1895 in art
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[edit] Events
- January 1 - Alphonse Mucha's lithographed poster for the play Gismonda starring Sarah Bernhardt is posted in Paris.[1] Bernhardt is so satisfied with its success that she gives Mucha a six-year contract.
- July 3 - Paul Gauguin leaves France to settle permanently in Polynesia.
- Bernard Berenson publishes Lorenzo Lotto: An Essay in Constructive Art Criticism.
- P. H. Emerson publishes his last photographic book, Marsh Leaves.
[edit] Works
See also: Category:1895 sculptures
- Paul Cézanne - The Boy in the Red Vest
- Thomas Eakins - Portrait of Maud Cook
- Paul Gauguin - Oviri (stoneware)
- Countess Feodora von Gleichen - Statue of Queen Victoria surrounded by children, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal
- Sir Frederic Leighton - Flaming June
- Juan Luna
- Gustave Moreau - Jupiter and Semele
- Edvard Munch
- Jealousy
- Madonna
- Tom Roberts - Bailed Up
- Théophile Steinlen - Les Chanteurs des Rues
- Dorothy Tennant - L'Amour Blessé
- James Tissot - La femme préhistorique
- John Henry Twachtman - The White Bridge (Minneapolis Institute of Arts)
- Félix Vallotton - Clair de lune ("Moonlight")
[edit] Births
- January 21 - Cristobal Balenciaga, Spanish fashion designer (d. 1972)
- March 1 - Ogura Yuki, nihonga painter (d. 2000)
- March 4 - Mikuláš Galanda, modernist painter and illustrator (d.1938)
- April 7 - Jim Ede, English art collector (d.1990)
- May 8 - Georg Muche, German painter (d. 1987)
- June 3 - Frank McKelvey, Irish painter (d. 1974)
- June 5 - William Roberts, painter (d. 1980)
- July 2 - Gen Paul, French painter and engraver (d. 1975)
- August 7 - Alain Saint-Ogan, French comics author and artist (d.1974).
- August 17 - Talbert Abrams, "father of aerial photography". (d.1990)
- November 1 - David Jones, British poet and painter (d.1974).
[edit] Deaths
- January 5 - Władysław Podkowiński, painter and illustrator (b. 1866)
- February 1 - Mary Thornycroft, sculptor (b. 1814)
- February 8 - Jean-François Portaels, painter (b. 1818)
- March 2 - Berthe Morisot, Impressionist painter (b. 1841)
- March 6 - Edwin Forbes, landscape painter and etcher (b. 1839)
- April 19 - Sir George Scharf, art critic (b. 1820)
- April 21 - Arthur Gilbert, painter (b. 1819)
- May 24 - Joseph Quinaux, landscape painter (b. 1822)
- September 21 - Silvestro Lega, painter (b. 1826)
- November 23 - Mauritz de Haas, painter (b. 1832)
- date unknown - Gaetano Milanesi, art historian (b. 1813)
[edit] References
- ^ Johnston, Ian (March 2004). "An Introduction to the Work of Alphonse Mucha and Art Nouveau". Nanaimo: Malaspina University-College. http://records.viu.ca/~Johnstoi/praguepage/muchalecture.htm. Retrieved 2012-05-17.