1913 in art

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List of years in Art

Events

• February 17 - The Armory Show opens in New York City. It displays works of artists who are to become some of the most influential painters of the early 20th century
• The London Group formed and holds its first exhibition
• Omega Workshops established in London by Roger Fry and other members of the Bloomsbury Group to produce artist-designed furniture and textiles. Wyndham Lewis and others secede in October

Works

Paintings

See also: Category:1913 paintings

• Marc Chagall - Self-Portrait with Seven Fingers
• Giorgio De Chirico – The Anxious Journey (Museum of Modern Art, New York)
• Pavel Filonov - The Banquet of Kings
• Laura Knight - Self Portrait with Nude
• Fernand Léger – Contrasting Forms
• Henri Matisse – Open Window, Tangier
• Pablo Picasso –Guitar (Musée Picasso, Paris)

Sculptures

• Karl Bitter - Carl Schurz Monument, New York City
• Pietro Porcelli - The Explorers' Monument, Fremantle, Western Australia

Births

• February 15 - William Scott, Ulster Scots painter (d.1989)
• March 12 - Max Leognany, French artist (d. 1994)
• March 19 - Mary Henry, painter (d. 2009)
• March 23 - Abidin Dino, Turkish artist (d.1993).
• May 27 - Wols, painter and draughtsman (d.1951).
• July 12 - Roger Testu, French cartoonist (d.2008).
• July 27 - Philip Guston, Canadian painter and printmaker (d.1980).
• 1 September - Ludwig Merwart, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d.1979)
• September 25 - Tony O'Malley, Irish painter (d.2003)
• September 28 - Warja Honegger-Lavater, Swiss artist and illustrator (d.2007).
• October 22 - Robert Capa, war photographer (d.1954).
• December 13 - Vladimir Tretchikoff, Russian artist (d.2006).
• December 24 - Ad Reinhardt, painter and writer (d.1967).

Full date unknown

• Russell Brockbank, Canadian-born cartoonist (d.1979).
• Mercedes Matter, American painter (d.2001).
• Robert C. Turner, American potter (d.2005).

Deaths

• March 13 - Félix Resurrección Hidalgo, Filipino painter (b. 1855)
• May 10 - Andreas Aubert, Norwegian art historian (b. 1851)
• July 10 - Mikoláš Aleš, Czech painter (b. 1852)
• August 7 - Fernand Pelez, French painter (b. 1843)
• September 28 - Sir Alfred East, painter (b. 1844)
• October 5 - Hans von Bartels, German painter (b. 1856)
• date unknown
  • George Hitchcock, painter (b. 1850)
  • Marc-Louis Solon, ceramic artist (b. 1835)