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recognizing artists born on that day.
Charles Webster Hawthorne | A Study in White, oil on canvas, 36x22 in., Reading Public Museum, Reading PA
January 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Charles Webster Hawthorne | A Study in White, oil on canvas, 36x22 in., Reading Public Museum, Reading PA
Charles Webster Hawthorne | Beach scene with figures, oil on canvas, 29.75x19.5 in.
Sold at Shannon's Fine Auctioneers 28 April 2016
Sold: $26,400.00
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
Sold at Shannon's Fine Auctioneers 28 April 2016
Sold: $26,400.00
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
January 8, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Charles Webster Hawthorne | Beach scene with figures, oil on canvas, 29.75x19.5 in.
Sold at Shannon's Fine Auctioneers 28 April 2016
Sold: $26,400.00
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
Sold at Shannon's Fine Auctioneers 28 April 2016
Sold: $26,400.00
Estimate: $12,000 - $18,000
Charles Webster Hawthorne | Hyannisport, 1903, oil on canvas, 22x20 in., Indianapolis Museum of Art
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Charles Webster Hawthorne | Hyannisport, 1903, oil on canvas, 22x20 in., Indianapolis Museum of Art
Charles Webster Hawthorne | Lady in Red, s.d.
oil on canvas laid down on board
91.4 x 71 cm. (36 x 28 in.)
private collection
oil on canvas laid down on board
91.4 x 71 cm. (36 x 28 in.)
private collection
January 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Charles Webster Hawthorne | Lady in Red, s.d.
oil on canvas laid down on board
91.4 x 71 cm. (36 x 28 in.)
private collection
oil on canvas laid down on board
91.4 x 71 cm. (36 x 28 in.)
private collection
Charles Webster Hawthorne | Morning Chocolate, ca. 1900
oil on canvas
92.08 x 91.44 cm. (36.25 x 36 in.)
private collection
oil on canvas
92.08 x 91.44 cm. (36.25 x 36 in.)
private collection
January 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Charles Webster Hawthorne | Morning Chocolate, ca. 1900
oil on canvas
92.08 x 91.44 cm. (36.25 x 36 in.)
private collection
oil on canvas
92.08 x 91.44 cm. (36.25 x 36 in.)
private collection
Charles Webster Hawthorne | The Trousseau, 1910, oil on canvas mounted on wood, 40x40 in. George A. Hearn Fund, 1911, Metropolitan Museum, NY
January 8, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Charles Webster Hawthorne | The Trousseau, 1910, oil on canvas mounted on wood, 40x40 in. George A. Hearn Fund, 1911, Metropolitan Museum, NY
Charles Webster Hawthorne | Girl in White, ca. 1905, oil on canvas, 30x25 in., Rhode Island School of Design, Museum
January 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Charles Webster Hawthorne | Girl in White, ca. 1905, oil on canvas, 30x25 in., Rhode Island School of Design, Museum
Charles Webster Hawthorne | The Bowl, ca. 1899
oil on canvas
76.2 x 63.5 cm. (30 x 25 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
oil on canvas
76.2 x 63.5 cm. (30 x 25 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
January 8, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Charles Webster Hawthorne | The Bowl, ca. 1899
oil on canvas
76.2 x 63.5 cm. (30 x 25 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
oil on canvas
76.2 x 63.5 cm. (30 x 25 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Bor #OTD Charles Webster Hawthorne (8 January 1872- 29 November 1930) was an American artist known for his lushly painted portraits and landscapes.
Self-portrait, 1895, 30x25 in., Private collection
Self-portrait, 1895, 30x25 in., Private collection
January 8, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Bor #OTD Charles Webster Hawthorne (8 January 1872- 29 November 1930) was an American artist known for his lushly painted portraits and landscapes.
Self-portrait, 1895, 30x25 in., Private collection
Self-portrait, 1895, 30x25 in., Private collection
Albert Bierstadt | Giant Redwood Trees of California, 1874, Berkshire Museum, Massachusetts
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Albert Bierstadt | Giant Redwood Trees of California, 1874, Berkshire Museum, Massachusetts
Albert Bierstadt | Storm in the Mountains, c. 1870, Museum of Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Albert Bierstadt | Storm in the Mountains, c. 1870, Museum of Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts
Albert Bierstadt | Sunrise on the Matterhorn, after 1875, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
January 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Albert Bierstadt | Sunrise on the Matterhorn, after 1875, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Albert Bierstadt | Among the Sierra Nevada, California, 1868, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Helen Huntington Hull, granddaughter of William Brown Dinsmore, who acquired the painting in 1873 for "The Locusts," the family estate in Dutchess County, New York, 1977.107.1
January 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Albert Bierstadt | Among the Sierra Nevada, California, 1868, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Helen Huntington Hull, granddaughter of William Brown Dinsmore, who acquired the painting in 1873 for "The Locusts," the family estate in Dutchess County, New York, 1977.107.1
Albert Bierstadt | The Marina Piccola, Capri, 1859, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
January 7, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Albert Bierstadt | The Marina Piccola, Capri, 1859, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Born #OTD Albert Bierstadt (7 January 1830 – 18 February 1902) was an American painter best known for his lavish, sweeping landscapes of the American West.
