1915 in art

Events from the year 1915 in art.

Events

May – Ambrose Heal and others found the Design and Industries Association in London.^[1]
c. May – Publication of the first modern book illustrated with wood engravings, Frances Cornford's Spring Morning (published by The Poetry Bookshop, London) with engravings by the poet's cousin Gwen Raverat.^[2]
June 10 – The only contemporary Vorticist exhibition staged opens at the Doré Gallery in London.^[3]
October 24 – Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's frescos, Translation of the House of Loreto, in the Church of the Scalzi (Venice) are destroyed by an Austrian bombardment.
December 19 – Kasimir Malevich stages the 0.10 Exhibition and originates Suprematism.^[4]
Pierre Bodard serves with the French Army on Martinique.
Marcel Duchamp begins producing readymades
Harper's Bazaar hires Erté to design its covers.
Edward McKnight Kauffer is given his first commission to design a poster for the Underground Electric Railways Company of London.
Shōzaburō Watanabe originates shin-hanga collaborative woodblock printing in Japan.
The first of the 'Etruscan terracotta warriors', forged by sculptor Alfredo Fioravanti with the Riccardi family, is purchased by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
14-year-old Alice Prin ("Kiki de Montparnasse") is posing (nude) for sculptors in Paris.

Works

George Bellows – Riverfront No. 1
Frank Weston Benson – Red and Gold
Umberto Boccioni
- Charge of the Lancers
- Horizontal Volumes
Marc Chagall – The Poet Reclining
William Merritt Chase – Self-portrait
Giorgio de Chirico
- The Double Dream of Spring
- The Evil Genius of a King
- Portrait of Paul Guillaume
- The Seer
Jacob Epstein – bust of Admiral Lord Fisher
Albert Gleizes
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Composition for "Jazz"
- Portrait of an Army Doctor
J. W. Godward – In The Prime Of The Summer Time
Juan Gris
- The Breakfast
- Still Life with Checked Tablecloth
- Still Life with a Poem
Alexandre Jacovleff – The Violinist
Eric Kennington - The Kensingtons at Laventie
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
- Brandenburger Tor
- The Red Tower in Halle
- Self-portrait as a Soldier
Gustav Klimt – Death and Life
Carl Larsson – Midvinterblot
Wyndham Lewis – The Crowd
Kazimir Malevich
- Black Cross
- Black Square
- Red Square
Henri Matisse – The Yellow Curtain
Jean Metzinger – Soldier at a Game of Chess
Amedeo Modigliani
- Beatrice Hastings in Front of a Door
- Portrait of Pablo Picasso
- Portrait of the Painter Moisè Kisling
Piet Mondrian – Composition No. 10 Pier and Ocean
C. R. W. Nevinson
- Bursting Shell
- La Mitrailleuse
- Returning to the Trenches (approximate date)
Pablo Picasso –
- Harlequin (1915)
- Musical Instruments
- Still Life with Compote and Glass
Pierre-Auguste Renoir – Blond Girl with a Rose
Diego Rivera – Portrait of Ramón Gómez de la Serna
Isaac Rosenberg – Self-portrait
Ladislav Šaloun – Jan Hus Memorial (Prague)
John Singer Sargent – Tyrolese Interior
Egon Schiele
- Death and the Maiden
- Portrait of Edith (the artist's wife)
Helene Schjerfbeck – Self-portrait with black background
Kathleen Scott – statue of her late husband, Robert Falcon Scott in London
Zinaida Serebriakova – Harvest
Walter Sickert – Brighton Pierrots
Fred Spear – Enlist (poster)
Stewart–Screven Monument
Paul Strand – Wall Street (photograph)
John William Waterhouse – I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, Said the Lady of Shalott
Max Weber - Chinese Restaurant^[5]
W. L. Wyllie – The track of Lusitania: view of casualties and survivors in the water and in lifeboats
Konstantin Yuon – March Sun
Anders Zorn – Self-portrait in Red

