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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
