Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi is celebrated as one of the most talented landscape painters of the 19th century.

Famous for his large, nearly empty landscapes, the artist was born on January 27, 1842, in Mariupol, Ukraine.

Govert Teuniszoon Flinck is acclaimed as one of Rembrandt’s most accomplished followers, who excelled in major historical works and elegant portraits as an independent master.

Dubbed “the Apelles of Cleves” by Dutch poet Joost van den Vondel, Flinck was born on January 25, 1619, at Kleve, capital of the Duchy of Cleves.

Georg Baselitz is celebrated as the pioneer of German Neo-Expressionist painting, whose highly expressive work explores the German national identity in a postwar world.

Born Hans-Georg Kern on January 23, 1938, in Deutschbaselitz, Germany, Baselitz renamed himself after his hometown in 1961.

Francis-Marie Martinez de Picabia is revered as one of the most intriguing and inscrutable artists of the past century.

Best-known as one of the leaders of Dada movement, Picabia was born on January 22, 1879, in Paris.

Kiki Smith is revered as one of the most important voices of contemporary Feminist art.

Best-known for her figural representation of morality, abjection, and sexuality, Smith was born on January 18, 1954, in Nuremberg, Germany.

Arthur Burdett Frost is celebrated as the most loved member of the school of American sporting artists that appeared towards the end of the nineteenth century.

Famous for his drawings of hunting, fishing, golf, and archery, Frost was born on January 17, 1851, in Philadelphia.

Lucas Achtschellinck, also known as Lucas Achtschellinckx, is acclaimed as the most important representatives of the heyday of Flemish Baroque. 

Famous for his virtuous landscape paintings, Achtschellinck was baptized in Brussels on 16 January 1626.

John Singer Sargent is revered as the most successful portrait painter as well as a gifted landscape painter and watercolorist of the 19^th century.

Famous for providing an enduring image of Edwardian-age society, Sargent was born on January 12, 1856, in Florance, Italy, to wealthy American parents.

Eldzier Cortor is celebrated for his elongated and graceful depictions of the African-American woman, sometimes juxtaposed against scenes of chaos and desolation.

Best known for his study of the black female nude form, Cortor was born on January 10, 1916, in Richmond, Virginia.

Nora Heysen is acclaimed as one of Australia’s most successful female artists and country’s first female war artist.

Revered as the first woman to win the prestigious Archibald Prize for portraiture, Heysen was born on January 11, 1911, in Hahndorf, South Australia.