1861 / Watercolor / 12 3/5”x17 1/4” / The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Previous February 5 posts:
February 5~ African-American visual artists
Dada~ Born February 5, 1916
Artist Birthday Quiz for 2/5~
No date / Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk / 75 1/5”x66 1/2” / National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
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February 4~ African-American visual artists
1895 / Lithograph / 40”x26” / The Morgan Library & Museum, NYC
Previous February 1 posts:
February 1~ African-American visual artists
Piet Mondrian: March 7, 1872-February 1, 1944
I Want To Hold Your Hand
Artist Birthday Quiz for 2/1~
Late 19th to mid-20th century / Wood, cow horns, glass, plant fiber, and paint /
10 5/8”x19 11/16”x11 13/16” / Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
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1913 / Oil on canvas / 27 7/8”x55 5/8″ / The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Cat by Gwen Johnc.1904-8 / Graphite and watercolor on paper / 4 1/3”x5 2/5” / Tate Britain, London
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Male Antelope (Ci Wara) / Bamana peoples, Bamako region, Mali19th-early 20th century / Wood, metal bands, and thread / 35 11/16”x15 3/4”x3 3/8” / The Met
19th century / Cedar wood, hide, cotton cord, nails, and pigment /
23 5/8”x28 1/2”x81 1/8” / Brooklyn Museum, New York
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Eenden (Ducks) by Willem Marisc.1880-c.1904 / Oil on canvas / 36 5/8”x44 2/5” / Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Lost wax cast pendant / Akan peoples, Ghana18th century-20th century / Lost wax cast in brass / 1 5/8”x2” / British Museum, London
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Snarling Tiger NetsukeEarly 19th century / Ivory, eyes inlaid in horn / 1 3/4” high/ British Museum, London
Black Buck and Doe / Mughal EmpireLate 17th century / Painting on paper / 10 1/3”x7 1/5”
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai
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17th–19th century / Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay / 6”x4 3/8”x2 3/8” / The Met
Miniature of a Crocodile from the “Rochester Bestiary” / South East Englandc.1230-14th century / Parchment pages / 11 4/5”x8 1/2” / Royal 12 F XIII, f. 24, The British Library
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c.1400 / Copper alloy / 12 9/16”x4 5/8”x12 1/2” / The Met
Plaque with God Creating the Animals / Amalfi (Southern Italian)1084 / Ivory / 4 3/16”x4 3/16“x5/16” / The Met
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Eucharistic Dove / Limoges, Francec.1215–35 / Copper, champlevé enamel, glass inset eyes / 7 1/2”x7 13/16”x2 13/16” / The Met
The Misty Miss Christy 