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Born April 10, 1894 • Denham • England
Died February 6, 1982 (aged 87) • London • England
Movement / Style abstract art • Unit One
Notable Family Members spouse Barbara Hepworth
Joan Miró
Joan Miró
Spanish artist
Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly
American painter, sculptor, and printmaker
Jean Arp, c. 1960.
Jean Arp
French artist
“Black Sun,” black tamba granite sculpture by Isamu Noguchi, 1960–63; in a private garden
Isamu Noguchi
American sculptor
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Eric Gill
British artist and printer
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George Frederick Watts
British painter and sculptor
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Sir Edwin Landseer
British painter
Barbara Hepworth: The Family of Man
Barbara Hepworth
British sculptor
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Sir Anthony Caro
British sculptor
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Paul Nash
British painter
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Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
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Piero del Pollaiuolo
Italian artist
Leonardo da Vinci: Self-portrait
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Italian artist
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas
French artist
Honoré Daumier
Honoré Daumier
French artist
Andrea del Verrocchio: David
Andrea del Verrocchio
Italian painter and sculptor
Shahzia Sikander
Shahzia Sikander
Pakistani-American artist
Chris Ofili
Chris Ofili
British artist

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Close-up of a palette held by a man. Mixing paint, painting, color mixing.
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Color pastels, colored chalk, colorful chalk. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
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"The Birth of Venus," tempera on canvas by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1485; in the Uffizi, Florence.
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