Artist Stories

15 Art Superstars and Their Studios

Zuzanna Stańska 29 August 2016 min Read

Everybody needs a workplace. For every artist his studio is a very important place. Take a look at this selection of the superstar artists and their most intimate working places – their studios. Enjoy and get inspired!

Claude Monet

Stereoscopic Autochrome by Étienne Clémentel of Claude Monet in front of his house in Giverny, Musée d’Orsay
Stereoscopic Autochrome by Étienne Clémentel of Claude Monet in front of his house in Giverny, Musée d’Orsay

Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne in his studio at Les Lauves, in front of the Large Bathers now at the Barnes Foundation. Photo by Émile Bernard, 1904
Paul Cézanne in his studio at Les Lauves, in front of the Large Bathers now at the Barnes Foundation. Photo by Émile Bernard, 1904

Edvard Munch

Edvard Munch in his studio
Edvard Munch in his studio

Alphonse Mucha

Alfons Mucha at Val-de-Grâce, 1904
Alfons Mucha at Val-de-Grâce, 1904

Gustav Klimt

Gustav Klimt's studio
Gustav Klimt’s studio

Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso in his studio,, Alexander Liberman, 1956
Pablo Picasso in his studio, Alexander Liberman, 1956

Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse in his studio in the south of France, 1948
Henri Matisse in his studio in the south of France, 1948

Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali in his studio
Salvador Dali in his studio

Frida Kahlo

Lot 687, Fritz Henle (German, 1909-1993), The Three Frida artists' studios
Lot 687, Fritz Henle (German, 1909-1993), The Three Frida

Paul Klee

Paul Klee in his studio in Bern, 1939. (Felix Klee, Zentrum, Paul Klee, Bern, Klee Family Donation) artists' studios
Paul Klee in his studio in Bern, 1939. (Felix Klee, Zentrum, Paul Klee, Bern, Klee Family Donation)

Mark Rothko

Mark Rothko's Studio
Mark Rothko’s Studio

Jackson Pollock

Model of Jackson Pollock in his studio, by Joe Fig artists' studios
Model of Jackson Pollock in his studio, by Joe Fig

Georgia O’Keefee

Georgia O'Keefee studio, photographed by Cecil Beaton, 1967 artists' studios
Georgia O’Keefee studio, photographed by Cecil Beaton, 1967

Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein in his studio artists' studios
Roy Lichtenstein in his studio

Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon's studio artists' studios
Francis Bacon’s studio

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