The Art Deco names to know

Famous Art Deco Umetnici: Our Top 12

If you remember one Art Deco umetnik, make it Tamara De Lempicka (1898–1980), the name behind in the Green Bugatti i Адам и Ева. After that come Ерте, Dora Karintun, Žorž Barbje i Stanisław Szukalski. Our 12 picks go from Žorž Barbje (born 1882) to Maršal Mejner Frederiks (born 1908), from 11 countries.

How we picked them. We list the artists our catalogue links to Art Deco, from the most famous down. Artists born after 1955 that we cannot yet check on Wikidata are left out. The Wikipedia number shows in how many of our 32 languages Wikipedia writes about them.

  1. in the Green Bugatti od Tamara De Lempicka1Tamara De Lempicka
  2. Little Slave od Ерте2Ерте
  3. Tidmarsh Mill od Dora Karintun3Dora Karintun

Quick facts

Art Deco in a nutshell

  • 12Umetnici
  • 1882–1908Godine rođenja
  • 11Države porekla
  • 4Žene
  • 1.674Radovi u našem katalogu
Gradovi sa najviše rođenih
Варшава (1), Санкт Петербург (1), Херефорд (1), Нант (1)

Meet them one by one

The 12 famous Art Deco umetnici, from most famous down

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Ерте

Rusko-Francuski From Санкт Петербург Art Deco On Wikipedia in 11 of 32 languages

Ерте

Ipak, mladog Romaina su srećom odvelo iz mora u umetnost – strast koja se ranije пробудило, hranjena ljubavlju prema majci i egzotičnom lepotom persijskih minijatura koje je pronašao u biblioteci svog oca.

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Dora Karintun

Britanka From Херефорд Blumsbury grupa, Surrealizam On Wikipedia in 14 of 32 languages

Dora Karintun

Dora de Houghton Carrington, svima poznata jednostavno kao Kerinton, bila je britanska slikarka i umetnica dekorativnih umetnosti čiji se život odvijao na živopisnoj, često nemirnoj sceni Bloomsbury grupe. Njeno obrazovanje u srednjoj školi Bedford High School pružilo joj je dodatne temelje, dok su uspesi na nacionalnim umetničkim takmičenjima nagovestili njeno prihvatanje na prestižnu umetničku školu Slade u Londonu 1910. godine.

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Žorž Barbje

Francusko From Нант Art Deco On Wikipedia in 11 of 32 languages

Žorž Barbje

Žorž Barbje (1882–1932) nije bio samo ilustrator; bio je pedantni arhitekta stila, vizuelni pripovedač koji je oblikovao estetski pejzaž početka 20. veka. Rođen u Nantenu, u Francuskoj, u porodici duboko utopljenoj u umetničku tradiciju – njegov otac je bio slikar, a rođak Pol Iribe slavni dizajner – Barbje je nasledio duboko poštovanje prema lepoti i urođenu sposobnost da je prenese na papir.

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Stanisław Szukalski

Polish-American From Warta Bent Classicism

Stanisław Szukalski

Born in 1893 in Warta, Poland, young Stanisław displayed an astonishing aptitude for sculpting from a remarkably early age—an anecdote about a perfectly carved pencil figure captivating local attention speaks volumes about the innate talent that would define his path. While briefly enrolled at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Szukalski largely remained self-taught, forging an intensely personal style that defied easy categorization.

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Eric Gill

British From Brighton Arts & Crafts, Modernist

Eric Gill

Born in Brighton in 1882, his life unfolded against the backdrop of shifting cultural currents – the waning years of Victorianism, the rise of Modernism, and the tumultuous decades between two World Wars.

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Pol Menšip

Američka From Sent Pol Art Deco skulptura

Pol Menšip

Pol Havard Menšip (25. decembar 1885. – 31. januar 1966) rođen je u Sent Polu, u Minesoti, kao sin Čarlsa H. i Meri Ete (Frend) Menšip. Posebno je značajno to što je studirao kod Džordža Bridžmana, čiji su anatomski crteži pružili neprocenjiv uvid u ljudsku formu, i modelirao pod mentorstvom Hermona Atkinsa Makneila, negajući duboko razumevanje tehnika vajarškog modelovanja.

