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Thread: Today is the anniversary of the death of Irish-American artist Georgia O’Keefe (1887-1986). She is considered one of the most important artists of the 20th C & a key creator of American Modernism
As a cartoonist it was his job to seize the mood of the day & also satirise it. In his paintings he took a more emotional & patriotic approach. Here is his Uprising (1848), The Republic (1848) & Clown Playing Drum (c1865-7)
Thread: Honoré Daumier (1808-79) was born on this day & was one of the most important caricaturists. He was also an avant garde artist who was concerned with the lives of the poor & with justice. Two Lawyers Conversing (1860s) Pierrot with Guitar (1869) & The Advocate (1862-5)
His understanding of colour is particularly keen where he paints white on white as well as his Omnibus series (probably the influences of Whistler & Sargent). Omnibus Study (1892), Reveil, Boulevard Clichy (1892), Omnibus Study (1892) & Woman Dressing (1893)
Thread: Anders Zorn (1860-1920) was a Swedish painter who was successful in his day, but has now gone out of fashion. A gifted society portraitist, his work raises issues over the portrayal of women in the past & how male artists see women now, let’s take a look.
Thread: Brian Hatton (1887-1916) was an English artist who is barely known, even in England. His work was a celebration of the Edwardian view of the countryside & his family. His self-portraits & drawings suggest he would have become a fascinating artist had he lived longer.
Thread: Ludvik Vacátko (1873-1956) was an Austro-Hungarian painter who is unknown today but created memorable equestrian & figure studies. There’s little about him published or online so all we really have are some beautiful images.
Thread: Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) was an inspired English portraitist whose work shows considerable dash & empathy with his sitters. His art, long unfashionable in Britain & Ireland is now being recognised as some of the finest of the Romantic period - take a look!
Thread: Happy Birthday Norman Rockwell (1894-1978). His work is now recognised as fine art & critics have caught up with the public who have always loved his humane view of life. Girl with Black Eye (1953), Which One (1944) & Apollo 11 (1969)
In the ‘20s Orpen was the go to portraitist of British High Society - even painting the Prince of Wales in his golfing kit. Gladys Cooper (1924), Prince of Wales (1927), In the Dublin Mountains (nd) & Mr Stephen Sandford’s Sergeant Murphy with Captain Tubby Bennett (nd)