On this Day

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,

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.

Born 18 Feb1857 in Leipzig to a wealthy family so was able to pursue his passion for art, focusing on prints and etchings. Most famous for his wonderfully-titled series Paraphrase on the finding of a glove, here’s: Action.

Born Feb 17, 1774 in Annapolis, Peale was the first professional American still-life painter. Must have been an artistic family, his siblings were called Titian, Rubens and Rembrandt!

A friend of Van Gogh, Guillaumin was born in Orly, 16 Feb 1841. Sadly he’s not the best remembered of French Impressionists. His Landscape at Crozant is in the @artinstitutechi

Born Feb 14, 1812 in Sparta NY, Agate was considered to be a pioneer of camera lucida usage, enabling him to trace the outline of landscapes. Especially good at botanical illustrations, he served on the US Exploring Expedition of 1838–42. This painting is entitled: Sacramento.