Sol le Witt
September 9, 1928 – April 8, 2007
Conceptual art and minimalism
leWitt is considered the founder of conceptual and minimalism art

René Margritte
November 21, 1898 – August 15, 1967
Belgian surrealist
Margritte was known to make his work challenge the observers’ preconditioned perceptions of reality

Roy Lichtenstein
October 27, 1923- September 29, 1997
American pop artist
Lichtenstein was a leading role in the new art and defined the basic structure of pop art

Barbara Kruger
January 26, 1945 –
American conceptual artist
Kruger was criticizing the capitalist movement and gender roles with her use of advertisement in her feminist pieces

Édouard Manet
January 23, 1832 – April 30, 1883
Manet played a big part in the transition from realism to impressionism