1903

Rulers: • Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States (1901-1909) • Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1901-1910) • Edward VII, Emperor of India (1901-1910) Events: • Dallas Museum of Art established in Dallas. • Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum established in Boston. • Österreichische Galerie Belvedere established in Vienna. Births: • Crosby, Bing (1903-1977) • Fernandel…

1848

Rulers: • James Knox Polk, 11th President of the United States (1845-1849) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Births: • Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) • Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903) • Lemonnier, Marguerite-Louise (1848-1904) • Tréhot, Lise (1848-1922) Deaths: • Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) • Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848) Literature: • Dickens, Charles (1812-1870): Dombey…

Paul Gauguin

(1848–1903) Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin The artist’s works: L’Homme à la toque c.1875–1877 Fogg Museum, Cambridge Nature morte aux huîtres 1876 Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond Au poulailler c.1878 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Portrait d’homme c.1880 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Le…

1890

Rulers: • Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President of the United States (1889-1893) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) • Victoria, Empress of India (1876-1901) Events: • Scottish National Portrait Gallery opened in Edinburgh. Births: • Christie, Agatha (1890-1976) • Eisenhower, Dwight David (1890-1969) • Everest, Barbara (1890-1968) • Holloway, Stanley (1890-1982) • Lang,…

1853

Rulers: • Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States (1850-1853) • Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States (1853-1857) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Events: • Neue Pinakothek founded in Munich. Births: • Abbéma, Louise (1853-1927) • Courtois, Gustave (1853-1923) • Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890) Literature: • Dickens,…

Vincent van Gogh

(1853–1890) The artist’s works: 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 Cityscapes Copies Cottages Drawings Flowers Interiors Landscapes Peasants Portraits Roulin Family Scenes Self-portraits Still lifes Sunflowers Trees Vincent’s Family Vincent in Art: Bacon, Francis (1909-1992) Study for…

1869

Rulers: • Andrew Johnson, 17th President of the United States (1865-1869) • Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (1869-1877) • Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1864-1886) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) Events: • Folies Bergère established in Paris. • Fondazione Querini Stampalia…

Folies Bergère (Paris)

Established: 1869 Location: 32 rue Richer, 9e arrondissement de Paris Website: https://www.foliesbergere.com/ Folies Bergère in Art: Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le Bar aux Folies-Bergère 1878 Brooklyn Museum, New York     Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Un bar aux Folies Bergère 1882 Courtauld Institute, London  …

1882

Rulers: • Chester Alan Arthur, 21st President of the United States (1881-1885) • Ludwig II, King of Bavaria (1864-1886) • Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837-1901) • Victoria, Empress of India (1876-1901) Events: • Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) receives the Légion d’honneur. • Milwaukee Art Museum founded in Milwaukee. • Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek established…

Un bar aux Folies Bergère (1882)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Un bar aux Folies Bergère (A Bar at the Folies-Bergeres) 1882 Oil on canvas, 96 x 130 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London This celebrated work is Édouard Manet’s last major painting, completed a year before he died, and exhibited in 1882 at…