| PABLO | Forename of the artist Picasso |
| DORA | Forename of the artist "Carrington" who painted Cyclamen in a Pot, Dahlias, Iris Tree on a Horse, Tidmarsh Mill, Tulips in a Staffordshire Jug and a portrait of Lytton Strachey (4) |
| LLUCALCARI | Hidden picturesque cove near Deia, Mallorca, where the artist Picasso once stayed (10) |
| CLAUDE | Given name of the artist whose paintings include Seaport at Sunset, The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba and Ascanius Shooting the Stag of Sylvia (6) |
| ELGRECO | Nickname of the artist commissioned by Philip II of Spain to paint the altarpiece The Martyrdom of St Maurice, who was sacked shortly after its completion (2,5) |
| VELVET | An originally imported silk fabric, sometimes with gold or silver threads; or, one of the nicknames of the artist Jan Brueghel the Elder (6) |
| SELFPORTRAIT | Painting of the artist by the artist (4-8) |
| AGONY | Tale of the artist Michelangelo, The ... And The Ecstasy |
| CANALETTO | Nickname of the artist whose veduta The Stonemason's Yard was often chosen by aristocrats as a memento of their Grand Tour (9) |
| MOOCOW | Kidspeak animal mentioned in the first line of "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" |
| NEWMAN | Barnett, co-founder of the 'Subject of the Artist' school (6) |
| ABRAMOVIC | Marina who was the titular artist of "The Artist Is Present" |
| ANITA | Novelist Desai of The Artist of Disappearance |
| WHISTLERSMOTHER | Famous painting of one of the artist's parents |
| DEDALUS | Stephen of Joyce's "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" |
| WILLIAMDOBELL | Sir who won the Archibald Prize in 1943 for a portrait of the artist Joshua Smith (Picture E) (7,6) |
| THOMAS | Dylan --; Welsh poet who wrote the radio drama Under Milk Wood and story collection Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog (6) |
| DRE | Rap doctor who produced the debut studio album of the artist in 16a |
| SITAR | With return of the artist, takes a seat with the instrument (5) |
| MANN | German writer concerned with the role of the artist in society, d. 1955 (4) |
