--- title: Neil Young Art Exhibit: Other Paintings by Famous Musicians description: Neil Young, Marilyn Manson and Patti Smith are just a few of the legendary singers who like to rock out with their smock out canonical: https://time.com/3565220/neil-young-famous-musicians-paintings/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-11-06T21:54:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:19.912Z og:title: Can You Guess Which Famous Musicians Made These Paintings? og:description: The artists include Neil Young, Marilyn Manson, Patti Smith and more og:url: https://time.com/3565220/neil-young-famous-musicians-paintings/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt69f6c6d355d9ec1e/698765cacd1bba11c46f32d2/david-bowie-painting.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: GERMANY-ART-EXHIBITION-DAVID BOWIE og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Can You Guess Which Famous Musicians Made These Paintings? twitter:description: The artists include Neil Young, Marilyn Manson, Patti Smith and more twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt69f6c6d355d9ec1e/698765cacd1bba11c46f32d2/david-bowie-painting.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Can You Guess Which Famous Musicians Made These Paintings? by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) and [Joseph C. Lin](https://time.com/author/joseph-c-lin/) Nov 6, 2014 9:54 PM UTC  Who painted this? Who painted this?Johannes Eisele—AFP/Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) and [Joseph C. Lin](https://time.com/author/joseph-c-lin/) Nov 6, 2014 9:54 PM UTC As an art exhibit featuring **Neil Young**‘s watercolors [opens in Los Angeles this week](http://time.com/3560810/neil-young-storytone-art-watercolor-paintings/), we rounded up paintings by the venerable rocker and nine other famous musicians, including **Marilyn Manson, Paul Stanley, Ronnie Wood, Tony Bennett, Neil Young, David Bowie, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, Paul Simonon** and **Ringo Starr**. Can you guess who painted what? After viewing each image, click to the next slide to reveal the artist.  Who painted this? Angela Weiss—Getty Images  Neil Young created these watercolors depicting one of his greatest passions: cars. Getty Images (2)  Who painted this? Antonio Calanni—AP  Bob Dylan created "New Orleans Series," a collection of paintings inspired by the city of New Orleans in the 1940s and '50s. AP; Getty Images  Who painted this? Johannes Eisele—AFP/Getty Images  David Bowie painted this portrait of Japanese author Yukio Mishima in 1977. Getty Images (2)  Who painted this? Victor Chavez—WireImage/Getty Images  This painting from Marilyn Manson's "The Path of Misery" exhibition was featured in Mexico City in 2011. Getty Images (2)  Who painted this? Francois Durand—Getty Images  This was the work of Patti Smith, seen in a 2008 exhibit called "Patti Smith, Land 250" in Paris. Getty Images (2)  Who painted this? Sebastien Nogier—EPA/Corbis  Ringo Starr created this work, titled "Is It Time?" in 2005. Sebastien Nogier—EPA/Corbis  Who painted this? Chris Jackson—Getty Images  Paul Simonon, bassist for The Clash, created this series of oil paintings interpreting bullfights. Getty Images (2)  Who painted this? George Napolitano—FilmMagic/Getty Images  This one was by Paul Stanley of Kiss. George Napolitano—FilmMagic/Getty Images  Who painted this? Brendan Hoffman—Getty Images  Tony Bennett created this painting of jazz musician Duke Ellington. Bennett donated it to the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery to mark the 110th anniversary of Ellington's birth. Brendan Hoffman—Getty Images  Who painted this? Chris Jackson—Getty Images  Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood created this painting of his bandmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. 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