2 of 15 things about Water Lilies: B 4 he painted Water Lilies, he planted them. The beauty of Giverny struck Monet when passing thru by train. He rented a house there in 1883; it became his home, when he could afford it, in 1890.“I’m good for nothing except painting & gardening”

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1st Steampunk film: lost forever. The 1919 adaptation of H.G Well's "The First Men in the Moon" was the 1st full length Sci-Fi movie ever made. It's in the BFI's "75 most-wanted lost films" list. It tells of a mission to an Alien-infested moon in 1890. Only 1 image remains (pic4)

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'Colour in Woven Design' by Roberts Beaumont, was published in London by Whittaker & Co. in 1890. The book’s primary purpose was to serve as a textbook on the application of colors to woven fabrics while also explaining theories of color use & combination. https://t.co/GNcuV9KkqO

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Landscape by Moonlight, Jean Delville; 1890.

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At the Moulin Rouge: The Dance by Toulouse-Lautrec in the Philadelphia Museum shows the can-can dance as performed in the Moulin Rouge in 1890. Read more about this amazing work @ https://t.co/GLuXL6JfJh

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Happy This is 'the piano lesson' by Henriette Ronner-Knip (1821-1909), made around 1890.

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of the Day: Roses, May 1890. Oil on canvas, 71 x 90 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. # Happy

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Wilson, Mary Campbell Harris, 1862-ca. 1948. Scrapbook. ca. 1877-ca. 1890. 1 scrapbook (ca. 480 items): chromolithographs, watercolors, etchings, drawings, and albumen prints. https://t.co/Aauh5jpQJq

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Dogs, jackals, wolves, and foxes: a monograph of the Canidae. With woodcuts, and 45 coloured plates drawn from nature by J.G. Keulemans and hand-coloured. By Mivart, St. George Jackson. London R.H. Porter 1890. https://t.co/8p8b4Ql0oJ

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And my favorite:
Winslow Homer (1836-1910) - A Summer's Night, 1890. Oil on canvas, 76.7 x 102 cm

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A few of the characters from Wishbone, drawn as saucy playing cards. Trust me, these would all be very lewd in 1890... just look at those ankles! https://t.co/YoFVDJGFBv

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For we're featuring with chromolithographs of paintings by the Swiss botanical artist, Émilie Vouga, published as "Les Orchidées" around 1890. Explore all 6 prints in via : https://t.co/zFSYz8f3S1

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Czech-American artist Jan Matulka was born on this date in 1890. This is "Trees."

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Vincent van Gogh died in 1890. He is famed for the great vitality of his works, characterised by expressive use of colour.

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Gledelig juli!

"Juli" - Theodor Kittelsen (1890). Hentet fra "Fra Aarets Maaneder" kalender utgitt i 1890.

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Large Japanese bronze figure of a lion with good colour and patination circa 1890. From Hansord on Stand B17 until July 2

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of the Day: Roses, May 1890. Oil on canvas, 71 x 90 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington DC.

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The Group of Seven's Franklin Carmichael was born on this day in 1890. His "Light and Shadow ", 1937

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