Famous painters: biographies, movements and great masters

Exhibition view showing painting in contemporary museum space
Top 100 21st-century painters to know
Discover 100 painters shaping the 21st century, from Hockney, Richter and Kusama to Mehretu, Marshall, Doig, Dumas and Akunyili Crosby. Read more...
Portrait of Francis Bacon painted by Reginald Gray in 1960, National Portrait Gallery, London
Top 50 Contemporary Figurative Painters You Should Know
Discover 50 major contemporary figurative painters, from Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud and David Hockney to Jenny Saville, Kerry James Marshall and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye. Read more...