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Maurice Brazil Prendergast

On April 30, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, october 10

Maurice Brazil Prendergast, American artist, October 10, 1858 – February 1, 1924

Prendergast in 1913, photo by Gertrude Käsebier

Grand Canal, Venice, c.1898 - c.1899 Watercolor on paper, 9 x 13.6 in

Boston Harbor, c.1900 - c.1905 Watercolor on paper, 28.26 x 39.37 cm // Private Collection

Santa Maria Formosa, Venice, c.1911 - c.1912 Pencil, watercolor, paper, 23.16 x 15.25 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Flying Horses, c.1900 - c.1901 Watercolor on paper, 13.6 x 21 in Private Collection

At the Shore (Capri), c.1898 - c.1899 Watercolor on paper, 10 x 14 in // Private Collection

Untitled (Kneeling Man), 1891 Watercolor and pencil on paper, 6 ¾ x 3 ¾ inches // Private Collection

Lake, New Hampshire, c.1910 - c.1913 Watercolor on paper, 8.75 x 11.75 cm // Private Collection

Madison Square, 1901 Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper, 15 3/8 × 16 13/16 in // Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

Edward Hopper

On April 20, 2025 - 20th Century, American

Robert Henri

On April 17, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, july 12

Robert Henri, American painter, June 24, 1865 – July 12, 1929

"There are mighty few people who think what they think they think." — Robert Henri

Betalo Rubino, Dramatic Dancer, 1916 Oil on canvas, 77 1/4 × 37 1/4 in // Saint Louis Art Museum

Salome, 1909 Oil on canvas John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida

La Madrileñita, 1910 Oil on canvas, 23 × 19 in // Art Institute of Chicago

Snow in New York, 1902 Oil on canvas, 32 x 25.7 in // National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Fete du Dieu - Concarneau, 1899 Oil on canvas

Marine with Rocks, 1909 Oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler

On April 12, 2025 - 19th Century, American, july 11

James McNeill Whistler, American artist, Jul 11, 1834 – Jul 17, 1903

Nocturne in Blue and Green, 1871 Oil on canvas, 19.7 x 23.3 in // Tate Gallery, London

Bibi Valentin, 1859 Etching, plate: 6 x 9 in Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

Crepuscule in Flesh Color and Green: Valparaiso, 1866 Oil on canvas, 75.88 x 58.42 cm Tate Gallery, London

Note in Pink and Brown, ca. 1880 Charcoal and pastel on dark brown wove paper, 11 3/4 x 7 1/4 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Harmony in Gray and Green: Miss Cicely Alexander, 1872 - 1873 Oil on canvas, 74 3/4 x 38 1/2 ins // Tate Gallery, London

The Swan, Chelsea, c. 1870 Etching // The Cleveland Museum of Art

Courtyard and Canal, 1879 - 1880 Chalk, 30.1 x 20.2 cm

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, 1875 Oil on panel, 23.7 in x 18.2 in // Detroit Institute of Arts

Grey and Silver: Old Battersea Reach, 1863 Oil on canvas, 20 × 27 in // Art Institute of Chicago

James Whistler, Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, Dieppe, 1885 Gouache and watercolor on off-white wove paper, mounted on academy board, 7 15/16 x 5 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, Dieppe, 1885 Gouache and watercolor on off-white wove paper, mounted on academy board, 7 15/16 x 5 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Coast of Brittany (aka Alone with the Tide), 1861 Oil on canvas, 34.4 x 45.5 in // Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford

James Whistler, Study: Maud Seated, 1878 Lithotint with scraping and roulette in black ink on ivory wove proofing paper, 10 7/16 × 7 1/4 in Art Institute of Chicago

Study: Maud Seated, 1878 Lithotint with scraping and roulette in black ink on ivory wove proofing paper, 10 7/16 × 7 1/4 in // Art Institute of Chicago

The Dancing Girl, 1868 - 1870 Pastel, 11 x 7 in

James Whistler, Two Doorways, Series/Portfolio: First Venice Set ("Venice: Twelve Etchings,") 1880 Etching and drypoint; fourth state of thirteen (Glasgow); printed in black ink on ivory laid paper, 7 15/16 x 11 1/2 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Two Doorways, Series/Portfolio: First Venice Set ("Venice: Twelve Etchings,") 1880 Etching and drypoint; fourth state of thirteen (Glasgow); printed in black ink on ivory laid paper, 7 15/16 x 11 1/2 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

James Whistler, Rose and Silver–Portrait of Mrs. Whibley, 1895-1896 Watercolor on brown paper, 11 1/8 × 7 3/8 in The National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, DC

Rose and Silver–Portrait of Mrs. Whibley, 1895-1896 Watercolor on brown paper, 11 1/8 × 7 3/8 in // The National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, DC

The Priest's Lodging, Dieppe, c.1897 Oil on panel, 6.5 x 9.6 in // The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

Arrangement in Gray: Portrait of the Painter, ca. 1872 Oil on canvas, 29 1/2 × 21 in // Detroit Institute of Arts

Nocturne in Gray and Gold, Westminster Bridge Oil on canvas, 18.5 in x 24.5 in // Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Henry Ossawa Tanner

On April 10, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, june 21

Eadweard Muybridge

On April 9, 2025 - 19th Century, American, april 9, English

Eadweard Muybridge, British-born American Photographer, April 9, 1830 – May 8, 1904

Eadweard Muybridge

Pi-Wi-Ack (Shower of Stars), Vernal Fall, 400 Feet, Valley of Yosemite, 1872 Albumen print, 17 in x 12.50 in // San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Boys Playing Leapfrog, 1883–86, printed 1887 Collotype Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Horse in Motion, 1878

Arthur Wesley Dow

On April 6, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, april 6

Arthur Wesley Dow, American artist, April 6, 1857 – December 13, 1922

Dow posed at the Grand Canyon for Alvin Langdon Coburn.

