1946 in art
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[edit] Events
- The Vienna School of Fantastic Realism is founded by Ernst Fuchs, Rudolf Hausner, and others.
[edit] Awards
- Archibald Prize: William Dargie - L C Robson, MC, MA
[edit] Works
- George Ault - Bright Light at Russell's Corners
- Francis Bacon
- Painting (1946)
- Study for Man with Microphones (later abandoned and slashed by the artist)
- Salvador Dalí - The Temptation of St Anthony
- Barbara Hepworth - Pelagos and Tides
[edit] Exhibitions
- Contemporary British Art - Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, the Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo, and the City Art Museum, St Louis.
[edit] Births
- January 10(?) - Kirk Varnedoe, art historian, museum curator
- July 25 - Nicole Farhi, sculptor and fashion designer
- December 8 - Jacques Bourboulon, photographer
- Alice Aycock (1946-), sculptor]]
- Betty Beaumont (1946-), site-specific artist, all media
- Chris Burden (1946-), performance artist, sculptor
- T.C. Cannon (1946-1978), painter
- Don Gummer (born Dec. 12), sculptor
- Anthony McCall (1946-), installation artist, projected film
- Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989), photographer
- Jamie Wyeth (1946-), painter
[edit] Deaths
- February 17 - Dorothy Gibson, artist's model and actress (b. 1889)
- July 13 - Alfred Stieglitz, American photographer (b. 1864)
- November 23 - Arthur Dove, painter (b. 1880)
- November 24 - László Moholy-Nagy, Hungarian painter and photographer (b. 1895)
- December 28 - Elie Nadelman, Poland-born US sculptor (b. 1882)
