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Robert Ryman

1930 - 2019

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Robert Ryman (May 30, 1930 – February 8, 2019) was an American painter identified with the movements of monochrome painting, minimalism, and conceptual art. He was best known for abstract, white-on-white paintings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Ryman has received more than 209,985 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Ryman is the 1,714th most popular painter, the 6,380th most popular biography from United States and the 87th most popular American Painter.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Robert Ryman ranks 1,714 out of 2,023. Before him are David Octavius Hill, Ben Vautier, Oton Iveković, Eugène Devéria, Regina Ghazaryan, and Joseph Noel Paton. After him are Marianne Stokes, Theodore Robinson, Brygos Painter, Pauline Auzou, Gwen John, and Kate Greenaway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Robert Ryman ranks 373. Before him are Judit Temes, Oleg Anofriyev, FM-2030, George Fernandes, Boris Parygin, and Roger Vonlanthen. After him are Štefan Uher, Shel Silverstein, Choi Chung-min, Alakbar Mammadov, Clarke Scholes, and John Alcott. Among people deceased in 2019, Robert Ryman ranks 306. Before him are Gunder Bengtsson, Charles Kittel, Carolee Schneemann, Fred Bongusto, Ivan Dimitrov, and George Fernandes. After him are Jerrie Cobb, Patricia Bath, Ismail Petra of Kelantan, Egon Zimmermann, Med Hondo, and Larry Cohen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Ryman ranks 6,380 out of 20,380. Before him are Mother Angelica (1923), Louis Calhern (1895), Edwin Stanton (1814), Corbin Bleu (1989), Helene Hanff (1916), and Joseph Sargent (1925). After him are Jane Colden (1724), Thelma Todd (1906), Steven Culp (1955), Bernadette Peters (1948), Joseph Sweeney (1884), and Jerrie Cobb (1931).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Robert Ryman ranks 87. Before him are Frederic Remington (1861), John Baldessari (1931), Morris Louis (1912), Richard Anuszkiewicz (1930), Jenny Holzer (1950), and William Merritt Chase (1849). After him are Theodore Robinson (1852), Mike Kelley (1954), Cecilia Beaux (1855), Washington Allston (1779), Paul McCarthy (1945), and Kay Sage (1898).

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