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Robert Rauschenberg Documented profileGermany · United States
American painter and graphic artist Robert Rauschenberg, also known as Bob Rauschenberg, lived from 1925 to 2008. The Art Institute of Chicago lists the following works: Untitled and…
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Robert Rotar Documented profileGermany
The provenance indicated for this work is Galerie Loehr, in Frankfurt am Main, where an exhibition devoted to the artist is also recorded in 1965. It was announced as intended to be…
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Robert Russ Documented profileAustria
Robert Russ’s landscape painting took shape in Vienna, in contact with academic teaching and a family already involved in the arts. Andreas Robert Russ was the son of the painter Fra…
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Robert Savary Documented profileFrance
Robert Savary (1920–2000) was a French painter born in Paris. He trained at the École Boulle and then the École des beaux-arts in Paris, studying notably with Maurice Brianchon. A Ca…
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Robert Weir Allan Documented profileUnited Kingdom
A painter of landscapes and maritime subjects, Robert Weir Allan works in both oil and watercolour and also practises printmaking. His travels take him to India from 1891 to 1892, th…
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Roberto Crippa Documented profileItaly
Roberto Crippa (1921–1972), an Italian painter and sculptor, studied at the Accademia di Brera in Milan until 1940; he is described there as a fellow student of Aldo Carpi, Achille F…
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Roberto Fabelo Documented profileCuba
Roberto Fabelo Pérez, a Cuban artist born in 1950, is represented by works on different supports and in distinct formats. Esmeralda en el muro del malaca is a watercolour on paper, s…
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Roberto Masi Documented profileItaly
Roberto Masi, an Italian painter born in Florence in 1940 and deceased in 2011, is presented by the gallery as a representative of Italian primitivism; the gallery also describes him…
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Robyn Denny Documented profileUnited Kingdom
Robyn Denny, pseudonym of Edward Maurice Fitzgerald Denny, was a British artist born on 3 October 1930 in Abinger, England, and died in 2014. His practice spans several fields: graph…
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Rochus van Veen Documented profileCountry to be documented
Active in the Netherlands during the second half of the seventeenth century, Rochus van Veen belonged to a family of artists specialising in natural-history drawing. Based in Beverwi…
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Rodolfo Morgari Documented profileCountry to be documented
Rodolfo Morgari (1827–1909), born and deceased in Turin, belonged to a family of painters associated with the Savoy court. He first trained with his father, Giuseppe Maria, before at…
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Roelant Savery Documented profileCountry to be documented
Roelant Savery, a painter and engraver, was born in Kortrijk in 1576 and died in Utrecht in 1639. He trained with his elder brother Jacob Savery and Hans Bol. Around 1604, he travell…
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Roelof Jansz van Vries Documented profileCountry to be documented
Landscape painter Roelof van Vries was born in Haarlem and worked in Leiden, Haarlem and Amsterdam. He studied in Haarlem and was registered with the city’s Guild of Saint Luke in 16…
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Roger Bezombes Documented profileFrance
Painter, printmaker, medallist and sculptor Roger Bezombes (1913–1994) trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and learned fresco painting with Paul Baudoüin. Maurice Denis intr…
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Roger Bissière Documented profileFrance
Roger Bissière’s career spans painting, teaching and writing, and also extends to tapestry and stained glass. His documented works also attest to a diversity of supports and techniqu…
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Roger Chapelain-Midy Documented profileFrance
Roger Chapelain-Midy (1904–1992), a French painter, lithographer and stage designer, trained at the Paris fine arts school and subsequently in Montparnasse academies. He exhibited at…
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Roger de La Fresnaye Documented profileFrance
In the documented record, Roger de La Fresnaye’s painting is distinguished by Cubist compositions with geometrically stylized, highly coloured forms, developed into figure scenes, la…
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Roger Desserprit Documented profileFrance
Roger Desserprit explored relationships between colour, relief and space. After lessons in painting and drawing in Chalon-sur-Saône, he attended the Paris École des beaux-arts from 1…
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Roger Edgar Gillet Documented profileFrance
The French painter and printmaker Roger-Edgar Gillet develops his work from an early abstract period towards figuration; in the mid-1960s, humanity becomes the central subject of his…
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Roger Forissier Documented profileFrance
Roger Forissier (1924–2003) placed landscape at the centre of a figurative practice that also encompassed portraits, still lifes and printmaking. Born in Feurs, he trained at the fin…
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Roger Lersy Documented profileFrance
The French painter, lithographer and composer Roger Lersy pursues an artistic practice in which painting and music each occupy an important place. Born in Paris in 1920, he dies in O…
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Roger Limouse Documented profileFrance
Roger Limouse (1894–1989) was a French painter born in Collo, Algeria, who died in Paris. Trained under Paul Albert Laurens at the Académie Julian, he developed a figurative practice…
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Roger Montané Documented profileFrance
The figurative painter Roger Montané, born in Bordeaux in 1916 and deceased in Castelmaurou in 2002, combined academic training with a practice shaped by observing everyday life. He…
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Roger Mühl Documented profileFrance
Trained at the École des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg, Roger Mühl began his studies there in 1939, interrupted them during the war, and resumed them from 1945 to 1948. He created mu…
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Roger Raveel Documented profileBelgium
Roger Raveel (1921–2013) was born in Machelen-aan-de-Leie, where he lived and worked until his death. Trained in Deinze and then Ghent, he met Cobra artists in the early 1950s. His p…
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Roland Caillaux Documented profileFrance
A film and theatre actor as well as a draughtsman, Roland Caillaux pursued two distinct practices. He lived from 1905 to 1977. His civil name was Roland Caillaud, with a “d”, but he…
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Roland Lefranc Documented profileFrance
The French painter and lithographer Roland Lefranc grounded a significant part of his work in Lower Normandy: the coastline occupies a prominent place, alongside ports, regattas, rur…
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Roland Oudot Documented profileFrance
The French painter and lithographer Roland Oudot, born in Paris in 1897, also worked in engraving, mural painting, theatre design and book illustration. From 1915, he worked as an as…
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Roland Sabatier Documented profileFrance
Born in Toulouse in 1942 and deceased in Paris in 2022, Roland Sabatier joined the Lettrist group in 1963. Closely associated with Isidore Isou, he explored the possibilities of sign…
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Roland Topor Documented profileFrance
Born and died in Paris, Roland Topor (1938–1997) was a French artist and writer whose career spanned drawing, publishing, literature, film and television. From 1955, he studied at th…
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Rolf Cavael Documented profileCountry to be documented
Titled “Abstrakte Komposition”, it is executed in ink on paper and measures 45.5 × 28 cm. The catalogue associates this work with the artist’s estate, Galerie Alvensleben in Munich,…
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Rolf Hans Documented profileGermany
Titled “Komposition grau”, this oil on canvas measures 80 × 67 cm. It is signed and dated on the reverse “R. Hans, 81”. The painting was sold at auction for CHF 550, excluding fees.
