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Paul Biva Documented profileFrance
Paul Biva, born in Montmartre in 1851, received his earliest training in his family's drawing business. The younger brother of Henri Biva, with whom he has sometimes been confused, h…
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Paul César Helleu Documented profileFrance
The French painter and engraver Paul César Helleu, also known as Paul Helleu, was born in Vannes in 1859 and died in Paris in 1927. Admitted to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1…
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Paul Charlot Documented profileFrance
Paul Charlot (1906–1985) was a French painter associated with the Nouvelle École de Paris. His career also involved exchanges between artists and writers: he shared a studio on Boule…
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Paul Daxhelet Documented profileBelgium
The Belgian painter and printmaker Paul Daxhelet was born and died in Liège; he also practised drawing and watercolour. Trained at the Académie des beaux-arts de Liège, he studied un…
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Paul de Castro Documented profileFrance
Landscape is Paul de Castro’s principal subject: he paints the parks and streets of Paris as well as views of the provinces. Trained at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts…
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Paul de Lassence Documented profileBelgium
Paul de Lassence, also known as Paul Haerynck and Paul Lassence, trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels before spending nearly a year in London studying under Frank Br…
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Paul Delvaux Documented profileBelgium
Paul Delvaux’s universe unfolds in enigmatic scenes in which female figures, clothed men, railway stations and classical architecture recur; the figures and settings alike seem suspe…
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Paul Duhem Documented profileBelgium
Born in Blandain in 1919 and died in Ellignies-Sainte-Anne in 1999, Paul Duhem developed a body of work organised in series, in which houses and portraits recur in particular. In 199…
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Paul Émile Chabas Documented profileFrance
Paul Chabas (1869–1937), born in Nantes and deceased in Paris, was a French painter and illustrator, and the younger brother of Maurice Chabas. Trained under William Bouguereau and T…
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Paul-Émile Pissarro Documented profileFrance
After a few months in Gisors, he accompanies his father on an artistic trip to Le Havre, Dieppe and Rouen. In 1905, he makes his debut at the Salon des indépendants with Bords de l’E…
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Paul Emmanuel Péraire Documented profileFrance
Paul Emmanuel Péraire (1829–1893), born in Bordeaux and deceased in Paris, was a French landscape painter trained by Eugène Isabey and Évariste Luminais. Working in the capital, he m…
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Paul Flora Documented profileCountry to be documented
Paul Flora (1922–2009) developed a drawn universe in which humour mingles with strangeness. Born in Glurns in South Tyrol, he grew up in Innsbruck and received lessons from Max von E…
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Paul Gauguin Documented profileFrance
A still life from 1880, *Still Life: Wood Tankard and Metal Pitcher*, appears in the Art Institute of Chicago’s catalogue alongside *Arlésiennes (Mistral)*, dated 1888, and *Te raau…
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Paul Georges Klein Documented profileFrance
French painter, draughtsman and illustrator Paul Georges Klein worked on still lifes and portraits alongside scenes of everyday life. Musicians and the world of entertainment held a…
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Paul Hoeniger Documented profileGermany
The German painter Paul Hoeniger (1865–1924), born and deceased in Berlin and also known as Paul Höniger, became known for his scenes of everyday life, which he painted mainly after…
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Paul Jean Clays Documented profileBelgium
Born in Bruges and deceased in 1900, Paul Jean Clays devoted much of his work to marine painting. His experience as a sailor preceded his training with Théodore Gudin in Paris. Obser…
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Paul Jenkins Documented profileUnited States
The American painter Paul Jenkins — also known as William Paul Jenkins (1923–2012) — places light-colour at the centre of his practice, with a particular interest in the prism. He st…
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Paul Jouve Documented profileFrance
His work also includes organising exhibitions: in Athens, he organises the Exposition des Artistes d’Orient. Book illustration is another important aspect of his work. The works to w…
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Paul Kallos Documented profileFrance
Paul Kallos (1928–2001) was a French painter of Hungarian origin, born in Hernádnémeti. Deported to Auschwitz in 1944, he returned to Hungary and studied at the Budapest art school.…
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Paul Kleinschmidt Documented profileGermany
Paul Kleinschmidt (1883–1949), a German painter born in Bublitz, Pomerania, and who died in Bensheim. The Art Institute of Chicago lists *Head of a Woman with a Blue Necklace*, dated…
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Paul Kutscha Documented profileAustria
Initially trained at a building school, Paul Kutscha-Arend studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from the spring of 1891, under Gabriel von Hackl and, from January 1893, Joha…
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Paul Madeline Documented profileFrance
Autumn in the Creuse holds an important place in the painting of Paul Madeline (1863–1920). His discovery of the region in 1894, following encounters with Maurice Rollinat and Léon D…
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Paul Mathias Padua Documented profileGermany
Paul Mathias Padua developed his career in Munich’s artistic circles after abandoning his academic training early. His initial painting drew on Wilhelm Leibl, while later work moved…
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Paul Müller-Kaempff Documented profileCountry to be documented
The German painter and lithographer Paul Müller-Kaempff (1861–1941) developed a practice extending from painting to several other techniques and disciplines. After studying at the Dü…
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Paul Nash Documented profileUnited Kingdom
Paul Nash (1889–1946) was born in London and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art. After military service during the First World War, he became an official war artist in 1917. The…
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Paul Neagu Documented profileUnited Kingdom · Romania
Paul Neagu (1938–2004) brought the body, geometry and sensory perception into a shared artistic enquiry. After working as an electrician and topographer, he studied at the Nicolae Gr…
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Paul Paede Documented profileGermany
