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Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky

On March 13, 2025 - 20th Century, march 13, Russian

Alexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky, Russian painter, 13 March 1864 – 15 March 1941

William James Glackens, Descending From the Bus, 1910 William James Glackens, Descending From the Bus, 1910

William James Glackens

On March 13, 2025 - 20th Century, American, march 13

William James Glackens, March 13, 1870–May 22, 1938, was an American painter and illustrator born in Philadelphia. He worked for Philadelphia newspapers and attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, studying under Thomas Anshutz. Through John Sloan he became associated with Robert Henri and other painters who later exhibited as The Eight.

Glackens traveled in Europe in 1895–1896 and settled in New York in 1896. He participated in The Eight’s exhibition in 1908 and helped organize the Armory Show of 1913. His subjects included city life, portraits, landscapes, beach scenes, and still lifes; his later painting reflected his interest in French Impressionism. In 1912 he purchased European paintings for his former schoolmate Albert C. Barnes.

Glackens continued painting and exhibiting during his final decades and was elected a full member of the National Academy of Design in 1933. He died in Westport, Connecticut, in 1938. His work is held by the Barnes Foundation, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale.

Georges de La Tour

On March 13, 2025 - 17th Century, French, march 13

Georges de La Tour, March 13, 1593–January 30, 1652, was a French painter born in Vic-sur-Seille in the Duchy of Lorraine. The son of a baker, he is documented as a painter by 1616 and established himself in Lunéville around 1620.

Little is known about his formal artistic education or teachers. A proposed period of study in Rome remains unsupported by documentary evidence. His son Étienne was also a painter and assisted him in the family workshop.

La Tour worked for the dukes of Lorraine, local nobility, and religious institutions. In 1639, Louis XIII appointed him ordinary painter to the king. His paintings are now held by major collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Louvre, the National Gallery of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Kimbell Art Museum.