors.

*Prestige & Exclusivity artwork; Famous & valuable artist.

*In more than 10 million homes across the US and the world.

*Awarded “Lithograph of the Year” for 9 consecutive years. Painted  Disneyland’s 50th Anniversary.

*Is known as the “The Painter of Light.” 

*Paint with symbolism; the lights in the home and the smoke in the chimneys represent the warmth and welcoming of family.

*Famous & valuable artist; Affordability in a limited edition.

*Worked as a scenic artist in: motion pictures, theater and television. 

*He elevate the watercolor medium to oil painting.

*Paint on a Japanese rice paper to create a unique texture.

*Two different styles: cityscapes and an abstract style with masks, musical themes, and vivid colors.

*Famous & valuable artist; Prestige & Exclusivity artwork.

*Influences by Braque, the drawing of Matisse and the elegance of Modigliani.

*Official artist of the World Cup and the Kentucky Derby.

* Italy is the place where she found herself as a painter working without a model, inspired from traveling, her dreams and imagination. 

*Her subjects include people caught in an intimate moment, and couples elegantly dressed.

*Famous & valuable artist; Prestige & Exclusivity artwork.

*Can be found in over 100 museums and galleries worldwide and on a variety of canvases, like the Berlin Wall, a Boeing 777 and the hull of the Norwegian Breakaway. 

*Official Artist for 5 Super Bowls, U.S. Tennis Open, painted portraits of the last six U.S. presidents including Barack Obama. Also the Dalai Lama and Mikhail Gorbachev.

*Early in his life, Max fell in love with three things: comic books, movies, and jazz – all uniquely American.

*After 18 year retreat his palette became softer and more diverse, his strokes became broader and textured. Began to develop new imagery like: The Umbrella Man, American icons, especially the Statue of Liberty.

*Prestige & Exclusivity artwork; Famous & valuable artist.

*The most difficult part of his painting is realizing when a work is complete. To him, the works were never done. 

*Recognition at the International Art expo in New York and 3 hardcover books have been written on his art.

*He said it’s impossible to describe my technique. “Can you explain your own handwriting?”.

*Inspired by French Impressionism the color of Matisse and the drawing of Toulouse-Lautrec his artwork is dominated by pictures of women who are well-dressed and seated in interiors or terraces.

*Famous & valuable artist; Prestige & Exclusivity artwork.

*Inspired by great abstract painters of the 20th century like DeKooning, Kandinsky, Pollack.

*In his first exhibition at 23 years old, sold 23 of the 26 exhibited paintings.

*Passionate for Native Americans, the Southwest USA & rock and roll.

*He has no pre-conception when he works and create his artwork spontaneously. He focuses on bright color palettes on his energetic work of art.

*Best time to collect him; Prestige & Exclusivity artwork.