The German painter Paul Paede was born in Berlin in 1868 and died in Munich in 1929. Works documented in auction notices include female nudes, reclining or standing. Liegender weibli…
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Paul Ranson Documented profileFrance
Paul-Élie Ranson (1861–1909), born in Limoges and deceased in Paris, developed a distinctive voice within the Nabis. After training in applied art and at the Académie Julian, he help…
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Paul Rebeyrolle Documented profileFrance
Painter and sculptor Paul Rebeyrolle developed a body of work in which nature, society and humanity recur as themes, in a painting marked by a pronounced materiality. Born on 3 Novem…
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Paul Saïn Documented profileFrance
Born and died in Avignon, the painter Paul Saïn grounds his work in landscape: his stays in Corsica notably fostered a body of rural views, often sketched on small panels, in a natur…
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Paul Sérusier Documented profileFrance
Paul Sérusier (1864–1927) played a decisive part in the formation of the Nabis group. A student at the Académie Julian from 1885, he met Paul Gauguin at Pont-Aven in 1888. Under Gaug…
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Paul Signac Documented profileFrance
Self-taught French artist Paul Signac (1863–1935) is described by the National Gallery as an important figure in Neo-Impressionism. Influenced by Seurat, he adopted Pointillism, a te…
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Paul Thek Documented profileUnited States
Paul Thek’s career is marked by the Technological Reliquaries, which were the subject of three solo exhibitions at the Stable Gallery and Pace Gallery in New York between 1964 and 19…
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Paul Troger Documented profileCountry to be documented
Born in Welsberg in Tyrol in 1698, Paul Troger received his initial training from Giuseppe Alberti. An extended stay in Italy took him to Venice, Rome, Naples and Bologna, where he a…
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Paul Uwe Dreyer Documented profileGermany
The German painter Paul Uwe Dreyer (1939–2008) is documented here by Zonenbild 4, a work that the sale notice states is signed, dated and titled on the reverse. The provenance given…
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Paul Van Hoeydonck Documented profileBelgium
For Paul Van Hoeydonck (1925–2025), the Belgian artist born in Antwerp, the transition from surface to space became a driving force. Beginning with painting and collage in the 1950s,…
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Paul-Vanier Beaulieu Documented profileCanada
Trained at the Montreal School of Fine Arts, Paul-Vanier Beaulieu initially worked in advertising before moving to Paris in 1938. Exchanges between France and Quebec subsequently sha…
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Paul Wunderlich Documented profileGermany
Paul Wunderlich (1927–2010) was a German painter, printmaker and sculptor associated with fantastic realism. Trained in Hamburg, he worked with the Paris printer Desjobert in 1961, t…
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Paula Modersohn-Becker Documented profileCountry to be documented
Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907) was a German painter born in Dresden. After training in Bremen, she moved to Worpswede in 1898 and became involved with its artists’ colony. She ma…
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Pavel Pepperstein Documented profileRussia
Born in Moscow in 1966, Pavel Pepperstein is an artist, writer and theorist. The son of painter Viktor Pivovarov and writer Irina Pivovarova, he belongs to a generation shaped by Mos…
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Pavel Tchelitchew Documented profileUnited States
Pavel Tchelitchev, also known as Tchelitchew, was a painter and stage designer born in Russia in 1898 who died in 1957. After working in Kyiv and Berlin, he settled in Paris before m…
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Pavlos Dionyssopoulos Documented profileGreece
Pávlos, the professional name of Pavlos Dionyssopoulos (1930–2019), was a Greek artist born in Filiatra and deceased in Athens. He studied painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts…
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Peder Mørk Mønsted Documented profileCountry to be documented
The Danish realist painter Peder Mørk Mønsted—also known as Peter Mork Monsted—was born in Grenå on 10 December 1859 and died in Fredensborg on 20 June 1941. He first trained at the…
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Pedro Flores García Documented profileSpain
Pedro Flores García is distinguished by a body of painting that the source describes as avant-garde, structured by a geometry of forms and planes, thick outlines and intense colours.…
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Pedro Moreno Meyerhoff Documented profileSpain
Pedro Moreno Meyerhoff, born in Barcelona in 1954, discovered painting through his father, an amateur painter, and continued as a self-taught artist. His artistic activity developed…
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Pedro Nuñez de Villavicencio Documented profileSpain
Pedro Núñez de Villavicencio helped found the painting academy in Seville alongside Murillo in 1660. Joining the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem the following year accompanied a car…
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Pedro Txillida Documented profileSpain
Pedro Txillida, born in San Sebastián in 1952, is a Spanish painter and sculptor. The son of Eduardo Chillida and Pilar Belzunce, he studied at Madrid’s Complutense University betwee…
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Per Kirkeby Documented profileCountry to be documented
Per Kirkeby (1938–2018), a Danish artist, develops a body of work that an auction house text describes as inspired by nature and connected to abstraction. The documents show a range…
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Petar Lubarda Documented profileCountry to be documented
Petar Lubarda began his training in Belgrade before moving to Paris in 1926, where he continued studying independently in museums and galleries. Following a first solo exhibition in…
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Peter August Böckstiegel Documented profileGermany
Peter August Böckstiegel (1889–1951) was a German painter and etcher from Aroode, now part of Werther in Westphalia. Born into a small farming family, he began training in painting i…
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Countries reflect citizenships recorded in the source and may be incomplete. Reference profiles open the indicated source and do not imply that works are available at the gallery.
GND / Deutsche Nationalbibliothek / lobid · CC0 · RKDartists / RKD – Netherlands Institute for Art History · ODC-BY 1.0 · 11.10.2026
ICCD / Ministero della Cultura — Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali · CC-BY 4.0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington / The Museum of Modern Art, New York / The Cleveland Museum of Art / The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) · Open Access · CC0 · 12.10.2026