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Art Critics

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Alan McLeod McCullochArtist · Comics and comic artAlan McLeod McCulloch AO (5 August 1907 – 21 December 1992) was one of Australia's foremost art critics for more than 60 years, an art historian and gallery director, cartoonist, and…
Aleksander LesserArtist · PaintingsAleksander Lesser (13 May 1814 – 13 March 1884) was a Polish painter, illustrator, sketch artist, art critic, and amateur researcher of antiquities.
Alexis RannitAuthor · BooksAlexis Rannit (born Alexey Konstantinovich Dolgoshev - Алексей Константинович Долгошев; Estonian: Aleksis Rannit;
Alfonso GattoArtist · PaintingsAlfonso Gatto (17 July 1909 – 8 March 1976) was an Italian poet and writer. Along with Giuseppe Ungaretti he is one of the foremost Italian poets of the 20th century and a major exponent of…
Alice BrillPhotographer · PhotographyAlice Brill (December 13, 1920 – June 29, 2013) was a German-born Brazilian photographer, painter, and art critic.
André du BouchetAuthor · BooksAndré du Bouchet (April 7, 1924 – April 19, 2001) was a French poet.
André LhoteEngraver · PrintsAndré Lhote (5 July 1885 – 24 January 1962) was a French Cubist painter of figure subjects, portraits, landscapes, and still life.
Angelo de GubernatisAuthor · BooksCount Angelo De Gubernatis (7 April 1840 – 26 February 1913) was an Italian man of letters. He was born in Turin and educated there and in Berlin, where he studied philology.
Arqueles VelaAuthor · BooksArqueles Vela (Guatemala/Tapachula 1899 – Mexico City 1977) was a Mexican writer, journalist and teacher, of Guatemalan origin.
Arthur Coleman DantoAuthor · BooksArthur Coleman Danto (January 1, 1924 – October 25, 2013) was an American art critic, philosopher, and professor at Columbia University.
Arthur H. MillierEngraver · PrintsArthur Millier (1893 – March 30, 1975) was a British-born American painter, etcher, printmaker, and art critic. He was the art critic for the Los Angeles Times from 1926 to 1958.
Baburao SadwelkarArtist · PaintingsBaburao Sadwelkar (28 June 1928 – 23 November 2000) was an Indian painter, art writer, educator and administrator.
Barbara RoseArtist · PaintingsBarbara Ellen Rose (June 11, 1936December 25, 2020) was an American art historian, art critic, curator, and college professor.
Beatrice HastingsAuthor · BooksBeatrice Hastings was the pen name of Emily Alice Haigh (27 January 1879 – 30 October 1943), an English writer, literary critic, poet and theosophist.
Benjamin TammuzArtist · SculptureBenjamin Tammuz (Hebrew: בנימין תמוז; 11 July 1919 – 19 July 1989) was an Israeli writer and artist who contributed to Israeli culture in many disciplines, as a novelist, journalist,…
Bernard BerensonAuthor · BooksBernard Berenson (June 26, 1865 – October 6, 1959) was an American art historian specializing in the Renaissance.
Bernard NoëlAuthor · BooksBernard Noël (19 November 1930 – 13 April 2021) was a French writer and poet. He received the Grand Prix national de la poésie (National Grand Prize of Poetry) in 1992, the Prix Robert…
Berta Zuckerkandl-SzepsAuthor · BooksBerta Zuckerkandl-Szeps (born Bertha Szeps; 13 April 1864 – 16 October 1945) was an Austrian writer, journalist and art critic.
Bogdan PopovićAuthor · BooksBogdan Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Богдан Поповић; 20 December 1863 – 7 November 1944) was Serbian university professor, literary critic and academic.
Bruno CarusoIllustrator · IllustrationBruno Caruso (lang; 8 August 1927 – 4 November 2018) was an Italian artist, graphic designer and writer. He spent much of his adult life working in Rome.
Camille MauclairAuthor · BooksSéverin Faust (December 29, 1872, Paris – April 23, 1945), better known by his pseudonym Camille Mauclair (kamij moklɛʁ), was a French poet, novelist, biographer, travel writer, and art…
Camillo BoitoDesigner · DesignCamillo Boito (kaˈmillo ˈbɔito; 30 October 1836 – 28 June 1914) was an Italian architect and engineer, and a noted art critic, art historian and novelist.
