Born23 Mar 1887 in Madrid, was one of the great Cubists (even if I only discovered him on a trip to Madrid). He lived in France for most of his career, and while maybe not quite up with Picasso, whose portrait this is, he’s pretty damn close.
Mar 2 1943. in Albuquerque. After a troubled youth, he moved to LA to be an illustrator, later working with Robert Crumb, before creating his Super Cartoon works using Old Master techniques.
Born: Mar 1, 1886 in Pöchlarn, Austria. Oskar was skilled at intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes. His theories on vision also highly influenced the Viennese Expressionist movement.
Born on 27 Feb 1863 in Valencia. Sorolla was orphaned at two years old. Brought up by an aunt/uncle, he studied in Madrid and Paris, later becoming known mainly for portraits. Here’s his home “Playa”.
Born: Feb 25, 1841 in Limoges, Renoir was one of the big guns of Impressionism. Is there much else to say? This is La Grenouillere, painted in 1869 #frog #unpronouncable
Born: Feb 24, 1836, in Boston, MA, Homer was an exceptional landscape painter, mainly known for his marine work. Considered one of the foremost painters in C19 America, he was largely self-taught, This is Salt Kettle, Bermuda
Born Feb 23, 1931 in Cincinnati, he was to be associated with the Pop Art movement. Initially working as a cartoonist, he found durng a landscape painting trip in 1958, that he could make painting his career,
Fresh from the Hayward Gallery, the Kunsthalle in Zürich has an exhibition featuring Igshaan Adams. It’s Ighsaan’s first major solo exhibition in continental Europe. Entitled Kicking Dust, the exhibition is akin to a park, a landscape that absorbs and surrounds us with the everyday – desire, narrative and countless contrasts. Where: KunsthalleWhen: until 20.05.2022
Born in Illinois, Feb 20, 1897, seen as a Magic Realist, Albright was known as the “master of the macabre” because of his dark subject matter (surprisingly, mainly self-portraits). This is: Dorian Gray #oneForTheAttic
Born in Berlin, 19 Feb 1877, Gabriele was a German expressionist painter. She studied and lived with Kandinsky and was a founding member of the Blaue Reiter group.
