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September 21, 2016~ Tate Britain announces acquisition of “Portrait of an Unknown Lady”

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Portrait of an Unknown Lady  by Joan Carlile
A rare portrait by one of Britain’s first professional female artists

1650-1655 / Oil paint on canvas / 43 3/5”x35 2/5” / Tate Britain, London

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Hispanic Artists~September 21

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September 16~ Le Seize Septembre (16th of September) by René Magritte

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The Sixteenth of September  by  René Magritte

1956 / Oil on canvas / 45 1/4”x34 5/8” / KMSKA (Royal Museum of Fine Arts), Antwerp, Belgium

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There are at least five versions of this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_September_(painting)

 

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Hispanic Artists~September 16

H. A. Rey: Born September 16, 1898

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September 13, 1922~ The Straw Hat Riot begins in New York City

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Self-portrait with Straw Hat by Róbert Berény

1906 / Oil on canvas / 23”x17 1/3” / Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

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THE STRAW HAT RIOT OF 1922~ https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/straw-hat-riot/

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Hispanic Artists~September 13

Arnold Schönberg: Born September 13, 1874

Artist Birthday Quiz for 9/13~

September 12, 1940~ Four teenagers discover ancient cave paintings

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The Great Black Cow,  detail of 1947 photograph  by Ralph Morse

c.15,000 BC / Pigments derived from minerals / Lascaux Cave, Montignac, France

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Hispanic Artists~September 12

H. L. Mencken: Born September 12, 1880

Alfred A. Knopf, Sr: Born September 12, 1892

Artist Birthday Quiz for 9/12~

 

September 10, 1860~ Expressionist painter Marianne von Werefkin is born

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Police post in Vilnius  by Marianne von Werefkin

1914 / Tempera on cardboard / 38 3/5”x32 1/4” / Fondazione Marianne von Werefkin, Ascona, Switzerland

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Hispanic Artists~September 10

Henry Purcell: Born September 10, 1659

Artist Birthday Quiz for 9/10~

September 6, 1761~ French painter Marie-Gabrielle Capet is born

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Atelier of Madame Vincent by Marie-Gabrielle Capet

1808 / Oil on canvas / 27 5/16”x32 7/8” / Neue Pinakothek, Bavarian State Painting Collections, Munich

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Hispanic Artists~September 6

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September 4, 1861~ Swiss painter Annie Stebler-Hopf is born

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Autopsy  aka At the Dissecting Table (Professor Poirier, Paris)
by  Annie Stebler-Hopf

1889 / Oil on canvas / 44 7/8”x57 7/8” / Kunstmuseum Bern, Switzerland

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Hispanic Artists~September 4

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