Masters of Their Craft

Artists

Discover the visionaries who shaped the course of art history.

31,194 artists in the collection

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Flight & Barr

British

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Flight, Claude

British

British, 1881 - 1955

Walter Claude Flight (born London 16 February 1881 - died Donhead St Andrew 10 October 1955) also known as Claude Flight or W. Claude Flight was a British artist who pioneered and popularised the linocut technique in printmaking. He also painted, illustrated and made woodcuts. He was the son of the British Museum mineralogist, Walter Flight FRS (1841-85).

Flinck, Govaert

Flinck, Govaert

Dutch

Dutch, 1615 - 1660

Govert (or Govaert) Teuniszoon Flinck (25 January 1615 – 2 February 1660) was a Dutch painter of the Dutch Golden Age.

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Flindt the Younger, Paul

German

German, 1567-c.1631

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Flint, Susan Willard

American

American, 1902 - 1984

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Flint, William LeRoy

American

American, 1909 - 1991

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Flint, William Russell (RA PRWS)

Flint, W. Russell

Flint, W. Russell

Scottish

Scottish, 1880 - 1969

Sir William Russell Flint (4 April 1880 – 30 December 1969) was a Scottish artist and illustrator who was known especially for his watercolours of women. He also worked in oils, tempera, and printmaking.

Flipart, Jean-Jacques

Flipart, Jean-Jacques

French

French, 1719 - 1782

Jean Jacques Flipart (1719 – 10 July 1782) was a French engraver.

Flitcroft, Henry

Flitcroft, Henry

British

British, 1697 - 1769

Henry Flitcroft (30 August 1697 – 25 February 1769) was a major English architect in the second generation of Palladianism. He came from a humble background; his father was a labourer in the gardens at Hampton Court. Flitcroft began his career as a joiner. While working as a carpenter at Burlington House, he fell from a scaffold and broke his leg. During his recovery, the young Lord Burlington noticed his talent with a pencil. By 1720, Flitcroft was Burlington's draughtsman and general architectural assistant, surveying at Westminster School for Burlington's dormitory and superintending on site at Tottenham House. Working within Burlington's inner circle, which championed the new Palladian architecture, provided Flitcroft with valuable education. Flitcroft redrew the plates for publication in The Designs of Mr. Inigo Jones, published by William Kent in 1727 under Burlington's patronage and supervision. In May 1726, Burlington secured his protégé an appointment at the Office of Works, where he advanced from Master Carpenter and Master Mason to Comptroller of the King's Works, a prestigious position. He also received royal commissions for private projects for junior members of the British...

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Floding, Per Gustaf

Swedish

Swedish, 1731 - 1791

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Floethe, Richard

American

American, 1901 - 1988

Richard Floethe (1901–1988) was an American artist. He served as the art director of the Works Progress Administration's (WPA) Federal Art Project (FAP) New York City poster division and then went on to illustrate numerous books.