Day 2359 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Portrait of Dora Wheeler” (1883) William Merritt Chase. The Cleveland Museum of Art. This painting demonstrates Chase’s refined approach to portraiture within the American Aesthetic Movement. Set in a richly decorated interior, the work depicts Dora, the artist’s daughter,
August 30, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Day 2359 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Portrait of Dora Wheeler” (1883) William Merritt Chase. The Cleveland Museum of Art. This painting demonstrates Chase’s refined approach to portraiture within the American Aesthetic Movement. Set in a richly decorated interior, the work depicts Dora, the artist’s daughter,
Day 2362 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Dresden Neustadt" (1919) Oskar Kokoschka. Private Collection. Executed during the artist’s convalescence following the trauma of the First World War, this seminal Expressionist canvas shifts the paradigm of urban landscape from objective topography to subjective geography.
September 2, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Day 2362 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Dresden Neustadt" (1919) Oskar Kokoschka. Private Collection. Executed during the artist’s convalescence following the trauma of the First World War, this seminal Expressionist canvas shifts the paradigm of urban landscape from objective topography to subjective geography.
Day 1943 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Hay Harvest at Éragny" (1901) Camille Pissarro. National Gallery of Canada. Pissarro was born on this day in 1830. In 1884 he and his family moved from Pontoise to Éragny-sur-Epte, in the Oise department in northern France.
July 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Day 1943 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Hay Harvest at Éragny" (1901) Camille Pissarro. National Gallery of Canada. Pissarro was born on this day in 1830. In 1884 he and his family moved from Pontoise to Éragny-sur-Epte, in the Oise department in northern France.
Day 2168 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Ebb and Flow” (2024) Stephanie Rew. This work is by Scottish artist Stephanie Rew, who employs a distinctive technique blending figurative realism with traditional gilding. The painting features three female figures draped in flowing garments detailed
February 20, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Day 2168 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Ebb and Flow” (2024) Stephanie Rew. This work is by Scottish artist Stephanie Rew, who employs a distinctive technique blending figurative realism with traditional gilding. The painting features three female figures draped in flowing garments detailed
Day 2056 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Woman with a Water Jug" (1662) Johannes Vermeer. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vermeer was born on this day in 1632. This, one of Vermeer's most beautiful works, was the first painting by the Dutch master to enter an American public collection.
October 31, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Day 2056 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Woman with a Water Jug" (1662) Johannes Vermeer. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vermeer was born on this day in 1632. This, one of Vermeer's most beautiful works, was the first painting by the Dutch master to enter an American public collection.
Day 2069 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Starfish" (1986) Andrew Wyeth. Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The artwork depicts the artist's wife, Betsy, seen from behind through an open, multi-pane window in their home in Cushing, Maine.
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Day 2069 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Starfish" (1986) Andrew Wyeth. Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The artwork depicts the artist's wife, Betsy, seen from behind through an open, multi-pane window in their home in Cushing, Maine.
Day 2054 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Flower still-life" (1786) Johann Baptist Drechsler. @belvederemuseum Drechsler was born in Vienna, the son of a porcelain painter. He is considered the founder of the Viennese school of flower painting. His paintings have found their way into numerous European museums.
October 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Day 2054 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Flower still-life" (1786) Johann Baptist Drechsler. @belvederemuseum Drechsler was born in Vienna, the son of a porcelain painter. He is considered the founder of the Viennese school of flower painting. His paintings have found their way into numerous European museums.
Day 2092 #ArtKicksCovid19 "The First Snow" (1926) Lilla Cabot Perry. The Gibbes Museum of Art. Perry was an American artist who worked in the American Impressionist style, rendering portraits and landscapes in the free form manner of her mentor, Claude Monet. Perry was an early advocate
December 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Day 2092 #ArtKicksCovid19 "The First Snow" (1926) Lilla Cabot Perry. The Gibbes Museum of Art. Perry was an American artist who worked in the American Impressionist style, rendering portraits and landscapes in the free form manner of her mentor, Claude Monet. Perry was an early advocate
Day 2102 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Blue Painting” (1924) Wassily Kandinsky. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Kandinsky was born on this day in 1866. This bold abstract composition uses sweeping lines, floating shapes and vivid blues to create a sense of energetic movement,
December 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Day 2102 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Blue Painting” (1924) Wassily Kandinsky. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Kandinsky was born on this day in 1866. This bold abstract composition uses sweeping lines, floating shapes and vivid blues to create a sense of energetic movement,
Day 2187 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Sunset at Sea" (1911) Childe Hassam. Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University. This painting by the American artist is a vibrant exploration of pure light and atmospheric colour, characteristic of his late Impressionist style.
