1888 in art

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List of years in Art

Events

• July 14 - The Monument à Léon Gambetta, by Jean-Paul Aubé, is inaugurated at the Louvre
• Paul Ranson, Paul Sérusier and Maurice Denis become fellow students at the Académie Julian
• Vincent Van Gogh begins his Sunflowers series

Exhibitions

• International Exhibition of Science, Art and Industry, in Glasgow, Scotland

Works

See also: Category:1888 paintings

• Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema - The Roses of Heliogabalus
• William Merritt Chase - The Blue Kimono, Portrait of a Lady in Pink, Modern Magdalen
• James Ensor - The Entry of Christ into Brussels in 1889 (J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu)
• Giovanni Muzzioli - The Funeral of Britannicus
• Paul Sérusier - Le Talisman
• Georges-Pierre Seurat - completion of Les Poseuses ("The Models") (Barnes Foundation, Merion, Pennsylvania)
• Vincent Van Gogh - Boats at Saintes-Maries-De-La-Mer
• Vincent Van Gogh - Cafe Terrace at Night (Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo).

Births

• January 1 - Augustus Dunbier, American painter (d.1977).
• March 14 - Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Canadian painter (d.1970).
• March 19 - Josef Albers, German artist, mathematician and educator (d.1976).
• April 6 - Hans Richter, German painter, graphic artist, avant-gardist, film-experimenter and producer (d.1976).
• July 10 - Giorgio de Chirico, Greek-Italian painter (d.1978).
• August 13 - Gleb W. Derujinsky, Russian-American sculptor (d.1975).
• November 7 - Mariano Andreu, Spanish painter, enamelling master, sculptor and stage designer (d.1976).
• November 11 - Johannes Itten, colour theorist, painter and designer (d.1967).

Deaths

• January 13 - John William Inchbold, pre-Raphaelite painter (b. 1830)
• January 29 - Edward Lear, painter, illustrator and humorous writer (b. 1812)
• February 5 - Anton Mauve, painter (b. 1838)
• March 15 - Léonard Morel-Ladeuil, goldsmith and sculptor (b. 1820)
• May 30 - Louis Buvelot, Swiss-Australian painter (b. 1814)
• June 18 - Luigi Mussini, painter (b. 1813)
• July 31 - Frank Holl, painter (b. 1845)
• August 23 - Philip Henry Gosse, naturalist and illustrator (b. 1810)
• August 30 - George O'Brien, engineer and painter (b. 1821)
• September 28 - Thomas Gambier Parry, artist and art collector (b. 1816)
• November 20 - Nathaniel Currier, illustrator (b. 1813)
• date unknown - Nam Gye-u, Korean painter and government official (b. 1811)