Births

January 3 – Jack Levine, American Social Realist painter and printmaker (d. 2010)^[6]
January 15 – Leo Mol, Ukrainian-born Canadian artist, sculptor (d. 2009)^[7]
January 24 – Robert Motherwell, American abstract expressionist painter and printmaker (d. 1991).^[8]
February 4 – Virginia Admiral, American painter and poet (d. 2000)^[9]
February 11 – Mervyn Levy, Welsh artist and critic (d. 1996).^[10]
March 10 – Harry Bertoia, Italian-born American artist and furniture designer (d. 1978).^[11]
March 19 – Maria Austria (née Marie Karoline Oeststreicher) Austro-Dutch photographer and photojournalist) (d. 1979).^[12]
April 4 – Louis Archambault, Canadian sculptor (d. 2003).^[13]
April 6 – Tadeusz Kantor, Polish painter, Assemblage artist, set designer and theatre director (d. 1990)^[14]
April 10 – Wynona Mulcaster, Canadian painter and teacher (d. 2016)
April 15 – Elizabeth Catlett, African-American graphic artist and sculptor (d. 2012)^[15]
April 17 – William Pachner, Czech painter (d. 2017)^[16]
May 3 – Richard Lippold, American sculptor (d. 2002)^[17]
May 20 – Sam Golden, American paint maker (d. 1997)
May 31 – Carmen Herrera, Cuban-American abstract minimalist visual artist (d. 2022).^[18]
June 7 – Graham Ingels, American illustrator (d. 1991)^[19]
June 11 – José Caballero, Spanish artist (d. 1991)^[20]
June 17 – Gunther Gerzso, Mexican abstract painter (d. 2000)^[21]
June 23 – Frances Gabe, American artist and inventor (d. 2016)
July 8 – Malvina Cheek, British artist (d. 2016)^[22]
July 15
- Edith Pfau, American painter, sculptor and art educator (d. 2001)
- Judith Révész, Hungarian-Dutch potter and sculptor (d. 2018)
July 19 – Åke Hellman, Finnish still life and portrait painter (d. 2017)^[23]
July 28 – Dick Sprang, American comic book artist (d. 2000)^[24]
August 14 – Mary Fedden, English painter (d. 2012)^[25]
August 28
- Patrick Hennessy, Irish painter (d. 1980)
- Tasha Tudor, American illustrator and author of children's books (d. 2008)^[26]
September 17 – M. F. Husain, Indian artist (d. 2011)^[27]
September 19 – Duffy Ayers, born Betty FitzGerald, English portrait painter (d. 2017)^[28]
October 13
- Terry Frost, English Abstract artist (d. 2003)^[29]
- Ricco, Swiss painter (d. 1972)
October 24 – Bob Kane, American comic book artist and writer (d. 1998)^[30]
November 9 – André François, French cartoonist (d. 2005)^[31]
November 26 – Inge King, German-born Australian sculptor (d. 2016)
November 28 – Evald Okas, Estonian painter (d. 2011)^[32]

Deaths

January 15 – Luigi Crosio, Italian painter (b. 1835)
January 23 – Anne Whitney, American sculptor, poet (b. 1821)^[33]
February 25 – Flaxman Charles John Spurrell, English archaeologist and photographer (b. 1842)
April 3 – Nadežda Petrović, Serbian Fauvist painter (b. 1873)
April 9 – Karl Bitter, Austrian American sculptor (b. 1867)
May 7 – Sir Hugh Lane, Irish-born art dealer, collector and benefactor (b. 1875; killed in sinking of the RMS Lusitania)
June 5 – Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, French artist and sculptor (killed in action) (b. 1891)^[34]
June 7 – Hilda Sjölin, Swedish photographer (b. 1835)
July 10 – Hendrik Willem Mesdag, Dutch marine painter (b. 1831)
July 11 – Albert Schickedanz, Austro-Hungarian architect and painter in the Eclectic style (b. 1846)
September 11 – Jens Birkholm, Danish genre and landscape painter (b. 1869)
September 14 – Alfred Agache, French academic painter (b. 1843)
October 24 – Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist and pioneer photographer (b. 1828)
November 28 – Kobayashi Kiyochika, Japanese ukiyo-e painter and printmaker (b. 1847)
December 22 – Arthur Hughes, English painter and illustrator (b. 1832)
date unknown
- Kikuchi Shingaku, Japanese photographer (b. 1832)
- Krikor Torosian, Armenian illustrator (b. 1884; killed in Armenian genocide)

