Mirko Hanák (1921-1971)

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Paul Gauguin, Night Eternal (Te Po), 1894, printed 1921 https://t.co/J4R4jvz66i

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Oct. 24, 1921: The Bluenose wins the International Fisherman’s Cup, a race pitting the fastest Canadian and U.S. fishing vessels against each other. The newly built schooner beats defending champion Elsie, from New England, in the race off Halifax. 1/2

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The artist captured the vibe of the Roaring Twenties. Modern Conveniences (1921), Rue du Singe Qui Pêche (1921), Eggplant (1922-3), Dove (1924)

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グラジパ+ワの1921を1冊にまとめたいなぁ~
1本長めのお話がかきたい・・・
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Oct. 22, 1921: Norman Willey, who served as governor of Idaho from 1890-93, dies at 83 in a poorhouse in Kansas, where he had gone to live after several business reverses. He was blind and deaf in his final years, and his body will not be identified for several days.

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Born on this day: Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, later the last German Empress (1858-1921)

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Oct. 17, 1921: Julius Kronberg, Swedish painter, dies at 70. His works usually had classical, historical and Biblical motifs, and many decorate Stockholm Palace.

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His commercial success allowed him to live a life of ease which he documented in ravishing canvases. My Studio Door, Tangier (1920), The Palladian Bridge At Wilton House (1920), Alpes Maritimes (1921) & The Garden, Villa Sylvia (1921)

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Autumn Evening, Klotzsche, by Conrad Felixmüller, 1921.

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Nadezhda ( 1885-1921 ), On the divan, self portrait, 1910-20.

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Oct. 15, 1921: The Rockefellers' Standard Oil of New Jersey gets exclusive rights to explore and drill oil in newly independent Czechoslovakia. The Carpathians (postcard) seem promising as an energy source, but their output as a share of world production is never large.

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A young ladys adventure, 1921

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The symbolist artist Vasiliy Denisov (1862-1921) is hard to google for his once-forgotten incredible imagery as you keep getting sent to 'War and Peace'.

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Crystal Gradation, 1921

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