Born on this day: Anna Vyrubova (1884-1964). She was a lady-in-waiting and confidante of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia

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ポール・ゴーギャン『通り』1884年 ビュールレ・コレクション

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“It’s not that I don’t like people. It’s just that when I’m in the company of others – even my nearest and dearest – there always comes a moment when I’d rather be reading a book.”
Maureen Corrigan

Georg Pauli - The Reading Light, 1884. (ht Ravenous Butterflies)

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Amedeo Modigliani

btd 1884 d 1920

'The cellist'

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El 12 de julio de 1884, nace el pintor y escultor italiano Amedeo Modigliani

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Amedeo Modigliani was born in 1884! Remembered as one of the most original artists of his time, his work is recognisable for its elongated, simplified forms.

Modigliani, Female Nude, c. 1916, oil on canvas, The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust) ©The Courtauld

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“Chica de Múnich” es un retrato realizado por el pintor impresionista estadounidense Theodore Clement Steele en 1884.

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メアリー・カサット『窓辺の若い女性(バルコニーで犬を抱くスーザン)』1883-1884年頃 ワシントン・ナショナル・ギャラリー

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7 July 1884. Lion Feuchtwanger was born in Munich, Germany. His 1933 anti-Nazi novel The Oppermans was a huge success, but his 1925 book, Jud Süss, about an 18th century Jew, was used by Hitler’s regime, without his permission, for a 1940 antisemitic film distorting the original.

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🗺 Botanischer bilder-atlas nach De Candolle's Natürlichem pflanzensystem /.
Stuttgart: Julius Hoffamnn, 1884.
https://t.co/3SV7hsK69d

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