Carl SternheimAuthor · BooksCarl Sternheim (born William Adolph Carl Francke; 1 April 1878 – 3 November 1942) was a German playwright and short story writer.
Carlos FranquiAuthor · BooksCarlos Franqui (December 4, 1921 – April 16, 2010) was a Cuban writer, poet, journalist, art critic, and political activist.
Catherine MilletAuthor · BooksIllustration — Catherine Millet at home
Cesare BrandiAuthor · BooksCesare Brandi was an Italian historian, art critic, art theorist and poet (1906–1988). He was born in Siena.
Charles BaudelaireAuthor · BooksCharles-Pierre Baudelaire (9 April 1821 – 31 August 1867) was a French poet, essayist, translator and art critic.
Charles BlancAuthor · BooksIllustration — Portrait by Nadar, c.
Charles Paul LandonEngraver · PrintsCharles Paul Landon (12 October 17605 March 1826) was a French painter and popular writer on art and artists.
Clarence KingAuthor · BooksClarence Rivers King (January 6, 1842 – December 24, 1901) was an American geologist, mountaineer, and author.
Coosje van BruggenArtist · SculptureCoosje van Bruggen (June 6, 1942 – January 10, 2009) was a Dutch-born American sculptor, art historian, and critic. She collaborated extensively with her husband, Claes Oldenburg.
Cor BlokIllustrator · IllustrationCornelis Blok (1934–2021), known as Cor, was a Dutch artist and art history teacher. He became well known as a Tolkien illustrator; Tolkien purchased one of his paintings.
Dino FormaggioArtist · SculptureDino Formaggio (28 July 1914 in Milan – 6 December 2008 in Illasi) was an Italian philosopher, art critic, and academic.
Douglas BlissIllustrator · IllustrationDouglas Percy Bliss (28 January 1900 – 11 March 1984; Urdu: ڈگلس پرسی بلیس) was a Scottish painter and art conservationist.
Eligiusz NiewiadomskiArtist · PaintingsEligiusz Józef Niewiadomski (1 December 1869 – 31 January 1923) was a Polish modernist painter and art critic who sympathized with the right-wing National Democracy movement.
Émile ZolaAuthor · BooksÉmile Édouard Charles Antoine Zola (also; French: [emil zɔla]; 2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was a French novelist, journalist, playwright, the best-known practitioner of the literary…
Étienne-Jean DelécluzeAuthor · BooksIllustration — Étienne-Jean Delécluze
Eugen GomringerDesigner · Modern designEugen Gomringer (20 January 1925 – 21 August 2025) was a Bolivian-born Swiss concrete poet. He was head of the Institut für Konstruktive Kunst und Konkrete Poesie (IKKP) in Rehau, Germany.
Florent FelsPhotographer · PhotographyFerdinand Florent Fels (14 August 1891, Paris – 26 January 1977, Cap-d'Ail) was a French journalist, publisher and author prominent in discussing art in France.
Franz RohPhotographer · PhotographyFranz Roh (21 February 1890 – 30 December 1965), was a German historian, photographer, and art critic.
Friedrich AchleitnerAuthor · BooksFriedrich Achleitner (23 May 1930 – 27 March 2019) was an Austrian poet and architecture critic. His magnum opus is a multi-volume do
Gabriel FerraterAuthor · BooksGabriel Ferrater i Soler (20 May 1922 – 27 April 1972) was an author, translator and scholar of linguistics of the sixties who wrote in the Catalan language.
Gillo DorflesArtist · PaintingsAngelo Eugenio "Gillo" Dorfles (12 April 1910 – 2 March 2018) was an Italian art critic, painter, and philosopher.
Giulio Ulisse ArataDesigner · DesignGiulio Ulisse Arata (21 August 1881 – 15 September 1962) was an Italian architect. His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Guillaume ApollinaireAuthor · BooksGuillaume Apollinaire (born Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Aleksander Apolinary Kostrowicki;
Günther AndersAuthor · BooksGünther Anders (lang; born Günther Siegmund Stern, 12 July 1902 – 17 December 1992) was a German-born philosopher, journalist and critical theorist.
Hans-Ulrich ObristAuthor · BooksHans Ulrich Obrist (born 1968) is a Swiss art curator, critic, and art historian. He is Artistic Director at the Serpentine Galleries, London.
