Sunday, June 21, 2009

Top 200 Artists of the 20th Century to Now!


After 16 weeks of voting, The Times reveals the top 200 artists working since 1900 (based on 1.4 million votes!).
Here's a list of the top 5:
1-
Pablo Picasso (21587 votes)
2-
Paul Cezzzane (21098 votes)
3-
Gustav Klimt (20823 votes)
4-
Claude Monet (20684 votes)
5-
Marcel Duchamp (20647 votes)

I don't know why the list doesn't include John William Waterhouse... He produced some breathtaking paintings from 1900 till 1910:




The Soul of the Rose or My Sweet Rose
1908




Boreas
1903



It's a bit disappointing that it excludes pre 1900 artists such as Rembrandt and Degas.

What do you think of the list? And who are your favorite artists?

Mine are:

1- Picasso
3- Klimt
4-Monet
7- Pollock
28- Rothko
90- Chuck Close (although I think Chuck Close deserves to be in the top 20...)


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