References

^ "DIA website". Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
^ Balston, Thomas (1949). Wood-engraving in Modern English Books. London: National Book League.
^ "Vorticism". Msn Encarta. Archived from the original on 2007-05-22. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
^ "Exhibition Gallery Kazimir Severinovich Malevich" (PDF). International Chamber of Russian Modernism. 2012-09-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ "Max Weber | Chinese Restaurant". whitney.org.
^ Alan Symons (1997). The Jewish Contribution to the 20th Century. Polo Pub. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-9523751-1-1.
^ Art Gallery of Ontario (1970). Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection. McGraw-Hill Company of Canada. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-07-092504-5.
^ Siri Engberg; Joan Banach; Robert Motherwell (2003). Robert Motherwell: the Complete Prints 1940-1991: Catalogue Raisonne. Hudson Hills. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-55595-163-4.
^ Shawn Levy (28 October 2014). De Niro: A Life. Crown. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-307-71680-4.
^ Levy, Ceri (17 May 1996). "Obituary: Mervyn Levy". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^ Muriel Emanuel; Jean-Christophe Ammann (1983). Contemporary Artists. Macmillan. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-333-30773-1.
^ Korotin, Ilse (June 2016). biografiA. Lexikon österreichischer Frauen, Band 3. Wien. p. 163. ISBN 978-3205795902.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Current Biography Yearbook 1959. 1960. p. 13.
^ Deborah Andrews (1991). Annual Obituary, 1990. St. James Press. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-55862-092-6.
^ Karen Rosenberg (April 3, 2012). "Elizabeth Catlett, Sculptor With Eye on Social Issues, Is Dead at 96". New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
^ American Federation of Arts; Kenneth Donahue (1959). William Pachner. American Federation of Arts. p. 20.
^ Encyclopædia Britannica. "Richard Lippold (American sculptor) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
^ Carmen Herrera; Alejandro Anreus; Carolina Ponce de León (1998). Carmen Herrera: The Black-and-white Paintings, 1951-1989. El Museo del Barrio. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-882454-07-5.
^ Don Thompson; Maggie Thompson (1993). Comic-book Superstars. Krause Publications. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-87341-256-8.
^ José Caballero (2002). José Caballero: círculos y sueños. Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior. ISBN 978-84-96008-07-6.
^ N. Y.) Association of Hispanic Arts (New York; Association for Latin American Art (2002). St. James Guide to Hispanic Artists: Profiles of Latino and Latin American Artists. St. James Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-55862-470-2.
^ Magdalen Evans (31 May 2016). "Malvina Cheek obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
^ "Borgåkonstnären Åke Hellman har gått bort | Östnyland" (in Swedish). svenska.yle.fi. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
^ The Comics Journal. Comics Journal, Incorporated. 2000. p. 21.
^ McNay, Michael (22 June 2012). "Mary Fedden obituary". The Guardian.
^ Lee Kingman; Joanna Foster; Ruth Giles Lontoft (1968). Illustrators of Children's Books: 1957-1966. Horn Book. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-87675-017-9.
^ "M.F. Husain". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
^ Mel Gooding (December 11, 2017). "Duffy Ayers obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
^ Jean-Christophe Ammann (1989). Contemporary Artists. St. James Press. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-912289-96-0.
^ Edmond Grant (1999). The Motion Picture Guide: 1999 Annual (The Films of 1998). CineBooks. p. 505. ISBN 978-0-933997-43-1.
^ Lee Kingman; Joanna Foster; Ruth Giles Lontoft (1968). Illustrators of Children's Books: 1957-1966. Horn Book. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-87675-017-9.
^ Paul Ambur (1969). Evald Okase eksliibrised. Eesti raamat. p. 89.
^ Academic American Encyclopedia. Grolier Incorporated. 1995. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-7172-2059-5.
^ Ede, H.S. (1931). Savage Messiah. London: Heinemann. OCLC 1655358.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

[1] "DIA website". Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2013-03-08.

[2] Balston, Thomas (1949). Wood-engraving in Modern English Books. London: National Book League.

