Born #onthisday1875 Eugene Lanceray Russian #painter #graphicdesigner #sculptor #illustrator & #mosaicist associated stylistically with influential pre-Revolution art movement the World of Art Fascinated with #Rococo Became infatuated with #Orientalism living in Dagestan
Born #onthisday1950 Gary Larsen American #cartoonist Creator of iconic The Far Side an internationally syndicated single panel cartoon to 1,900+ newspapers for 15 years His 23 collections of cartoons have sold 45+ million copies Awarded Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award (1985) (1988)
Born #onthisday1714 Claude-Joseph Vernet French #painter Created #landscapes & #seascapes immersed human figures in his foreground brining scenes featuring storms seaports moonlight & large whales to life particularly popular amongst English aristocrats on the Grand Tour
Born #onthisday1646 Sir Godfrey Kneller German-born #artist Leading #portrait #painter in England during late 17th early 18th-centuries Court painter to monarchs Charles II to George I Best known for The Chinese Convert (1687) 10 George III “beauties” & 40 Kit-Cat Club portraits
Born #onthisday1869 Dora Meeson Australian #artist established self in Chelsea & became member of extensive circle of Australian expatriate artists Elected member of London’s Royal Institute of Oil Painters Member of Artists’ Suffrage League
Born #onthisday1853 John Henry Twachtman American #painter Renowned #Impressionist #landscapes Style varied widely during his career but remained hinstinctively personal & experimental Member of The Ten group of American artists dissatisfied with professional art organizations
… Signature works inc. Apartment Houses, Paris (1946) Grand Maitre of the Outsider (1947) The Cow With The Subtle Nose (1954) Soul of the Underground (1959) L'Hourloupe (1966) & Monument with Standing Beast (1984)
… After serving in army in WW I Grosz’s art focused on social critique Involved in left wing pacifism published drawings in satirical periodicals Drawings paintings from Weimar era sharply criticize decay of German society Avoid Nazi persecution when work was deemed "degenerate"
… Developed new techniques as a teenager Later changed technique depending on his preferred style media location what subject Often used loose strokes of thickly coated brushes applied paint with fingers to connect directly with work & unlocked sense of freedom from creative act