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Born in 1844: (1844-1925), Queen of the United Kingdom as spouse of

Portrait by (1844-1927), ca. 1893

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2020-12-01

Thread: Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) was born on this day. The Irish-American painter has been described as the mother of American modernism. Radiator Building - Night, New York (1927), Red Hills & White Shell (1938) & Music Pink & Blue II (1918)

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2020-11-16

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Pre-Raphaelite member, Henry Holiday (1839-1927), designed a series of tiles based on the fairy tale, 'The Little Mermaid', written by Hans Christian Andersen. They were produced by Minton Hollins & Co in c.1880.

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2020-11-11

Johann Falch (? 1687-1727), A forest floor with a lizard, a snake and a snail among weeds, Oil on panel

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2020-10-27

Art of Marie Spartali Stillman (1844 - 1927), British painter of the second generation of Pre-Raphaelites.

Marie Spartali was of Greek origin - her father was a wealthy merchant, principal of the firm Spartali & Co, and a Greek consul. Her mother was a Greek from Genoa.

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2020-10-26

Born in 1586: (1586-1632), Archduke of Further Austria, grandson of Holy Roman Emperor

Portrait by y Serrano (1564-1627), ca. 1608

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2020-10-09

‘Dr Syntax and his Wife making an experiment in pneumatics’, Laughing gas (nitrous oxide) parties were popular in the 1820s and 1830s. The illustrations are by Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827), a British artist and caricaturist.

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2020-10-06

He instituted a new idea in creating shapes & forms to paint unusual portraits of his friends - including his masterpiece- Figure 5. Roses (1926), Calla Lilies (1926), My Egypt (1927), I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold (1928)

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2020-09-20

Werefkin moved to live at Lake Maggiore & founded the Great Bear group in 1924. Ave Maria (1927), Country Road (1920), Klostergarten (c1926) & Big Moon (1923)

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2020-09-11

The Icon vs The Owner, I guess.

Freakin guy on our trip keeps pointing out I look nothing like my age (I'm 27), so I guess I'll take that as a compliment?? https://t.co/7erVAgq1wP

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2020-08-23

Born in 1642: (1642-1723), Grand Duke of Tuscany

Portrait by (1656-1727), ca. 1700

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2020-08-14

Born in 1667: (1667-1743), Electress of the Palatinate as spouse of daughter of

Portrait attributed to (1656-1727), ca. 1700s

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2020-08-11

Beach with setting sun, Jaume Morera i Galícia (1854 – 1927), Catalan landscape painter

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2020-07-29

Illustration by Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827), for The English Dance of Death by William Combe (1815).

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2020-07-22

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)

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2020-07-04

Illustration by Thomas Rowlandson (England, 1756-1827), for the frontispiece of 'The English Dance of Death' by William Combe (1815). To get you in a weekend mood.

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2020-06-20

Enrique Simonet (Spanish, 1866-1927), And She Had a Heart! (detail), oil on canvas, 1890

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2020-06-18

Born in 1867: Danish painter née Triepcke (1867-1940)

Portrait by Michael Peter Ancher (1849-1927), 1889

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2020-06-11

in 1925, Ulysses Paxton wrote to about his experiences on Burroughs began writing THE MASTER MIND OF MARS on the same date.
Text: opening paragraphs of Paxton's letter
Art: Frank R. Paul (1927), Bruce Pennington (1973), Michael Whelan (1979)

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2020-06-09