1841 in art
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artist John G. Rand invents the collapsible zincZincZinc , or spelter , is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2...
oil paintOil paintOil paint is a type of slow-drying paint that consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, commonly linseed oil. The viscosity of the paint may be modified by the addition of a solvent such as turpentine or white spirit, and varnish may be added to increase the glossiness of the...
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, marketed by Winsor & NewtonWinsor & NewtonWinsor & Newton manufactures a wide variety of fine art products including: oils, alkyds, watercolours, acrylics, pastels, brushes, canvases, papers, portfolios, and distributes the Derwent pencil sets.-History:...
of LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. - John RuskinJohn RuskinJohn Ruskin was the leading English art critic of the Victorian era, also an art patron, draughtsman, watercolourist, a prominent social thinker and philanthropist. He wrote on subjects ranging from geology to architecture, myth to ornithology, literature to education, and botany to political...
publishes The King of the Golden RiverThe King of the Golden RiverThe King of the Golden River or The Black Brothers: A Legend of Stiria by John Ruskin was originally written in 1841 for the twelve-year-old Effie Gray, whom Ruskin later married. It was published in book form in 1851, and became an early Victorian classic which sold out three editions...
, with illustrations by Richard DoyleRichard Doyle (illustrator)Richard "Dickie" Doyle was a notable illustrator of the Victorian era. His work frequently appeared, amongst other places, in Punch magazine; he drew the cover of the first issue, and designed the magazine's masthead, a design that was used for over a century.Born at 17 Cambridge Terrace, London,...
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- January 14 – Berthe MorisotBerthe MorisotBerthe Morisot was a painter and a member of the circle of painters in Paris who became known as the Impressionists. She was described by Gustave Geffroy in 1894 as one of "les trois grandes dames" of Impressionism alongside Marie Bracquemond and Mary Cassatt.In 1864, she exhibited for the first...
, Impressionist painter (d. 18951895 in art-Events:* P. H. Emerson publishes his last photographic book, Marsh Leaves.-Works:*Edvard Munch - Jealousy*Tom Roberts - Bailed Up*Théophile Steinlen - Les Chanteurs des Rues*Dorothy Tennant - L'Amour Blessé...
) - February 4 - Charles Édouard DelortCharles Édouard DelortCharles Édouard Delort was a French academic painter who was born in Nimes, France on February 4, 1841. He grew up in the area around Bordeaux, and entered the naval Academy at 12 years of age. In 1859, he moved to Paris, where he studied with Jean-Léon Gérôme and with Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre...
, French academic painter (d. 18951895 in art-Events:* P. H. Emerson publishes his last photographic book, Marsh Leaves.-Works:*Edvard Munch - Jealousy*Tom Roberts - Bailed Up*Théophile Steinlen - Les Chanteurs des Rues*Dorothy Tennant - L'Amour Blessé...
) - February 16 – Armand GuillauminArmand GuillauminArmand Guillaumin , was a French impressionist painter and lithographer.Born Jean-Baptiste Armand Guillaumin in Paris, he worked at his uncle's lingerie shop while attending evening drawing lessons. He also worked for a French government railway before studying at the Académie Suisse in 1861...
, Impressionist painter (d. 19271927 in art-Events:*Clarice Cliff introduces her 'Bizarre' pottery decoration.*Aristide Colotte opens his studio in Nancy, where he produces glasswork and carved crystal statues.-Awards:*Archibald Prize: George W...
) - February 25 – Pierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty, and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to...
, Impressionist painter (d. 19191919 in art-Events:* Walter Gropius founds the Bauhaus.* Seven and Five Society established in London.-Works:*Evelyn De Morgan - The Gilded Cage*Aleksandra Ekster - City at Night*Max Ernst - Aquis Submersus...
) - September 4 - Albert Joseph MooreAlbert Joseph MooreAlbert Joseph Moore was an English painter, known for his depictions of langorous female figures set against the luxury and decadence of the classical world....
, painter (d. 18931893 in art-Events:*May 1 - The 1893 World's Fair, also known as the World's Columbian Exposition, opens to the public in Chicago, USA, with a Romanesque statue of Columbia overlooking the man-made lake...
) - December 6 – Frédéric BazilleFrédéric BazilleJean Frédéric Bazille was a French Impressionist painter. Many of Bazille's major works are examples of figure painting in which Bazille placed the subject figure within a landscape painted en plein air....
, Impressionist painter (d. 18701870 in art-Events:*Franco-Prussian War breaks out: Monet and Pissarro flee to London.*Édouard Manet and Louis Edmond Duranty fight a duel at Café Guerbois, Paris.-Paintings:*Henri Fantin-Latour - A Studio in the Batignolles...
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- January 7 – James Arthur O'ConnorJames Arthur O'ConnorJames Arthur O'Connor was an Irish painter.-Career:James Arthur O'Connor was born 15 Aston's Quay, Dublin – the son of an engraver and printer, William O'Connor. O'Connor would become a distinguished landscape painter. He was self-taught, receiving just a few lessons from William Sadler...
