Of the Europeans who exerted firsthand influence on American abstract artists of the 1930s, Hélion is among the most significant…. He was a founding member of Art Concret and played a prominent role in Abstraction-Création.
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Gerald K. Geerlings is best-known for his early-20th century architectural etchings and intaglio prints, depicting the rise of American metropolises and urbanization of the interwar period. His prints were celebrated for their crispness and architectural precision.
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Barbara Jones-Hogu was… original member of the artist collective African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists (AfriCOBRA) founded in Chicago in 1968. Exploring personal, political, and philosophical ideas, her practice rendered how, in her words, “Art can be a liberating force.” #AprilBirthdayArtistParty
Hot on the trail of the elusive Pink Panther Diamond with Inspector Clouseau. Henry Mancini #AprilBirthdayArtistParty youtube.com/watch?v=HhHw...
“Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it.”
Leonardo da Vinci
Apr 15, 1452 - May 2, 1519
Lady with an Ermine
Leonardo da Vinci • circa. 1489
The National Museum in Krakow #AprilBirthdayArtistParty
… Límon is best known for his vibrant murals, iconic “River Catz” paintings along the Los Angeles River, and prints created at Self Help Graphics & Art, where he became a central figure in building one of the most influential Latino art institutions in the country. #AprilBirthdayArtistParty
Skeletons in the Studio
James Ensor • 1900/1900
National Gallery of Canada
James Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for most of his life. #AprilBirthdayArtistParty
During the 1920s and 1930s, as the world around her became increasingly technological, industrial, and urban, Leighton portrayed rural working men and women.
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…Noland adopted the circle as a way to make a "single expressive entity," and often applied thinned paint to unprimed canvas in a rapid "one shot" attempt to get it right. (Agee, Kenneth Noland: The Circle Paintings 1956-1963, 1993) #AprilBirthdayArtistParty
Ed Moses has been a significant figure in contemporary art in Los Angeles since his first solo exhibition at Ferus Gallery in 1958.
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Chuey Residence
2460 Sunset Plaza Drive Los
Angeles, CA 90069
ARCHITECT: Richard Neutra
NEIGHBORHOOD:Hollywood
YEAR: 1957
STYLE: International Style
DESIGNATION: Eligible For CA Register, Eligible for Local Designation, Eligible For National Register
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Gustave Moreau was a French Symbolist painter known for his jewel-like depictions of mythological and religious subject matter.
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American printmaker. Lea was known for his experimental printmaking techniques and collage work. #AprilBirthdayArtistParty
Jackson made his first photographs of the Yellowstone area in 1871,… These images became extremely popular and also played an important part in convincing Congress to pass the bill in 1872 that established Yellowstone as the first national park.
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As a young artist in New York, De Laittre became friends with Fanny Hillsmith, who shared her growing fascination with modern art.
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“Before he goes into the water, a diver cannot know what he will bring back.”
Max Ernst
Apr 2, 1891 - Apr 1, 1976
Les dieux obscurs (Dark
Gods)
Max Ernst 1957
Museum Folkwang #AprilBirthdayArtistParty
Stephen Dee Edwards (b. April 30, 1954) grew up on the coast of California, visiting the beach with his family every day. Using his experiences and memories of the ocean to inspire his work, he aims to produce not realistic sculptures but abstract interpretations. #AprilBirthdayArtistParty
Fairsted
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903)
National Historic Site
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"Woman-Ochre" with reunited edges 2022
The Willem de Kooning Foundation / ARS, New
York
Willem de Kooning 1954-1955
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Getty
Willem de Kooning's "Woman-Ochre" with its canvas edges reunited in the Getty Conservation Institute conservation studio.
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Artsy
“My insights come in periods of working. There are wonderful moments of surprise, but I'm superstitious enough not to want to talk about them.”
Richard Diebenkorn
Apr 22, 1922 - Mar 30, 1993 #AprilBirthdayArtistParty
Fernando Botero Angulo signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political criticism or humor, depending on the piece.
“Pareja bailando”
Fernando Botero (1932-2024) #AprilBirthdayArtistParty
Max Weber was a Jewish-American painter and one of the first American Cubist painters who, in later life, turned to more figurative Jewish themes in his art.
“The Cellist”
Max Weber (1881-1961)
Date Created: 1917
brooklynmuseum.org #AprilBirthdayArtistParty
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