Who is the most outstanding artist of the 20th century? - Results & Rankings
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Edward Hopper
American realist painter, known for urban scenes


Edward Hopper
American realist painter, known for urban scenes
Takashi Murakami
Japanese contemporary artist, known for Superflat style


Takashi Murakami
Japanese contemporary artist, known for Superflat style
Willem de Kooning
Dutch-American Abstract Expressionist painter


Willem de Kooning
Dutch-American Abstract Expressionist painter
Yayoi Kusama
Japanese contemporary artist known for polka dots and infinity rooms


Yayoi Kusama
Japanese contemporary artist known for polka dots and infinity rooms
Salvador Dalí
Spanish Surrealist painter known for bizarre imagery


Salvador Dalí
Spanish Surrealist painter known for bizarre imagery
Cy Twombly
American painter, known for calligraphic, scribbled works


Cy Twombly
American painter, known for calligraphic, scribbled works
Henri Matisse
French painter, leader of Fauvism movement


Henri Matisse
French painter, leader of Fauvism movement
Jeff Koons
American artist known for kitsch and pop culture references


Jeff Koons
American artist known for kitsch and pop culture references
Damien Hirst
British contemporary artist, member of Young British Artists


Damien Hirst
British contemporary artist, member of Young British Artists
Robert Rauschenberg
American artist, bridge between Abstract Expressionism and Pop art


Robert Rauschenberg
American artist, bridge between Abstract Expressionism and Pop art
Mark Rothko
American Abstract Expressionist, known for color field paintings


Mark Rothko
American Abstract Expressionist, known for color field paintings
Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter known for self-portraits and Mexican culture


Frida Kahlo
Mexican painter known for self-portraits and Mexican culture
Anselm Kiefer
German painter and sculptor, known for large-scale works


Anselm Kiefer
German painter and sculptor, known for large-scale works
Gerhard Richter
German visual artist, known for photo-paintings


Gerhard Richter
German visual artist, known for photo-paintings
Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter and sculptor, co-founder of Cubism


Pablo Picasso
Spanish painter and sculptor, co-founder of Cubism
Marc Chagall
Russian-French artist, known for dreamlike, poetic imagery


Marc Chagall
Russian-French artist, known for dreamlike, poetic imagery
Francis Bacon
British painter known for raw, unsettling imagery


Francis Bacon
British painter known for raw, unsettling imagery
Roy Lichtenstein
American Pop artist, known for comic strip style


Roy Lichtenstein
American Pop artist, known for comic strip style
Jasper Johns
American painter, associated with Abstract Expressionism and Pop art


Jasper Johns
American painter, associated with Abstract Expressionism and Pop art
Banksy
Anonymous British street artist and political activist


Banksy
Anonymous British street artist and political activist
Marina Abramović
Serbian performance artist, pioneer of body art


Marina Abramović
Serbian performance artist, pioneer of body art
Vincent van Gogh
Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, influential after death


Vincent van Gogh
Dutch Post-Impressionist painter, influential after death
Jackson Pollock
American Abstract Expressionist, pioneer of drip painting


Jackson Pollock
American Abstract Expressionist, pioneer of drip painting
Andy Warhol
American Pop artist, leading figure in visual art movement


Andy Warhol
American Pop artist, leading figure in visual art movement
Jean-Michel Basquiat
American Neo-expressionist painter and graffiti artist


Jean-Michel Basquiat
American Neo-expressionist painter and graffiti artist
David Hockney
British painter, key contributor to Pop art movement


David Hockney
British painter, key contributor to Pop art movement
Kara Walker
American contemporary artist, known for silhouette installations


Kara Walker
American contemporary artist, known for silhouette installations
Helen Frankenthaler
American Abstract Expressionist, pioneer of color field painting


Helen Frankenthaler
American Abstract Expressionist, pioneer of color field painting
Georgia O'Keeffe
American modernist painter, known for flower paintings


Georgia O'Keeffe
American modernist painter, known for flower paintings
Ai Weiwei
Chinese contemporary artist and activist


Ai Weiwei
Chinese contemporary artist and activist
Wassily Kandinsky
Russian painter, pioneer of abstract art


Wassily Kandinsky
Russian painter, pioneer of abstract art
Louise Bourgeois
French-American sculptor and installation artist


Louise Bourgeois
French-American sculptor and installation artist