Tag: 1884

Baigneuse assise (c.1883-1884)

Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (1841-1919) Baigneuse assise (Seated Bather) c.1883–1884 Oil on canvas, 119.7 x 93 cm Fogg Museum, Cambridge, MA Following a trip to Italy in 1881–82 to study the masterpieces of ancient Roman and Renaissance painting, Renoir embarked on one…

La chanteuse en vert (c.1884)

Degas, Edgar (1834-1917) La chanteuse en vert (Singer in Green) c.1884 Pastel on light blue laid paper, 60.3 x 46.4 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York A sale catalogue of 1898 evocatively described the performer pictured in this pastel: “Skinny…

Un homme à son bain (1884)

Caillebotte, Gustave (1848-1894) Un homme à son bain (Man at His Bath) 1884 Oil on canvas, 144.8 x 114.3 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston This painting presents an unusually intimate scene from everyday life at the grand scale once reserved…

Amedeo Modigliani

(1884–1920) Amedeo Clemente Modigliani The artist’s works: Tête 1911–1912 Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis Cariatide c.1913–1915 National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Diego Rivera 1914 Private collection Beatrice Hastings 1915 Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Beatrice Hastings devant une porte 1915 Private collection…

Harry S. Truman

(1884–1972) 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953) See also: • Presidents of the United States | United States

Chester Alan Arthur

(1829–1886) 21st President of the United States (1881–1885) See also: • Presidents of the United States | United States

1884

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: • Galleria Estense founded in Modena, Italia. Births: • Besson, Adèle (1884-1964) • Derain,…