, Irish landscape painter (b. 17921792 in art-Events:*François-André Vincent becomes a professor at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture in Paris.-Births:*February 24 – István Ferenczy, Hungarian sculptor *June 16 – John Linnell, English landscape painter...
) - June 1 – David WilkieDavid Wilkie (artist)Sir David Wilkie was a Scottish painter.- Early life :Wilkie was the son of the parish minister of Cults in Fife. He developed a love for art at an early age. In 1799, after he had attended school at Pitlessie, Kettle and Cupar, his father reluctantly agreed to his becoming a painter...
, Scottish painter and engraver (b. 17851785 in art-Events:*Joseph Wright of Derby holds a one-man exhibition in London, having severed his official connection with the Royal Academy.-Births:*April 26 – John James Audubon, naturalist and painter...
) - August 15 – Elizabeth GouldElizabeth Gould (illustrator)Elizabeth Gould was a British artist and illustrator, married to naturalist John Gould. She produced many illustrations for his ornithological works....
, illustrator (b. 18041804 in art-Events:*Sculptor Pompeo Marchesi wins a scholarship to study in Rome under Antonio Canova.-Awards:The Prix de Rome had been expanded in 1803 to include musical composition as a category, but was not awarded in 1804.* Grand Prix de Rome, painting:...
) - October 9 – Karl Friedrich SchinkelKarl Friedrich SchinkelKarl Friedrich Schinkel was a Prussian architect, city planner, and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets. Schinkel was one of the most prominent architects of Germany and designed both neoclassical and neogothic buildings.-Biography:Schinkel was born in Neuruppin, Margraviate of...
, architect and painter (b. 17811781 in art-Works:*Jacques-Louis David – Belisarius begging for alms* Henry Fuseli – The Nightmare-Births:*March – John Burnet, Scottish engraver and painter *March 13 – Karl Friedrich Schinkel, architect and painter...
) - November 17 – Cladius Detlev FritzschCladius Detlev FritzschCladius Detlev Fritzsch , noramlly referred to as C. D. Fritzsch, was a Danish flower painter.-Biography:...
, also known as C. D. Fritzsch, was a Danish flower painter (b. 17651765 in art-Paintings:*Jean-Honoré Fragonard – Coresus et Callirhoe*William Pars – The Parthenon when it contained a mosque. Published in James Stuart and Nicholas Revett "The Antiquities of Athens" -Births:...
) - November 23 – Watanabe KazanWatanabe Kazanwas a Japanese painter, scholar and statesman member of the samurai class.- Early life :He was born Watanabe Sadayasu in Edo to a poor samurai family, and his artistic talent was developed from an early age. His family served the lord of the Tahara Domain, located in present day Aichi prefecture....
, Japanese painter, scholar and statesman (b. 17931793 in art-Works:* Jacques-Louis David – The Death of Marat.* François Marie Suzanne, a French sculptor, created a terra cotta figure of Benjamin Franklin .-Births:*January 15 – Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Austrian painter and writer...
) - November 25 – Sir Francis Legatt ChantreyFrancis Legatt ChantreySir Francis Legatt Chantrey was an English sculptor of the Georgian era. He left the Chantrey Bequest or Chantrey Fund for the purchase of works of art for the nation, which was available from 1878 after the death of his widow.-Life:Francis Leggatt Chantrey was born at Norton near Sheffield ,...
, sculptor (b. 17821782 in art-Births:* March 24 – Orest Kiprensky, Russian portraitist in the Age of Romanticism * April 7 – Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey – sculptor * May 16 – John Sell Cotman – English artist of the Norwich school especially watercolours...
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- Alexandre-Hyacinthe DunouyAlexandre-Hyacinthe DunouyAlexandre-Hyacinthe Dunouy was a French painter known for his landscapes.A native of Paris, Dunouy began his career depicting views of the city and the surrounding region, exhibiting at the Paris Salon for the first time in 1791. exhibited views of the area around Rome and Naples; he showed...
, French painter known for his landscapes (b. 17571757 in art-Births:*March 21 – James Sowerby, naturalist and illustrator *July 24 – Vladimir Borovikovsky, Ukrainian-born painter especially of Russian portraiture *November 1 – Antonio Canova, sculptor...
) - José Gil de CastroJosé Gil de CastroJosé Gil de Castro was an Afro-Peruvian painter celebrated for his meticulous portraits of Peru's heroes.- Jose Gil De Castro Y Morales Pintor Peruano - Presentation Transcript :...
, Afro-Peruvian painter especially of portraits of Peru's heroes (b. 17851785 in art-Events:*Joseph Wright of Derby holds a one-man exhibition in London, having severed his official connection with the Royal Academy.-Births:*April 26 – John James Audubon, naturalist and painter...
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