Arthur Wesley Dow, Willows in the Meadow, from Ipswich Prints, first set, 1902 Photo-mechanical relief reproduction on paper, 7 x 8 in Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA

Willows in the Meadow, from Ipswich Prints, first set, 1902 Photo-mechanical relief reproduction on paper, 7 x 8 in // Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA

Cosmic Cities, Grand Canyon of Arizona, 1912 Oil On Canvas, 60 x 78 in Private Collection

The Long Road--Argilla Road, Ipswich, ca. 1898 Color woodcut, 5 3/8 x 8 1/2 in // Brooklyn Museum, New York

John Singer Sargent

On April 5, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, january 12

John Singer Sargent, American artist, January, 12, 1856– April 14, 1925

Purdy, John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent, Spanish Soldiers, ca. 1903 Translucent watercolor and touches of opaque watercolor with graphite underdrawing, 12 x 18 1/16 in Brooklyn Museum, New York

Spanish Soldiers, ca. 1903 Translucent watercolor and touches of opaque watercolor with graphite underdrawing, 12 x 18 1/16 in // Brooklyn Museum, New York

Riva Degli Schiavoni, Venice, c.1904 Watercolor on paper, 100 x 140 in // Tate Gallery, London

John Singer Sargent, Daphne, 1910 Translucent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor and wax resist, over graphite on paper, 20 11/16 x 15 13/16 in Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Daphne, 1910 Translucent watercolor, with touches of opaque watercolor and wax resist, over graphite on paper, 20 11/16 x 15 13/16 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Dugout, 1918 Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, 15 5/16 x 20 7/8 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

John Singer Sargent, Robert Louis Stevenson and His Wife, 1885 Oil on canvas, 20.5 in x 24.4 in Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

Robert Louis Stevenson and His Wife, 1885 Oil on canvas, 20.5 in x 24.4 in // Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

John D. Rockefeller, 1917 Oil canvas, 57.9 in x 45 in // Private collection

Group with Parasols (Siesta), 1904. Oil on canvas; 22 3/8 x 28 9/16 in // Private Collection

White Walls in Sunlight, Morocco, 1879–80 Oil on wood, 10 1/4 x 13 3/4 in. // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

John Singer Sargent, Two Male Figures, Possible Study for "Hell", ca. 1910 Charcoal on white laid paper, 18 15/16 x 24 11/16 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Two Male Figures, Possible Study for "Hell", ca. 1910 Charcoal on white laid paper, 18 15/16 x 24 11/16 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Small Boats, 1913 Watercolor and graphite on white wove paper, 10 x 13 15/16 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Raymond Mathewson Hood

On March 29, 2025 - 20th Century, American, march 29

Raymond Mathewson Hood, American architect, March 29, 1881 – August 14, 1934

Raymond Mathewson Hood, Rockefeller Center, 1931-1939 Complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres Between 48th Street and 51st Street New York City

Rockefeller Center, 1931-1939 Complex of 19 commercial buildings covering 22 acres / Between 48th Street and 51st Street / New York City

The lobby of the RCA Building

The main entrance to the RCA Building.

Wisdom, created by architectural sculptors Lee Lawrie and colorist Leon V. Solon. Applied ornament above the entrance to 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

Wisdom. Applied ornament above the entrance to 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

American Radiator Building, 1924 338 ft-tall (103 m), 23-story skyscraper / 40 West 40th Street / New York City

Daily News Building, 1928 36-story tower that is 476 feet (145 m) skyscraper 220 East 42nd Street New York City

Globe in the lobby of the Daily News Building

McGraw-Hill Building, 1930-31 485-foot-tall (148 m), 33-story skyscraper / 330 West 42nd Street / New York City

The lobby of the McGraw-Hill Building.

The Tribune Tower, 1925 463-foot-tall (141 m), 36-floor neo-Gothic skyscraper / 435 North Michigan Avenue / Chicago, Illinois

Edward Steichen

On March 27, 2025 - 20th Century, American, march 27

Edward Jean Steichen, Luxembourgish American photographer, March 27, 1879 – March 25, 1973

Edward Steichen, 1901

Aircraft of Carrier Air Group 16 return to the USS Lexington, Nov 1943

The Flatiron, New York, Taken in 1904

The Pond—Moonlight, (Mamaroneck, New York), 1904 Museum of Modern Art (Yale Visual Resources Collection), New York

Portrait of Dana Desboro Glover (Mrs Steichen), 1923 2-colour filter photograph

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