1888 in art
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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).
[edit] 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).
[edit] 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)
- May 30 - Louis Buvelot, Swiss-Australian painter (b. 1814)
- August 23 - Philip Henry Gosse, naturalist and illustrator (b. 1810)
- September 28 - Thomas Gambier Parry, artist and art collector (b. 1816)
- November 20 - Nathaniel Currier, illustrator (b. 1813)
- date unknown - Nam Gyewoo, Korean painter and government official (b. 1811)