Hasan Shaheed SuhrawardyAuthor · BooksHasan Shahid Suhrawardy (24 October 1890 – 3 March 1965), also known as Shahid Suhrawardy, was a Bengali diplomat, translator, poet and art critic.
Helmina von ChézyAuthor · BooksHelmina von Chézy (26 January 1783 – 28 January 1856), née Wilhelmine Christiane von Klencke, was a German journalist, poet and playwright.
Isidora SekulićAuthor · BooksIsidora Sekulić (Исидора Секулић, 16 February 1877 – 5 April 1958) was a Serbian writer, novelist, essayist, polyglot and art critic.
Ivan KramskoiArtist · PaintingsIvan Nikolayevich Kramskoi (8 June 1837 – 5 April 1887) was a Russian Realist painter and art critic.
Jac AhrenbergDesigner · DesignJohan Jacob Ahrenberg, usually referred to as Jac (30 March 1847, in Vyborg – 10 October 1914, in Helsinki) was a Finnish architect, writer and artist.
Jacques-Émile BlancheEngraver · PrintsJacques-Émile Blanche (lang; (1 January 1861 – 30 September 1942) was a French artist, largely self-taught, who became a successful portrait painter, working in London and Paris.
James LaverAuthor · BooksJames Laver, CBE, FRSA (14 March 1899 – 3 June 1975) was an English author, critic, art historian, and museum curator who acted as Keeper of Prints, Drawings and Paintings for the Victoria…
Jean MetzingerEngraver · PrintsJean Dominique Antony Metzinger (lang; 24 June 1883 – 3 November 1956) was a major 20th-century French painter, theorist, writer, critic and poet, who along with Albert Gleizes wrote the…
Jean-Baptiste Claude Eugène GuillaumeArtist · SculpturePhotograph by Eugène Pirou
Jerry SaltzAuthor · BooksJerry Saltz (born February 19, 1951) is an American art critic. Since 2006, he has been senior art critic and columnist for New York magazine.
Jindřich ChalupeckýAuthor · BooksJindřich Chalupecký (12 February 1910 – 19 June 1990) was a Czech art and literary theorist and critic, essayist, art historian, and translator. He was the husband of poet Jiřina Hauková.
John AshberyAuthor · BooksJohn Lawrence Ashbery (July 28, 1927 – September 3, 2017) was an American poet and art critic.
John RuskinDesigner · DesignJohn Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was an English polymath a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era.
John UpdikeAuthor · BooksJohn Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short-story writer, art critic, and literary critic.
Josep Llorens i ArtigasArtist · CeramicsJosep Llorens i Artigas (16 June 1892 – 11 December 1980) was a Spanish ceramic artist known for his collaboration with Joan Miró.
Josep Maria SubirachsArtist · PaintingsJosep Maria Subirachs i Sitjar (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə suβiˈɾaks]; 11 March 1927 – 7 April 2014) was a Spanish sculptor and painter of the late 20th century.
Josep Palau i FabreAuthor · BooksIllustration — Josep Palau i Fabre
Joseph Archer CroweIllustrator · IllustrationSir Joseph Archer Crowe KCMG (25 October 1825, London – 6 September 1896, Gamburg an der Tauber, today Werbach, Germany) was an English journalist, consular official and art historian,…
Juan Agustín Ceán BermúdezArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Retrato de J. A. Ceán Bermúdez (Goya, 1785)
Juan CalzadillaArtist · PaintingsJuan Calzadilla (16 May 1930 – 15 June 2025) was a Venezuelan poet, painter and art critic.
Karel HlaváčekArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Karel Hlaváček in 1895
Karl WurbsIllustrator · IllustrationIllustration — Karl Würbs (date unknown)
Kenyon CoxIllustrator · IllustrationKenyon Cox (October 27, 1856 – March 17, 1919) was an American painter, illustrator, muralist, writer, and teacher.
Laza KostićAuthor · BooksLazar Kostić (Лазар Костић; 12 February 1841 – 27 November 1910) was a Serbian poet, prose writer, lawyer, aesthetician, journalist, publicist, and politician.
Leo SteinArtist · PaintingsLeo Stein (May 11, 1872 – July 29, 1947) was an American art collector and critic. He was born in Allegheny City (now in Pittsburgh), the older brother of Gertrude Stein.
