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Eldzier Cortor was an #American #artist & #printmaker born #OnThisDay in 1916. He typically painted elongated nude figures which were influenced by European #Surrealism & African art.
Photo credit: @googlearts, "Still-Life: Past Revisited" by #EldzierCortor, 1973.
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Ljubica "Cuca" Sokić was a #Serbian #painter born #OnThisDay in 1914. She used simplified, geometric forms to slightly abstract her works, which ranged from landscapes to still life.
Photo credit: @googlearts, "Sremski Karlovci" by #LjubicaSokić, 1950.
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Lazar Lissitzky, aka El Lissitzky, was a #Russian #artist, #designer, #photographer, & #architect. He helped develop the #Suprematism #art movement with his mentor, #KazimirMalevich.
Photo credit: National Gallery of Australia, "New Man" by #ElLissitzky, 1923.
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November 16: #OnThisDay, one #artist was born...
Francis Danby was an #Irish #painter born #OTD in 1793. He was a part of the #Romantic #art movement & was known for his dramatic #landscape #paintings.
Photo credit: @Tate, "The Deluge" by #FrancisDanby, 1837-39.
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Louis le Brocquy, born #OnThisDay in 1916, was an #Irish #painter known for his "Portrait Heads" of literary figures & other #artists.
Photo credit: @Tate, "Tinkers Resting" by #LouisLeBrocquy, 1946.
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Born #OnThisDay in 1883, Marie Laurencin was a #French #painter & #printmaker. Being a #Cubist made her an important figure of the #avantgarde in #Paris.
Photo credit: https://t.co/mI84GgvFxO, "The Kiss" by #MarieLaurencin, 1927.
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Roy Lichtenstein, born #OnThisDay in 1923, was an #American #artist known for being a leading figure in the #PopArt movement. His work was influnced by #comics & #ads, yet he parodied these formats.
Photo credit:
@artsy, "Crying Girl" by #RoyLichtenstein, 1963.
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Lawren Harris, born #OnThisDay in 1885, was a #Canadian #painter. Known for being a member of the Group of Seven, he painted slightly abstracted & simplified #landscape #paintings.
Photo courtesy of https://t.co/mI84GgvFxO, "Algoma Hill" by Lawren Harris, 1920.
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Juan Luna was born #OnThisDay in 1857. He was a #Filipino #painter & #sculptor, and one of the first Filipino #artists to be recognized. Luna mostly painted literary & historical scenes.
Photo courtesy of @Wikipedia, "The Death of Cleopatra" by Juan Luna, 1881.
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Newell Convers Wyeth, born #OnThisDay in 1882, was an #American #artist & #illustrator. He was known as one of America's greatest illustrators, having illustrated 112 books.
Photo courtesy of https://t.co/1nxJcVItiD, "Wash Day on the Maine Coast" by N. C. Wyeth, 1934.
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