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Thread: Honoré Daumier (1808-79) died on this day & was the most important caricaturist. He was a French artist who was concerned with the lives of the poor. Free speech was central to his challenging the powerful on behalf of the powerless.

Thread: For many years Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957) has been held up by the Irish establishment as the greatest Irish painter. Let’s take a look at his work. The White Horse (1956)

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The Lesson (1874), Charing Cross Bridge (1874), Meadow (1875) & Sand on the Quayside, Port-Marly (1875). The Lesson is unusual in his oeuvre in showing figures inside. Most of his work is dedicated to the landscape.

Her work was influenced by her politics & included portraits of intellectuals & left wing characters. Her work depicted subversion & sexuality. Elenka (1936), Isabetta (1934), Woman with Cat (1932) & the polyphallic Joe Gould (1933)

She married in 1924 & graduated a year later & moved to Havana. She was influenced by ideas of equality & was a member of the Cuban avant-garde. Contrasts (1927), Requiem (1928), Degenerate Madonna (1930) & Ethel Ashton (1930)

For Irish people there are a number of important Rembrandt’s in the National Gallery. His Rest on the Flight (1647), the Demidoff Rembrandt (1632-3) & La Main Chaude (c1628). The latter shows a beer drinking game involving slapping a player on the bottom in the dark...

With time Rembrandt’s technical ability continuously evolved & his genius grew. Woman Bathing (1654), Man in Armour (1655), Hendrickje (1659) & Portrait of the Artist At his Easel (1660). His self-portrait is testament to that genius

The 1650s were difficult as his abundant spending left him heavily in debt. He was forced to sell his home & collections. Man in Golden Helmet (1650), Kitchen Maid (1651), Portrait of an Old Man (1652-4) & Portrait of an Old Jew (1654)

In the 1640s Hendrickje came into his life & would become his muse & life partner. Girl at a Window (1645), Holy Family (1645), Adoration of the Shepherds (1646) & Supper At Emmaus (1648). The latter shows he was looking at Titian (one of his favourite artists)