1908 in art
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[edit] Events
- Hugh Lane founds the Dublin City Gallery.
- Paul Ranson founds the Académie Ranson in Paris.
- The Ashcan School ("the Eight") give their first and only exhibition at the Macbeth Gallery.
[edit] Works
- László Beszédes - Joseph (slave) (sculpture)
- Pierre Bonnard - Woman in a Blue Hat
- Amedeo Modigliani - The Jewess
- Piet Mondrian - Avond
[edit] Births
- February 28 - William Coldstream, English painter (d. 1987)
- February 29 - Balthus, Polish-French painter (d. 2001)
- March 12 - Rita Angus, New Zealand painter (d. 1970)
- July 9 - Minor White, photographer (d. 1976)
- August 22 - Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer (d. 2004)
- August 28 - Roger Tory Peterson, graphic artist, illustrator, naturalist and educator (d. 1996)
- August 30 - Leonor Fini, Argentine artist (d. 1996)
- September 6 - Korczak Ziolkowski, Polish-American sculptor (d. 1982)
- October 1 - Nicholas Marsicano, painter (d. 1991)
- October 27 - Lee Krasner, painter (d. 1984)
- December 3 - Victor Pasmore, English painter (d. 1998)
- December 23 - Yousuf Karsh, Armenian-Canadian photographer (d. 2002)
- date unknown - Helen Lundeberg (1908-1999), painter
[edit] Deaths
- August 30 - Giovanni Fattori, Italian painter and printmaker (b. 1825)
- December 5 - Ernest Hébert, painter (b. 1917)