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Félix Vallotton
Swiss-born French graphic artist and painter
Valentin Aleksandrovich Serov
Russian artist
Lyubov Sergeyevna Popova
Russian artist
Shepard Fairey: “Hope” poster
Shepard Fairey
American artist
Ivan Albertovich Puni
Russian artist
Aaron Douglas
American artist
Pyotr Petrovich Konchalovsky
Russian artist
McMein, Neysa: United War Work Campaign poster
Neysa McMein
American artist
Keith Haring: Berlin Wall mural
Keith Haring
American artist
David Carson
American graphic designer
Paul Rand
American graphic designer
Kentridge, William
William Kentridge
South African artist and filmmaker
Alfred Kubin
Austrian artist
Czóbel, Béla
Béla Czóbel
Hungarian artist
Escher, M.C.
M.C. Escher
Dutch artist
József Egry
Hungarian artist
Karl Klič
Bohemian artist and printer