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1993 Richard C Diebenkorn, Jr., U.S. painter (Ocean Park Paintings), dies at 70
1989 Largest Art robbery in the history (Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston), where 12 paintings valued at $100 million are stolen 1986 It's revealed Andrew Wyeth had, secretly created 240 drawings and paintings of his neighbor Helga Testorf, in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 1985 Thieves steal 9 paintings, including 5 Monet's and 2 Renoir's 1940 4 teens, following their dog down a hole near Lascaux France discover 17,000-year-old drawings now known as Lascaux Cave Paintings 1931 David Shepherd, born in Britain, painter, artist, considered world's most famous conservationists, famous for paintings of wildlife 1922 Richard C Diebenkorn, Jr., U.S., painter, Ocean Park Paintings 1909 John Baur, museum director/author, American Paintings in 19th Century 1599 Caravaggio's 1st public commission for paintings 1512 Michelangelo's paintings on ceiling of Sistine Chapel, 1st exhibited |
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