May 14, 1863: The Salon des Refusés Opened — and Manet’s Déjeuner sur l’herbe Made the Nude Modern Whether Paris Liked It or Not
On May 14, 1863, Emperor Napoleon III did something no French sovereign had done before: he opened a gallery of […]
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Georges Braque Was Born 144 Years Ago Today. How His ‘Large Nude’ Smashed the Classical Figure and Built Modern Art.
Georges Braque was born on May 13, 1882 — 144 years ago today. Though history remembers him as the co-inventor
Paul Gauguin Died 123 Years Ago Today. His Tahitian Nudes Are the Most Controversial Body in Modern Art.
Paul Gauguin died 123 years ago today on May 8, 1903. His Tahitian nudes remain the most controversial body of work in modern art—and that tension between beauty and exploitation is exactly why they matter.