- 1918 in art
Events
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June 18 -Pablo Picasso marriesOlga Khoklova .
*December 3 - Founding of theNovember Group of expressionist artists.Works
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Katherine Sophie Dreier - "Abstract Portrait ofMarcel Duchamp "
*José Malhoa - "Autumn"
*Amedeo Modigliani - "Portrait ofBlaise Cendrars "Births
January to June
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6 February -Lothar-Günther Buchheim , Germanauthor , painter, and art collector (d.2007).
*7 February -Markey Robinson , Irish painter (d.1999).
*12 March -Elaine de Kooning , American abstract expressionist painter (d.1989).
*10 April -Cornell Capa , Hungarian-Americanphotographer and photo curator (d.2008).
*9 May -Kyffin Williams , Welsh landscape painter (d.2006).July to December
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11 July -Roy Krenkel , American illustrator (d.1983).
*25 July -Jane Frank , American painter,sculptor ,mixed media artist andtextile artist (d.1986).
*8 August -Brian Stonehouse , English painter andSpecial Operations Executive agent duringWorld War II (d.1998).
*22 September -Cleve Gray , AmericanAbstract expressionist painter (d.2004).
*7 October -Mimmo Rotella , Italianartist andpoet (d.2006).
*8 November -Hermann Zapf , typeface designer.
*14 December - Jack Cole, comic book artist.Full date unknown
*Henry Hill, psychedelic artist.
Deaths
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February 6 -Gustav Klimt , Symbolist painter (b. 1862)
*April 1 -Isaac Rosenberg , painter and poet (b. 1890)
*May 19 -Ferdinand Hodler , painter (b. 1853)
*October 9 -Raymond Duchamp-Villon , sculptor
*October 30 -Egon Schiele , painter (b. 1890)
*Albert Henry Munsell , inventor of theMunsell color system (b. 1858)
*Niko Pirosmanashvili , painter
*Paul Sébillot , painter and author (b. 1842)
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