See also: 1907 in art, other events of 1908, 1909 in art, list of years in art. See also: 1906 in art, other events of 1907, 1908 in art, list of years in art. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... See also: 1908 in art, other events of 1909, 1910 in art, list of years in art. ... This page indexes the individual year in art pages. ...

Events

• Hugh Lane founds the Dublin City Gallery.
• Paul Ranson founds the Académie Ranson in Paris.
• The Ashcan School ("the Eight") give their first and only exhibition at the Macbeth Gallery.

Sir Hugh Lane by Antonio Mancini - Oil on canvas (1913) Sir Hugh Percy Lane ( November 9, 1875-May 7, 1915 ) Born in County Cork on 9 November 1875, he is best known for for establishing Dublins Municipal Gallery of Modern Art (the first known public gallery of modern art... The Hugh Lane : Dublin City Gallery is an art gallery funded by Dublin City Council and located in Charlemont House in Dublin city in Ireland. ... Paul Ranson (1864 - Paris, February 20, 1909) was a French painter and writer. ... The Académie Ranson was founded in Paris by the French painter Paul Ranson (1862–1909), who himself studied at the Académie Julian, in 1908. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The Ash Can School was remembered on the USPS stamp. ...

Works

• Pierre Bonnard - Woman in a Blue Hat
• Amedeo Modigliani - The Jewess
• Piet Mondrian - Avond

Pierre Bonnard (October 3, 1867 - January 23, 1947) was a French painter and printmaker. ... Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (July 12, 1884 – January 24, 1920) was an Jewish Italian painter and sculptor. ... Piet Mondrian in his studio in 1941 as photographed by Arnold Newman Piet Mondrian (March 7, 1872 – February 1, 1944) was a Dutch painter and an important contributor to the De Stijl art movement, which was founded by Theo van Doesburg. ...

Births

• February 29 - Balthus, Polish-French painter (d. 2001)
• August 22 - Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer (d. 2004)