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Maršal Mejner Frederiks

American From Moskva Art Deco

Maršal Mejner Frederiks

Born in Rock Island, Illinois, to a family of Scandinavian descent, Fredericks carried within him a lineage of craftsmanship that would eventually manifest in some of America's most iconic public monuments.

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Rafael De Penagos

Španski From San Fernando Renesansni slikar

Rafael De Penagos

Rafael de Penagos (1889 – 1954) predstavlja jedinstvenu figuru u španskoj umetnosti renesansnog duha, umetnik koji je vešto upravljao stilskim strujama svog vremena dok je stvarao sopstveni, prepoznatljiv umetnički glas. Rođen u San Fernandu u Španiji, on je proizašao iz perioda obeleženog akademskim konzervativizmom i naglo buđenjem modernističkih eksperimenata — dualnost koja je duboko oblikovala njegovo delo i učvrstila njegov nasleđe kao jednog od najočaravajućih ilustratora početka 20. veka.

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Ivona Žan Hafen

Francuskinja From 9. арондисман Париза Art Deco On Wikipedia in 1 of 32 languages

Ivona Žan Hafen

Ivona Žan Hafen (1895 – 1993) proizašla je iz živopisnog umetničkog okruženja Pariza, ali njeno srce nepokolebljivo pripada Bretanji — preciznije, Dinanu i njegovim okolnim pejzažima. Ključno je bilo to što je Hafen apsorbovala stilske struje Art Deco pokreta, koji je dominirao evropskim dizajnom tokom 1920-ih i 30-ih godina prošlog veka.

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Pictures worth knowing

Famous Art Deco works to recognise

  1. in the Green Bugatti od Tamara De Lempicka

    in the Green Bugatti

    Tamara De Lempicka

  2. Little Slave od Ерте

    Little Slave

    Ерте

    Labirinto della Masone, Fontanellato

  3. Tidmarsh Mill od Dora Karintun

    Tidmarsh Mill

    Dora Karintun

  4. Fan od Žorž Barbje

    Fan

    Žorž Barbje

    1914 · Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку

  5. Defense od Stanisław Szukalski

    Defense

    Stanisław Szukalski

    1916

  6. Mother And Child od Eric Gill

    Mother And Child

    Eric Gill

  7. Well of Life od Ivan Meštrović

    Well of Life

    Ivan Meštrović

    1905

  8. Hercules Defies Apollo od Pol Menšip

    Hercules Defies Apollo

    Pol Menšip

    1956

When it happened

Art Deco, step by step

  1. 1905
  2. 1914
  3. 1914
  4. 1916
  5. 1956
  6. 1958

Fun figures

The numbers behind the list

Just the names

List of 12 famous Art Deco umetnici to know

  1. 1Tamara De LempickaTamara De LempickaПољска · 1898–1980
  2. 2ЕртеЕртеRusko-Francuski · 1892–1990
  3. 3Dora KarintunDora KarintunBritanka · 1893–1932
  4. 4Žorž BarbjeŽorž BarbjeFrancusko · 1882–1932
  5. 5Stanisław SzukalskiStanisław SzukalskiPolish-American · 1893–1987
  6. 6Eric GillEric GillBritish · 1882–1940
  7. 7Ivan MeštrovićIvan Meštrović1883–1962
  8. 8Pol MenšipPol MenšipAmerička · 1885–1966
  9. 9Margerit PorakjaMargerit Porakja1891–1968
  10. 10Maršal Mejner FrederiksMaršal Mejner FrederiksAmerican · 1908–1998
  11. 11Rafael De PenagosRafael De PenagosŠpanski · 1889–1954
  12. 12Ivona Žan HafenIvona Žan HafenFrancuskinja · 1895–1993

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