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30 Contemporary Painters You Should Know
Art for, and by, the living.
2. Thierry Bisch

Via thierrybisch.com
4. Michaël Borremans

Via bumbumbum.me
6. Marlene Dumas

Via mutantspace.com
8. Sam Dillemans

Via museumtoeren.be
11. Anselm Kiefer

Via siue.edu
12. Chantal Joffe

13. Martin Wittfooth

Via blogger.com
14. Totte Mannes

15. Odd Nerdrum

Via blogger.com
16. Wangechi Mutu

Via rfc.museum
17. Albert Oehlen

Via dailyserving.com
18. Larry Poons

20. Ernest Ruckle

Via ernestruckle.com
21. James Rosenquist

22. Neo Rauch

23. Jenny Saville

Via ejs5303.blog.com
24. Joan Snyder

25. Helmut Tollmann

26. Wayne Thiebaud

27. Peter Doig

28. Jeremy Miranda

29. Kate Tucker

30. Jen Mann