[3] "Vorticism". Msn Encarta. Archived from the original on 2007-05-22. Retrieved 2009-10-17.

[4] "Exhibition Gallery Kazimir Severinovich Malevich" (PDF). International Chamber of Russian Modernism. 2012-09-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[5] "Max Weber | Chinese Restaurant". whitney.org.

[6] Alan Symons (1997). The Jewish Contribution to the 20th Century. Polo Pub. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-9523751-1-1.

[7] Art Gallery of Ontario (1970). Art Gallery of Ontario: The Canadian Collection. McGraw-Hill Company of Canada. p. 312. ISBN 978-0-07-092504-5.

[8] Siri Engberg; Joan Banach; Robert Motherwell (2003). Robert Motherwell: the Complete Prints 1940-1991: Catalogue Raisonne. Hudson Hills. p. 40. ISBN 978-1-55595-163-4.

[9] Shawn Levy (28 October 2014). De Niro: A Life. Crown. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-307-71680-4.

[10] Levy, Ceri (17 May 1996). "Obituary: Mervyn Levy". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 20 March 2011.

[11] Muriel Emanuel; Jean-Christophe Ammann (1983). Contemporary Artists. Macmillan. p. 94. ISBN 978-0-333-30773-1.

[12] Korotin, Ilse (June 2016). biografiA. Lexikon österreichischer Frauen, Band 3. Wien. p. 163. ISBN 978-3205795902.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[13] Current Biography Yearbook 1959. 1960. p. 13.

[14] Deborah Andrews (1991). Annual Obituary, 1990. St. James Press. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-55862-092-6.

[15] Karen Rosenberg (April 3, 2012). "Elizabeth Catlett, Sculptor With Eye on Social Issues, Is Dead at 96". New York Times. Retrieved February 11, 2015.

[16] American Federation of Arts; Kenneth Donahue (1959). William Pachner. American Federation of Arts. p. 20.

[17] Encyclopædia Britannica. "Richard Lippold (American sculptor) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Retrieved 2010-07-29.

[18] Carmen Herrera; Alejandro Anreus; Carolina Ponce de León (1998). Carmen Herrera: The Black-and-white Paintings, 1951-1989. El Museo del Barrio. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-882454-07-5.

[19] Don Thompson; Maggie Thompson (1993). Comic-book Superstars. Krause Publications. p. 249. ISBN 978-0-87341-256-8.

[20] José Caballero (2002). José Caballero: círculos y sueños. Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior. ISBN 978-84-96008-07-6.

[21] N. Y.) Association of Hispanic Arts (New York; Association for Latin American Art (2002). St. James Guide to Hispanic Artists: Profiles of Latino and Latin American Artists. St. James Press. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-55862-470-2.

[22] Magdalen Evans (31 May 2016). "Malvina Cheek obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2016.

[23] "Borgåkonstnären Åke Hellman har gått bort | Östnyland" (in Swedish). svenska.yle.fi. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 2018-10-01.

[24] The Comics Journal. Comics Journal, Incorporated. 2000. p. 21.

[25] McNay, Michael (22 June 2012). "Mary Fedden obituary". The Guardian.

[26] Lee Kingman; Joanna Foster; Ruth Giles Lontoft (1968). Illustrators of Children's Books: 1957-1966. Horn Book. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-87675-017-9.

[27] "M.F. Husain". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

[28] Mel Gooding (December 11, 2017). "Duffy Ayers obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved July 24, 2021.

[29] Jean-Christophe Ammann (1989). Contemporary Artists. St. James Press. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-912289-96-0.

[30] Edmond Grant (1999). The Motion Picture Guide: 1999 Annual (The Films of 1998). CineBooks. p. 505. ISBN 978-0-933997-43-1.

[31] Lee Kingman; Joanna Foster; Ruth Giles Lontoft (1968). Illustrators of Children's Books: 1957-1966. Horn Book. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-87675-017-9.

[32] Paul Ambur (1969). Evald Okase eksliibrised. Eesti raamat. p. 89.

[33] Academic American Encyclopedia. Grolier Incorporated. 1995. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-7172-2059-5.

[34] Ede, H.S. (1931). Savage Messiah. London: Heinemann. OCLC 1655358.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)

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