Posts in Category: 20th Century

Henri Rousseau

On May 16, 2026 - 19th Century, 20th Century, French, may 21

Henri Rousseau, French painter, May 21, 1844 – September 2, 1910

Kawase Hasui

On May 16, 2026 - 20th Century, may 18

Hasui Kawase, Japanese artist, May 18, 1883 - November 7, 1957

Jean-Léon Gérôme

On May 10, 2026 - 19th Century, 20th Century, French, may 11

Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter, May 11, 1824 – January 10, 1904

Paul Nash

On May 8, 2026 - 20th Century, English, may 11

Paul Nash, British painter May 11, 1889 – July 11, 1946

Léon Bakst

On May 7, 2026 - 19th Century, 20th Century, may 10, Russian

Léon Bakst, Russian painter and stage designer, May 10, 1866-December 28, 1924

Sir Jacob Epstein

On May 4, 2026 - 20th Century, American, november 10

Sir Jacob Epstein, November 10, 1880–August 19, 1959, was an American-born British sculptor. Raised on New York’s Lower East Side, he attended the Art Students League from 1893 to 1898. He moved to Paris in 1902, studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and then at the Académie Julian under Jean-Paul Laurens, and settled in London in 1905. He became a naturalized British subject in 1910.

Epstein was a founding member of the London Group in 1913 and was associated with artists of the Vorticist movement. His work included carved figures, architectural sculpture, public monuments, and numerous portrait busts. Major commissions included the British Medical Association façade sculptures, the tomb of Oscar Wilde, the W. H. Hudson Memorial, Christ in Majesty at Llandaff Cathedral, and Social Consciousness in Philadelphia.

Epstein was knighted in 1954. His work is represented in the Tate, National Portrait Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, and The New Art Gallery Walsall, as well as in public monuments and institutional collections in Britain and the United States.

Cecilia Beaux

On May 3, 2026 - 19th Century, 20th Century, American, may 1

Cecilia Beaux, American artist, May 1, 1855 – September 17, 1942

Romaine Brooks

On May 2, 2026 - 20th Century, American, may 1

Romaine Brooks, American painter, May 1, 1874 – December 7, 1970

Thomas Hart Benton

On April 13, 2026 - 20th Century, American, april 15

Thomas Hart Benton, American painter, April 15, 1889 – January 19, 1975

Sir George Clausen

On April 10, 2026 - 19th Century, 20th Century, april 18, English

Sir George Clausen, British artist, April 18, 1852 – November 22, 1944