Born 19 Aug 1848 in Paris to a wealthy family, Gustave was a lawyer, engineer and painter, of the realism/impressionism school. A bit of an enigma, he took up painting after fighting in the Franco-Prussian war. Here’s Pont de l’Europe.

Born 18 Aug 1909 in Ohio, Koch originally painted with impressionist tendencies but came to be known for highly realistic, light-filled pieces, often set in his own apartment in Manhattan and including himself in the painting. Here’s: Conversation.

Born Aug 17 1923 in the Bronx, Rivers was considered by some to be the Godfather of Pop Art, one of 11 artists featured in the original Terrain Gallery exhibition. Living at the Chelsea Hotel put him right in the middle of the 60s/70s rock scene. Here’s: Woman reclining in

Born Aug 15 1913, Indiana, Fulwider established a studio at the age of 25, devoting his time to painting and printmaking. While living in Northwest US, he became known for landscapes and industrial scenes – and trains; this is Sidelined.

Born 12 Aug (or 14 Aug -there’s some debate) 1714, Vernet was born in Avignon. After helping his father decorate sedan chairs, he moved on to become a fine, if immodest, landscape painter. Here’s one of his coastal scenes.

Born 8 Aug 1646, Kneller was a leading portrait painter of his day, working for British and European royalty. His series “Beauties” hangs at Hampton Court. The Chinese Convert (1687) shows the first visit of a Chinese man to England, and was ordered by King James II.

Born 7 Aug 1867, Nolde’s original surname was Hanson, he changed his name to that of his German birthplace. An expressionist, he was assocatied with Die Blaue Reiter and Die Brücke. This is: Sunflowers.

Born Aug 6 1928, Pittsburgh PA. What needs to be said about Warhol? We’ve all seen the soup cans, the bananas, Marilyn and Jackie. Simply iconic. This is one of his later works, Vesuvius II

Born 3rd August 1887, Washington DC. Wilson served in the US Army during WW1 and on his return documented his experiences by painting them. Some of his paintings are harrowing, some titles too long for Twitter. Here’s: Raid On Our Trench

Born in Pennsylvania on Aug 2 1871, Sloan was a founder of Ashcan art – which represented fin de siecle political rebellion. Best known for capturing urban life and local neighbourhoods in NYC, he was a proper socialist artist. Here’s: Six o’clock, Winter

Born July 26, 1893, Grosz was a German artist known mainlyfor his drawings and paintings of Berlin life in the 1920s. He was a prominent member of the Berlin Dada and New Objectivity groups during the pre-war years, settling in the US in 1938. Thisis “Untitled”

Born #OTD 25 July 1844 in Philadelphia, PA, Thomas Eakins was one of the USA’s finest. Here’s his Champion Single Sculls. Eakins worked exactingly from local Philadelphia life, painting many, many portraits that give a unique view of löife in the period. Here’s his Champion single sculls, it’s in @MuseumModernArt

Born 2 May 1825 in Denmark or maybe London? An undervalued or enigmatic painter? Classic C19 landscapes that you can pick up for reasonable money at auction. Just a thought. Here’s: St Michael’s Mount.

Born April 30 1503 in Bologna, Primaticcio trained under Giulio Romano in Mantov and also was a pupil of Innocenzo da Imola, executing decorations at the Palazzo Te before securing a position in the court of Francis I of France to work at Fontainebleu.

Born 24 Apr, 1889 near Moscow, Popova was born to a wealthy family and grew up with a strong interest in art. She brought a myriad of modern influences to Russian art, in particular with regard to Cubism and Futurism. Representation of movement was one of her many facets, as

Born: Apr 23, 1775 at Covent Garden, London, Turner was one of the great, if not the greatest, masters of light, Turner specialised in seacscapes, and landscapes, often turbulent and imaginative, always interesting. This painting of a GWR train at speed in rain, shows his trademark atmospheric tonality.

Born April 18, 1881in Poland, Max Weber was a Jewish-American painter and one of the first American Cubist painters. Later life he turned to more figurative Jewish themes in his art. This is Chinese Restaurant.

Born Apr 15 1904 in Armenia, he had a great influence on Abstract Expressionism. A friend (or rival?) of Jackson Pollock, was he the inspiration for Vonnegut’s Rabo Kabekian, anybody know? Here’s: Enigmatic Combat.

Born Apr 12 1885 in Paris, Robert Delaunay was a French artist noted for using strong colours and geometric shapes. With his wife Sonia, he was the driving force behind the Orphism movement. As with many artists, his later works were more abstract. This is one of his Rhythm pieces.

Born in Grasse, France Apr 5, 1732 he was a Rococo master, painting with a remarkable exuberance and hedonism (embodied by this picture of a love triangle: The Swing). One of the most prolific artists active in the last decades of the C18, Although Fragonard created more than 550 paintings,

Max Ernst was born April 2 1891in Brühl, Germany. A prolific painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and poet he was a primary pioneer of both the Dada movement and surrealism in general. Here’s Poisoned Paradise.

Born Mar 31 1885, Julius ( aka Jules) Pincas in Bulgaria. A troubled soul, he was educated in Vienna, became an American citizen and committed suicide in Paris after spending most of his life in Montparnasse sensitively painting (mainly) women. Here’s Les petites Américaines