Léon Roger-MilèsAuthor · BooksLéon Roger (also known as Léon Roger-Milès or just Roger-Milès; 3 November 1859 – 24 May 1928) was a French lawyer, historian, poet, journalist and art critic.
Léon WerthAuthor · BooksIllustration — Werth in 1914 in a military uniform
Louis AragonAuthor · BooksLouis Aragon (French: [lwi aʁaɡɔ̃]; 3 October 1897 – 24 December 1982) was a French poet who was one of the leading voices of the surrealist movement in France.
Louis AuvrayArtist · SculptureIllustration — Louis Auvray (c.1860)
Louis DellucPerson · Film memorabiliaLouis Delluc (French: [dɛlyk]; 14 October 1890 – 22 March 1924) was an Impressionist French film director, screenwriter and film critic.
Luigi BartoliniEngraver · PrintsLuigi Bartolini (8 February 1892 – 16 May 1963) was an Italian painter, writer, and poet.
Marcel CarnéPerson · Film memorabiliaMarcel Albert Carné (lang; 18 August 1906 – 31 October 1996) was a French film director.
Margherita SarfattiAuthor · BooksMargherita Sarfatti (marɡeˈriːta sarˈfatti; Grassini; 8 April 1880 – 30 October 1961) was an Italian journalist, art critic, patron, collector, socialite, and prominent propaganda adviser…
Marion SpielmannAuthor · BooksIllustration — Marion Spielmann painted by John Henry Frederick Bacon.
Maurice BardècheAuthor · BooksMaurice Bardèche (1 October 1907 – 30 July 1998) was a French art critic and journalist, better known as one of the leading exponents of neo-fascism and Holocaust denial in post–World War…
Maurice DenisArtist · PaintingsMaurice Denis (lang; 25 November 1870 – 13 November 1943) was a French painter, decorative artist, and writer.
Max KozloffPhotographer · PhotographyMaxwell Kozloff (June 21, 1933 – April 6, 2025) was an American art historian, art critic of modern art, and photographer. He was art editor at The Nation, and executive editor of Artforum.
Maxime Du CampPhotographer · PhotographyMaxime Du Camp (8 February 1822 – 9 February 1894) was a French writer and photographer.
Mihailo ValtrovićDesigner · DesignMihailo Valtrović (7 September 1839 – 9 September 1915) was a Serbian architect, professor of archeology, one of the first pioneers of art history in Serbia, and key representative of the…
Mino GuerriniArtist · PaintingsMino Guerrini (16 December 1927 – 10 January 1990) was an Italian director, screenwriter, journalist, actor, and painter.
Mohammad SalemyPhotographer · Photography
Myfanwy PiperPerson · Music memorabiliaMary Myfanwy Piper (məˈvanuj; 28 March 1911 – 18 January 1997) was a British art critic and opera librettist. She was the founder of the periodical Axis, which was devoted to abstract art.
Nadezhda KhvoshchinskayaAuthor · BooksNadezhda Dmitryevna Khvoshchinskaya (May 20, 1821 – June 8, 1889), was a Russian novelist, poet, literary critic and translator. Her married name was Zayonchkovskaya (Зайончковская;
Nick SousanisArtist · Comics and comic artWalter Nickell "Nick" Sousanis is an American scholar, art critic, and cartoonist;
Nicolae TonitzaArtist · PaintingsNicolae Tonitza (nikoˈla.e toˈnit͡sa; April 13, 1886 – February 27, 1940) was a Romanian painter, engraver, lithographer, journalist and art critic.
Norah BorgesArtist · SculptureLeonor Fanny "Norah" Borges Acevedo (March 4, 1901 – July 20, 1998), was an Argentine visual artist and art critic, member of the Florida group, and sister of the Argentine writer Jorge…
Norman GarstinArtist · PaintingsNorman Garstin (28 August 1847 – 22 June 1926) was an Irish artist, teacher, art critic and journalist associated with the Newlyn School of painters.
Okakura KakuzōAuthor · Books
Ole SarvigAuthor · BooksOle Sarvig (27 November 1921 in Copenhagen – 4 December 1981 in Copenhagen) was a Danish author and poet, known for his participation in the literary journal heretica.
