'The Sixth Former.' (1969) Well known as a muralist, Fyffe Christie's oil painting and draughtsmanship are less well-known parts of his career but they represent an extraordinary range and inventiveness in figuration and landscape in the pivotal post-war period of Scottish art.

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29 September 1703, birth of François Boucher, who was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher of the Rococo style and one of the most celebrated painters and decorative artist of the 18th century.

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Portrait of Guilhermina Suggia, 1920-23__ Augustus Edwin John (British painter, draughtsman, and etcher) 1878 - 1961
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Johann Georg Platzer, 1704–1761, Austrian Rococo painter and draughtsman, Merry company in the park

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Johann Georg Platzer, 1704–1761, Austrian Rococo painter and draughtsman, Manius Curius Dentatus and the Samnite Ambassadors

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Johann Georg Platzer, 1704–1761, Austrian Rococo painter and draughtsman, Fountain scene in front of a palace

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Johann Georg Platzer, 1704–1761, Austrian Rococo painter and draughtsman, Amusement after the meal

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Johann Georg Platzer, 1704–1761, Austrian Rococo painter and draughtsman, Allegory of Sculpture

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Otto Greiner was a German symbolist painter, printmaker and draughtsman, 1869-1916.
Prometheus, 1909

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300 years ago renowned woodcarver Grinling Gibbons died. Known for his motifs of foliage, flowers, animals and cherubs, he was also a skilled draughtsman. Only c.50 of his drawings survive, including this design for a chimneypiece at Hampton Court Palace, c.1689-94.

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John Duncan Fergusson's drawing of
'Margaret Morris in a hammock at la Petite Farandole, Antibes,' (1914) is a typically beautiful piece of draughtsmanship done out of instinct and overriding interest in form, character and the joy of life.

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Today for we celebrate the birthday of Alfred Frank Hardiman (1891-1949), born on this day in 1891.

Alfred was born in London, the son of a talented silversmith in Holborn. When he left school he trained as a draughtsman and attended the Central School for Arts and Crafts.

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The Rape of Europa by François Boucher

The Rape of Europa

The Rape of Europa c1747 by French Painter François Boucher (1703 - 1770), who was also an accomplished draughtsman and etcher. He worked inthe Rococo Style and is known for his idyllic

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Born George Braque major 20th-century French collagist, & contributed to art history with from 1906 co-founded & serene meditative still lifes with low-key colour harmonies & use colour line & texture

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"Chasing Sheep Is Best Left To Shepherds" from "The Draughtsman's Contract" by Michael Nyman  英国式庭園殺人事件

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Born Jan Peeters Flemish & Best known for masterful frequently depicting atmospheric stormy seas & catastrophic shipwrecks + his topographical drawings Also painted architectural & some

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Happy Birthday to Italian polymath Leonardo da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519), who was active as a painter, sculptor, architect, draughtsman, theorist, engineer and scientist.

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Born Leonardo da Vinci genius inventor military engineer & Italian Renaissance intellectual renowned for sublime The Last Supper & Mona Lisa epitomised Renaissance man studied laws of science & nature

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