March 11, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Day 2187 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Sunset at Sea" (1911) Childe Hassam. Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University. This painting by the American artist is a vibrant exploration of pure light and atmospheric colour, characteristic of his late Impressionist style.
Day 2147 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Winter Landscape at Sunset” (1887) Anton Mauve. Singer Laren Museum. As a leading figure of the Hague School, Dutch artist Mauve captures a tranquil scene where a snow-covered terrain is bathed in the warm, low light of the setting sun, creating a poignant contrast between
January 30, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Day 2147 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Winter Landscape at Sunset” (1887) Anton Mauve. Singer Laren Museum. As a leading figure of the Hague School, Dutch artist Mauve captures a tranquil scene where a snow-covered terrain is bathed in the warm, low light of the setting sun, creating a poignant contrast between
Day 2342 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Poppies in a Field” (1880) Victor Gabriel Gilbert. Philadelphia Museum of Art. This landscape by French artist Victor Gabriel Gilbert depicts a child and two other people in a field of red poppies and blue cornflowers.
August 13, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Day 2342 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Poppies in a Field” (1880) Victor Gabriel Gilbert. Philadelphia Museum of Art. This landscape by French artist Victor Gabriel Gilbert depicts a child and two other people in a field of red poppies and blue cornflowers.
Day 2386 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Le Matin embrumé à Villeneuve-l'Etang" (1910) Henri Biva. Private Collection. This work exemplifies Biva’s sustained interest in the atmospheric effects of light and landscape. Depicting the wooded surroundings of Villeneuve-l’Étang near Saint-Cloud,
September 26, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Day 2386 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Le Matin embrumé à Villeneuve-l'Etang" (1910) Henri Biva. Private Collection. This work exemplifies Biva’s sustained interest in the atmospheric effects of light and landscape. Depicting the wooded surroundings of Villeneuve-l’Étang near Saint-Cloud,
Day 2135 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Gold Jug” (1937) William Nicholson. The Royal Collection. Nicholson enjoyed painting still-lifes and in the late 1930s he painted a small series of pictures exploring light on plate, including this one. The texture of his paint became increasingly free over the years,
January 18, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Day 2135 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Gold Jug” (1937) William Nicholson. The Royal Collection. Nicholson enjoyed painting still-lifes and in the late 1930s he painted a small series of pictures exploring light on plate, including this one. The texture of his paint became increasingly free over the years,
Day 2173 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Water Mill" (1892) Fritz Thaulow. Private Collection. Thaulow was a Norwegian painter associated with Naturalism and Impressionism, celebrated for his exceptional ability to capture the movement, light and reflective qualities of water, developed through his work
February 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Day 2173 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Water Mill" (1892) Fritz Thaulow. Private Collection. Thaulow was a Norwegian painter associated with Naturalism and Impressionism, celebrated for his exceptional ability to capture the movement, light and reflective qualities of water, developed through his work
Day 2090 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Sailboat at Le Petit-Gennevilliers” (1874) Claude Monet. Private Collection. This canvas depicts the River Seine in Argenteuil, a suburb of Paris. Argenteuil where Monet lived from 1871 to 1878 was a popular spot for leisure boating for the Parisian middle class.
December 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Day 2090 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Sailboat at Le Petit-Gennevilliers” (1874) Claude Monet. Private Collection. This canvas depicts the River Seine in Argenteuil, a suburb of Paris. Argenteuil where Monet lived from 1871 to 1878 was a popular spot for leisure boating for the Parisian middle class.
