1903 in art
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See also: 1902 in art, other events of 1903, 1904 in art, list of years in art.
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[edit] Events
- Isadora Duncan develops free dance, a dance technique influenced by the ancient Greeks and the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche.
- With the support of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Jacques Villon, Auguste Rodin and others, the first Salon d'Automne opens in Paris as a reaction to the conservatism of the Paris Salon.
[edit] Works
- Pompeo Coppini - Confederate Soldiers monument, Texas State Capitol
- Cassius Coolidge produces several of his Dogs Playing Poker series of paintings.
- During what's known as his "Blue Period", Pablo Picasso paints Tête de femme, Vieux guitariste aveugle (The Old Guitar Player), The Tragedy, and La vie, among others.
- Wassily Kandinsky - The Blue Rider
- Peder Severin Krøyer - Sankthansbål på Skagen strand
[edit] Births
- March 14 - Adolph Gottlieb, American abstract expressionist painter.
- July 21 - Roy Neuberger, art collector and supporter.
- September 25 - Mark Rothko, painter
- September 29 - Walter Inglis Anderson, painter
- December 24 - Joseph Cornell, American sculptor.
- December 30 - Candido Portinari, Brazilian painter.
[edit] Deaths
- May 9 - Paul Gauguin, painter.
- July 14 - James McNeill Whistler, American painter and etcher.
- November 12 or 13 - Camille Pissarro, Impressionist painter
