Born Edouard Manet French heeding Baudelaire’s call for artists to become painters of modern life Manet scandalized Paris’ Salon public & was one of most influential French & pivotal figure in transition from

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Born Joseph Wolf German & the father of wildlife painting At British Museum from 1848 Wolf’s accurate lifelike illustrations made him preferred illustrator for explorers & naturalists Lanseer described him as "...best all-round animal artist who ever lived"

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DAY18💙 I’ll protect you🐻🐰🐥🐢

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Born John Singer Sargent American considered leading of generation for his depictions of Edwardian luxury Created roughly 900+ oil paintings 2,000+ watercolors + countless charcoal drawings & sketches His work characterised by remarkable…

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Born Gertrude Whitney sculptor art patron collector & founder of Whiteny Museum of American Art in New York City Born into wealthy Vanderbilt family & married into Whitney family First public commission was Aspiration a life-size plaster male nude for New York …

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Born Augustus John Welsh & Important exponent of in the U.K. Known initially for his & by 1920s he was Britain's leading recognized for his psychological insights into his subjects

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Born Henri Matisse iconic French famed for masterful colour & fluid draughtsmanship 1 of Big Beasts Rigorous technique emphasized flattened forms & decorative pattern Helped revolutionise & sculpture

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Born Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée French Won Grand Prix de Rome for painting (1749) elected member of Academie royale de peinture et de sculpture (1755) Career blossomed in Paris leading to appointment as court painter 2 Elizabeth Empress of Russia

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El día 18 del inktober es “Misfit” o “inadaptado” e hice al angel Lucifer antes de caer por ser rebelde.

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Born Fitz Hugh Lane American & of Luminism style with its use of pervasive light & haccentuated perception of reality carefully controlled by design combining distinctive sweep of sky + maritime themes elevated perspective & attention to detail

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Born genius Russian & credited as pioneering Taught at Bauhaus school of art 1922 to 1933 when Nazis closed it Expressed the communion between artist & viewer as being available to both the senses & the mind (synesthesia)

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Born Hector Berlioz French Romantic composer best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique Harold in Italy & Grande messe des morts & 3 operas Berlioz made significant contributions to modern orchestra with his Treatise on Instrumentation

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Born Mark Tobey American of densely structured compositions inspired by Asian calligraphy resembled & creator of "white writing" overlay of white calligraphic symbols on abstract field of thousands of interwoven brush strokes

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Born Mark Gertier British society & Gertier’s sense of self & egotism conflicted with prevailing patronage system & circle he moved in hindering his career hence later works showed a harsh edge influenced by often poor health

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