Ottó TolnaiAuthor · BooksOttó Tolnai (Serbian Cyrillic: Ото Толнаи, 5 July 1940 – 27 March 2025) was a Yugoslav and Hungarian writer, poet and translator, and a recipient of the Kossuth Prize.
Paul NashEngraver · PrintsPaul Nash (11 May 1889 – 11 July 1946) was a British surrealist painter and war artist, as well as a photographer, writer and designer of applied art.
Pedro de MadrazoAuthor · BooksPedro de Madrazo y Kuntz (11 October 1816, Rome - 20 August 1898, Madrid) was a Spanish painter, jurist, writer, translator and art critic.
Peter DelpeutPerson · Film memorabiliaPeter Delpeut (born 12 July 1956, Vianen) is a Dutch filmmaker and writer. Several of his films have heavily used found footage.
Pierre RestanyEngraver · Prints(by Erling Mandelmann, 1998)
Pietro AretinoAuthor · BooksPietro Aretino (lang; 19 or 20 April 1492[3] – 21 October 1556) was an Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer, who wielded influence on contemporary art and politics.
Pietro D'AchiardiArtist · PaintingsIllustration — The Red Cart
Ranjit HoskoteAuthor · BooksRanjit Hoskote (born 1969) is an Indian poet, art critic, cultural theorist and independent curator.
Raoul De KeyserArtist · PaintingsRaoul De Keyser (29 August 1930 – 6 October 2012) was a Belgian painter who lived and worked in Deinze, Belgium.
Rastko PetrovićPhotographer · PhotographyAfter serving in the Serbian Army in World War I, he studied law in Paris and became a diplomat. Based at the Yugoslav embassy in Washington, D.C.
Raymond McIntyreArtist · PaintingsRaymond Francis McIntyre (5 February 1879 – 24 September 1933) was a New Zealand artist and art critic, best known for his superb painting and acute awareness of contemporary trends in…
René RicardArtist · PaintingsRene Ricard (July 23, 1946 – February 1, 2014) was an American poet, actor, art critic, and painter.
Ricciotto CanudoAuthor · BooksRicciotto Canudo (2 January 1877 – 10 November 1923) was an early Italian film theoretician who lived primarily in France.
Robert M. CoatesAuthor · BooksRobert Myron Coates (April 6, 1897 – February 8, 1973) was an American novelist, short story writer and art critic. He published five novels;
Roberto MelliArtist · SculptureRoberto Melli (1885–1958) was an Italian painter and sculptor to the Scuola Romana, and active in Ferrara and Rome.
Roger de PilesEngraver · PrintsRoger de Piles (7 October 1635 – 5 April 1709) was a French painter, engraver, art critic and diplomat.
Roger FryArtist · PaintingsRoger Eliot Fry (14 December 1866 – 9 September 1934) was an English painter and critic, and a member of the Bloomsbury Group.
Santiago Rusiñol i PratsArtist · PaintingsSantiago Rusiñol i Prats (Barcelona 25 February 1861 – Aranjuez 13 June 1931) was a Spanish painter, poet, journalist, collector and playwright.
Serge CharchouneIllustrator · IllustrationSerge Charchoune or Sergey Sharshun was a Russian painter and the first Russian Dada poet.
Shūzō TakiguchiIllustrator · IllustrationDecember 7, 1903 – July 1, 1979 was a Japanese poet, art critic, and artist. He was a central figure in prewar and postwar Japanese Surrealism, helping introduce the movement through his…
Stanisław BarejaTerminology · Film memorabiliaStanisław Sylwester Bareja (5 December 1929 – 14 June 1987) was a Polish filmmaker. Some of his films (mostly comedies) have reached cult status in Poland.
Stanisław WitkiewiczArtist · PaintingsStanisław Witkiewicz (Stanislovas Vitkevičius; 8 May 1851 – 5 September 1915) was a Polish painter, art theoretician, and amateur architect, known for his creation of "Zakopane Style".
Stella BowenArtist · PaintingsEsther Gwendolyn "Stella" Bowen (16 May 1893 – 30 October 1947) was an Australian artist and writer.
Stéphane MallarméIllustrator · IllustrationÉtienne Mallarmé (18March 18429September 1898), known professionally as Stéphane Mallarmé, was a French poet and critic.

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