Napoleon Sarony (1821-1896) portrait of Albert Bierstadt
Napoleon Sarony (1821-1896) portrait of Albert Bierstadt
January 7, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Born #OTD Albert Bierstadt (7 January 1830 – 18 February 1902) was an American painter best known for his lavish, sweeping landscapes of the American West.
Napoleon Sarony (1821-1896) portrait of Albert Bierstadt
Napoleon Sarony (1821-1896) portrait of Albert Bierstadt
Louis Ritman | Breakfast, 1929, oil on canvas, 41.5 x 50.5 in.
January 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Louis Ritman | Breakfast, 1929, oil on canvas, 41.5 x 50.5 in.
Louis Ritman | Portrait of the artist’s wife, ca. 1930, oil on canvas, 36x29 in.
January 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Louis Ritman | Portrait of the artist’s wife, ca. 1930, oil on canvas, 36x29 in.
Louis Ritman | Blue Dress, s.d.
oil on canvas
64 x 81.3 cm. (25.5 x 32 in.)
private collection
oil on canvas
64 x 81.3 cm. (25.5 x 32 in.)
private collection
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Louis Ritman | Blue Dress, s.d.
oil on canvas
64 x 81.3 cm. (25.5 x 32 in.)
private collection
oil on canvas
64 x 81.3 cm. (25.5 x 32 in.)
private collection
Louis Ritman | A pensive moment
Oil on Canvas
92.7 x 92.1 cm. (36.5 x 36.3 in.)
Oil on Canvas
92.7 x 92.1 cm. (36.5 x 36.3 in.)
January 6, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Louis Ritman | A pensive moment
Oil on Canvas
92.7 x 92.1 cm. (36.5 x 36.3 in.)
Oil on Canvas
92.7 x 92.1 cm. (36.5 x 36.3 in.)
Louis Ritman | Untitled (Paris View), circa 1915–1919, Oil on canvas, 32 by 25½ inches, M. Christine Schwartz Collection
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Louis Ritman | Untitled (Paris View), circa 1915–1919, Oil on canvas, 32 by 25½ inches, M. Christine Schwartz Collection
Louis Ritman | Girl in a Boat. ca. 1916-19
oil on canvas
25½ x 32 in. (64.8 x 81.3 cm.)
oil on canvas
25½ x 32 in. (64.8 x 81.3 cm.)
January 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Louis Ritman | Girl in a Boat. ca. 1916-19
oil on canvas
25½ x 32 in. (64.8 x 81.3 cm.)
oil on canvas
25½ x 32 in. (64.8 x 81.3 cm.)
Louis Ritman | Woman With Watering Can, oil on canvas 36 ¼ x 36 in. (92.1 x 91.4 cm.)
The painting was sold at Christie's auction 22 May 2018 for $360,500.
The painting was sold at Christie's auction 22 May 2018 for $360,500.
January 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Louis Ritman | Woman With Watering Can, oil on canvas 36 ¼ x 36 in. (92.1 x 91.4 cm.)
The painting was sold at Christie's auction 22 May 2018 for $360,500.
The painting was sold at Christie's auction 22 May 2018 for $360,500.
Louis Ritman | Man and Woman in a Garden, s.d.
oil on canvas
66 x 81.3 cm. (26 x 32 in.)
private collection
oil on canvas
66 x 81.3 cm. (26 x 32 in.)
private collection
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Louis Ritman | Man and Woman in a Garden, s.d.
oil on canvas
66 x 81.3 cm. (26 x 32 in.)
private collection
oil on canvas
66 x 81.3 cm. (26 x 32 in.)
private collection
Born #OTD Louis Ritman (06 January 1889–25 Nov 1963) was an American impressionist painter.
Self-portrait, s.d., oil on canvas, 35x29 in.
Self-portrait, s.d., oil on canvas, 35x29 in.
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Born #OTD Louis Ritman (06 January 1889–25 Nov 1963) was an American impressionist painter.
Self-portrait, s.d., oil on canvas, 35x29 in.
Self-portrait, s.d., oil on canvas, 35x29 in.
Yves Tanguy. | Imaginary Numbers, 1954, oil on canvas, 99 x 80 cm., Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Spain, © Estate of Yves Tanguy / ARS
Painted shortly before the artist's death, the work is considered a late-career distillation of his vision.
Painted shortly before the artist's death, the work is considered a late-career distillation of his vision.
January 5, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Yves Tanguy. | Imaginary Numbers, 1954, oil on canvas, 99 x 80 cm., Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum Spain, © Estate of Yves Tanguy / ARS
Painted shortly before the artist's death, the work is considered a late-career distillation of his vision.
Painted shortly before the artist's death, the work is considered a late-career distillation of his vision.