Gustav Klimt, the artist known for his sketches and murals, the Symbolist painter was born in the year 1862 near Vienna. Klimt took up art seriously and studies in the Vienna School of Arts and Crafts till the year 1883. During this period, he developed a liking for various art forms and slowly started gaining mastery in architecture. He also took up mural works and started a career in art with mural painting.

Pierre Auguste Renoir was a French impressionist painter and a contributor of prominent art works in the nineteenth century. Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born in a middle class family in France. As a boy, he worked in a nearby porcelain factory which was the beginning of his artistic journey; he started by painting and decorating the porcelain items made in the factory. During this period, he was deeply inspired by the paintings of  François Boucher who was one of the master painters of the 18th century. 

Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30, 1853 in Groot Zundert, Netherlands. He was one of the few artists who made a significant impact through his art in the 20th century.

The man who made art a science, the man who brought infinite beauty into the smile of a simple woman, the man who’s paintings were beyond just colors and canvas, Leonardo Da Vinci was truly – ‘art personified’.

Claude Monet was an impressionist artist born in France in the city of Paris. He was born on the 14th of November, 1980. Monet studied art in his teenage and started by painting seascapes and landscapes. He became known among the people of the town for his charcoal caricatures and his sketches.  

Salvador Felipe Jacinto Dalí Domènech Marquis of Pubol popularly known as Salvador Dali has been one of the most popular and acclaimed artists of the 20th century.  Born in Spain, he quickly transcended borders through his art and distinguished strokes.

M.F. Hussain, the Picasso of India has been one of the most famous painters of Indian Origin. Born in the year 1915, over the decades of his career as a painter, he claimed name and fame for the varied types of paintings that he painted.

“Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.” said Picasso. It is indeed the numerous lies that this great artist uttered during his lifetime that has enabled many of us realize the hidden truth of this life. Picasso is undoubtedly one of the greatest artists of all times and probably the greatest of the 20th century.