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Day 1112 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Narzissen, Vergißmeinnicht und Schmetterling” (1659) Maria Sibylla Merian. Merian was born on April 2 in 1647 and this is a drawing she made at the tender age of 10. She was a German entomologist, naturalist and scientific illustrator.
Day 1111 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Rainstorm over the Sea” (1828) John Constable. @royalacademy Constable died on this day in 1837. This dramatic study of sea and sky was painted in Brighton. The black clouds and downpour were painted rapidly to capture the fleeting nature of the scene.
Day 1108 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Souvenir de Paris” (1976) Marc Chagall. Private Collection. Chagall died on this day in 1985. He was an artist of international repute who was one of the most influential modern artists of the 20th century.
Day 1091 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Still Life with Mackerel” (1787) Anne Vallayer-Coster @KimbellArt This refined work by one of the foremost still-life painters of 18th century France celebrates the arrival of fresh mackerel in Spring, when rich Parisians could enjoy this popular fish.
Day 1089 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Flowers and Fruit on a Blue Table” (1961) Haroutiun Galentz. Private Collection. Galentz’s father owned a wool-dying factory with vats of bright colours. During the Armenian genocide, his father was taken away by Turkish soldiers, never to be seen again
Day 1086 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Doni Tondo” (1507) Michelangelo. @UffiziGalleries Michelangelo was born on this day in 1475. This was painted for a Florentine merchant, Agnolo Doni, whose marriage in 1504 took place in a period that was crucial for early 16th-century Florentine art.
Day 1085 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Rhubarb Still Life” (1919) Max Slevogt. Museum Georg Schäfer. Slevogt was an Impressionist painter, known for his landscapes. He was, together with Lovis Corinth and Max Liebermann, one of the foremost representatives in Germany of the plein air style.
Day 1084 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Murnau With Church II” (1910) Wassily Kandinsky. Private Collection. This painting was sold at auction by Sotheby’s of London on Wednesday last for a record £37.2m, on behalf of the great-grandchildren of the original owners, Johanna and Siegbert Stern.
Day 1065 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Bouquet of Flowers in a Glass Vase”(1621) Ambrosius Bosschaert. @ngadc Bosschaert was a painter of joyful flower bouquets. He had a great awareness of composition and combined flowers in a wide variety of colours to create a pleasing visual experience.
Day 1060 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Horse in the Landscape" (1910) Franz Marc @museum_folkwang Marc was born on this day in 1884. This is one of the earliest works where Marc, inspired by Kandinsky, experiments with colours. He had a close relationship with animals, especially horses.