Day 2169 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Insel im Attersee" (1902) Gustav Klimt. Private Collection. This painting is an early and striking example of Klimt's distinctive landscape style, which borders on abstraction. The composition is dominated by the shimmering, expansive surface of Lake Attersee,
February 21, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Day 2169 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Insel im Attersee" (1902) Gustav Klimt. Private Collection. This painting is an early and striking example of Klimt's distinctive landscape style, which borders on abstraction. The composition is dominated by the shimmering, expansive surface of Lake Attersee,
Day 2077 #ArtKicksCovid19 “The Art of Conversation” (1963) René Magritte. Private Collection. Magritte was born on this day in 1898. The painting shows two men wearing bowler hats and overcoats floating or standing against a cloudy sky. Below, there is a landscape: hills or mountains, greenery and
November 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Day 2077 #ArtKicksCovid19 “The Art of Conversation” (1963) René Magritte. Private Collection. Magritte was born on this day in 1898. The painting shows two men wearing bowler hats and overcoats floating or standing against a cloudy sky. Below, there is a landscape: hills or mountains, greenery and
Day 2176 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Coucher de soleil, près du Croisic" (1910) Ferdinand du Puigaudeau. Private Collection. This work by the French post-impressionist painter showcases the artist's obsession with dramatic light and atmospheric effects along the coast of Brittany.
February 28, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Day 2176 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Coucher de soleil, près du Croisic" (1910) Ferdinand du Puigaudeau. Private Collection. This work by the French post-impressionist painter showcases the artist's obsession with dramatic light and atmospheric effects along the coast of Brittany.
Day 1991 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Quay with Men Unloading Sand Barges" (1888) Vincent Van Gogh. Museum Folkwang. Van Gogh painted this oil study in the summer of 1888 in Arles. In a letter to his brother Theo, he described the motif, which he had previously captured in a drawing:
August 27, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Day 1991 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Quay with Men Unloading Sand Barges" (1888) Vincent Van Gogh. Museum Folkwang. Van Gogh painted this oil study in the summer of 1888 in Arles. In a letter to his brother Theo, he described the motif, which he had previously captured in a drawing:
Day 2081 #ArtKicksCovid19 “La Fenêtre à Tanger” (1912) Henri Matisse. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. This is an example of Matisse's paintings after the colourful revolution of his Fauvism period. After several trips outside France Matisse became interested in the Islamic art of North Africa
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Day 2081 #ArtKicksCovid19 “La Fenêtre à Tanger” (1912) Henri Matisse. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. This is an example of Matisse's paintings after the colourful revolution of his Fauvism period. After several trips outside France Matisse became interested in the Islamic art of North Africa
Day 2392 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Alice Helleu en robe blanche" (1902) Paul-César Helleu. Musée Bonnat-Helleu, Bayonne. This painting exemplifies the formal portrait conventions of the Belle Époque era. Hellu depicts his wife and primary model, Alice Guérin.
October 2, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Day 2392 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Alice Helleu en robe blanche" (1902) Paul-César Helleu. Musée Bonnat-Helleu, Bayonne. This painting exemplifies the formal portrait conventions of the Belle Époque era. Hellu depicts his wife and primary model, Alice Guérin.
Day 2029 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Interior with Ida in a White Dress" (1904) Vilhelm Hammershøi. Private Collection. The sister of artist Peter Ilsted, Ida, married his friend and fellow-artist Vilhelm Hammershøi in 1891. She was his favourite model, appearing in 60 of his paintings during their marriage;
October 4, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Day 2029 #ArtKicksCovid19 "Interior with Ida in a White Dress" (1904) Vilhelm Hammershøi. Private Collection. The sister of artist Peter Ilsted, Ida, married his friend and fellow-artist Vilhelm Hammershøi in 1891. She was his favourite model, appearing in 60 of his paintings during their marriage;
Day 2389 #ArtKicksCovid19 "The Calling of St. Matthew" (1600) Caravaggio. Caravaggio was born on this day in 1571. I saw this work in the flesh while visiting Rome back in 2023. Housed in Rome's Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, the oil painting captures the exact moment
September 29, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Day 2389 #ArtKicksCovid19 "The Calling of St. Matthew" (1600) Caravaggio. Caravaggio was born on this day in 1571. I saw this work in the flesh while visiting Rome back in 2023. Housed in Rome's Church of San Luigi dei Francesi, the oil painting captures the exact moment
Day 2189 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Kisho no Fuji, Nishi Izu" (1937) Kawase Hasui. Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art. This landscape print was created during Japan’s Shōwa era. Framed by delicate cherry blossoms and gentle hills, the sacred mountain Mount Fuji appears calm and luminous against a clear sky,
March 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Day 2189 #ArtKicksCovid19 “Kisho no Fuji, Nishi Izu" (1937) Kawase Hasui. Smithsonian Museum of Asian Art. This landscape print was created during Japan’s Shōwa era. Framed by delicate cherry blossoms and gentle hills, the sacred mountain Mount Fuji appears calm and luminous against a clear sky,