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Romero Britto Documented profileBrazil
Romero Britto, born in Recife in 1963, developed a self-taught drawing and painting practice from an early age, using materials including newspaper and cardboard. A trip to Paris in…
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Romolo Leone Documented profileCountry to be documented
A painter associated with Naples, Romolo Leone is described as a pupil of Giuseppe Casciaro and a member of the Flegreo group. Two commercial listings give his dates as 1883–1958; on…
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Roni Horn Documented profileUnited States
Born in New York in 1955, Roni Horn studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and Yale. Her work encompasses sculpture, drawing, photography and books. Since 1975, regular journey…
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Rosa Bonheur Documented profileFrance
Rosa Bonheur, a French artist born in 1822 and deceased in 1899, is represented in the collections listed by the Art Institute of Chicago by works spanning several decades. These inc…
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Rosalba Carriera Documented profileCountry to be documented
Rosalba Carriera was born in Venice in 1673 and died in 1757. She established pastel as a portrait medium sought after across Europe. Beginning with miniatures, she attracted an inte…
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Rosemarie Trockel Documented profileGermany
Born in 1952 in Schwerte, Germany, Rosemarie Trockel is a German artist whose work brings techniques and motifs associated with different domains into dialogue. In the mid-1980s, her…
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Ross Bleckner Documented profileUnited States
Ross Bleckner, born in New York in 1949, is an American painter. He graduated from New York University in 1971 and the California Institute of the Arts in 1973, emerging prominently…
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Roy Lichtenstein Documented profileUnited States
Roy Lichtenstein was a leading figure in American Pop art, which emerged in the early 1960s. He transformed images from comic books and advertisements into paintings whose black outl…
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Rubem Valentim Documented profileBrazil
Rubem Valentim, born in Salvador in 1922, who died in São Paulo in 1991, developed paintings, sculptures and prints informed by Afro-Brazilian traditions. From the 1950s, he recompos…
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Rudolf Ausleger Documented profileGermany
German painter and art teacher Rudolf Ausleger (1897–1974) first trained at the Schule Reimann, then at the Staatliche Kunstschule, where he studied with Georg Tappert and Bernhard H…
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Rudolf Bauer Documented profileUnited States
German painter born in 1889 and died in 1953, Rudolf Bauer is associated with the Berlin avant-garde movement Der Sturm. According to a biographical entry, his work became a componen…
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Rudolf Bredow Documented profileGermany
Rudolf Bredow trained at Berlin’s School of Applied Arts from 1930 to 1934 with Hans Orlowski, Harold Bengen and Max Kaus. He subsequently worked as a painter and graphic artist for…
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Rudolf Cronau Documented profileCountry to be documented
Rudolf Cronau (1855–1939) combined painting with journalism and travel writing. He began studying at the Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts in 1870 and also wrote for newspapers in Soli…
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Rudolf Epp Documented profileCountry to be documented
Born on 30 July 1834 in Eberbach, in the Grand Duchy of Baden, Rudolf Epp first trained under Karl Ludwig Seeger, then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Carlsruhe. There he studied with…
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Rudolf Hellwag Documented profileCountry to be documented
Coasts and English landscapes hold an important place in the work of Rudolf Hellwag (1867–1942). Born in Innsbruck, the German marine and landscape painter studied in Munich and Karl…
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Rudolf Jahns Documented profileGermany
German painter Rudolf Jahns, born in 1896 and died in 1983, was among the members of the Abstracts of Hanover, a group founded in 1927. A work titled Abstrakter Akt, dated 1955, is a…
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Rudolf Jordan Documented profileCountry to be documented
Rudolf Jordan (1810–1887), born in Berlin and deceased in Düsseldorf, trained with Karl Wilhelm Wach before continuing his studies at Düsseldorf’s academy. A genre painter, draughtsm…
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Rudolf Levy Documented profileCountry to be documented
Rudolf Levy (1875–1944), a German Jewish painter, became friends with Walter Bondy in Munich. They moved to Paris in 1903 and frequented the Café du Dôme, which became a major meetin…
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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