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Aristide Maillol

On December 2, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, december 8, French

Aristide Maillol, French sculptor and painter, December 8, 1861-September 27, 1944

Aristide Maillol photographed in 1925 by Alfred Kuhn

The Three Graces, 1930

Sitting Woman, Bronze, c 1914

Female Torso "Summer," c 1910 Bronze, 33.9 x 18.9 x 13 in // Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

The Cyclist, 1907

The Woman with the Umbrella, 1895 Oil on canvas, 75 x 58.8 in // Musée d'Orsay, Paris

Portrait of Mademoiselle Jeanne Faraill, between 1888 and 1889 Oil on canvas, 59.4 x 40.3 in // Private collection

Portrait of Dina, 1940 Oil on canvas

Sunflowers

Study of a Woman Sanguine on paper Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Albi, France

Two Nudes, One From the Front, the Other From the Back Louvre, Paris

Naked Woman Sitting, Holding Her Right Leg, Louvre, Paris

Tulip, 1941 Sanguine on paper Musée Maillol, Paris.

Diego Rivera

On November 29, 2025 - 20th Century, december 8, Mexican

Diego Rivera, Mexican painter, December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957

Diego Rivera, before 1957 Gelatin-bromide silver on paper Collection Museo Frida Kahlo

Portrait of Anguelina Beloff, 1918. Oil on canvas, 45.7 × 58.3 in // Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City

Spanish Still Life, 1918 Oil on canvas, 21.25 × 25.6 in // Diego Rivera's Art House-Museum ,Guanajuato, Mexico

Self-portrait with Broad-Brimmed Hat, 1907 Oil on canvas, 33.26 x 24.21 in // Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City

Street in Ávila, 1908 Oil on canvas, 50.78 x 55.51 in // Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City

The House on the Bridge, 1909 Oil on canvas, 57.87 x 47.63 in // Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City

The Mathematician, 1919 Oil on canvas, 45.5 x 31.7 in // Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City

Still Life with Ricer, 1918 Oil on canvas Unknown location

Mural of Exploitation of Mexico by Spanish Conquistadores, 1929–1945 National Palace of Mexico, Mexico City

The Great City of Tenochtitlan, 1945 National Palace of Mexico, Mexico City

Mural of the Aztec City of Tenochtitlan and Life in Aztec Times, 1945 National Palace of Mexico, Mexico City

El Picador, 1909 Oil on canvas, 69.68 x 44.48 in // Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City

Knife and Fruit in Front of the Window, 1917 Oil on canvas, 36.14 x 36.37 in // Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City

Lucian Freud

On November 29, 2025 - 20th Century, december 8, English

Lucian Freud, British painter, December 8, 1922 - July 20, 2011

Girl with a White Dog, 1951–1952 Oil paint on canvas, 30 x 40 in Tate Gallery, London

Girl in a Striped Nightshirt, 1983–5 Oil paint on canvas, 12 x 10 in Tate Gallery, London

The Painter’s Mother IV, 1973 Oil paint on canvas, 10.75 x 7.3 in // Tate Gallery, London

Last Portrait, 1976 - 1977 Oil and pencil on canvas, 24 x 24 in // Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

Lucian Freud, Naked Girl Asleep II, 1968 Oil on canvas Private Collection, 22 x 22 in

Naked Girl Asleep II, 1968 Oil on canvas, , 22 x 22 in // Private Collection

Large Interior, Paddington, 1968 - 1969 Oil on canvas, 48 x 72 in // Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain

Queen Elizabeth II, 2000 - 2001 Oil on canvas // Royal Collection (Buckingham Palace), London, UK

Red Haired Man on a Chair, 1962 - 1963 Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 in

A Man and his Daughter, 1963 - 1964 Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 in // Private Collection

Cyclamen, 1964 Oil on canvas, 19.4 x 18 in // Private Collection

Frank Auerbach, 1975 - 1976 Oil on canvas, 10.4 x 15.75 in // Private Collection

Head of a Girl, 1975 - 1976 Oil on canvas, 28 x 28 in // Private Collection

Adolph von Menzel

On June 28, 2025 - 19th Century, 20th Century, december 8, German

Adolph von Menzel, German painter, December 8, 1815 – February 9, 1905

Adolph von Menzel in 1900

Blind Man's Buff, 1867 Oil on canvas, 11.6 x 8.9 in // National Gallery, London

Afternoon in the Tuileries Gardens, 1867 Oil on canvas, 19.2 x 27.5 in // National Gallery, London

At the Beer Garden, 1883 Gouache on paper, 5.3 x 7 in // Collection Georg Schäfer

The Studio Wall, 1872 Oil on canvas, 43.7 x 31.1 in // Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

Student Torchlight Procession, 1859 Oil on paperboard, 12.2 x 21.3 in // Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin

The Bedroom of the Artist in the Ritterstraße, 1847 Oil on canvas, 22 x 18.1 in // Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin

Living Room With the Artist's Sister, 1847 Oil on paper mounted on millboard, 18.1 x 12.4 in // Neue Pinakothek, Munich

The Balcony Room, 1845 Oil on canvas, 22.8 x 18.5 in // Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin

Menzel's Sister Emilie, Sleeping, circa 1848 Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 18.4 x 23.6 in // Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany

The Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclopes), 1875 Oil on canvas, 62.2 x 100 in // Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin

Berlin: Backs of Houses in the Snow, 1847 Oil on paper mounted on millboard, 5.1 x 9.4 in Kunst Museum Winterthur, Germany

The Back Garden, between 1850 and 1860 Oil on canvas, 19 x 27 in // Detroit Institute of Arts

Staircase Hallway With Night Lighting, 1848 Oil on paper, board backing, 14.2 x 8.5 in // Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany

Thunderstorm at Tempelhofer Hill, 1846 Oil on paper, 12.2 x 18.5 in // Wallraf–Richartz Museum, Cologne, Germany