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Happy Father’s Day! Here’s to all you amazing Fathers, and to those celebrating their Dads in person, at a distance, or in memoriam.

We’ve seen lots of examples of artists who have painted their mothers. How about painter fathers? Do they make their way onto the canvas?

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They do indeed. A sampling from some renowned artists …

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Albrecht Dürer. Portrait of the Artist’s Father. 1490

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Édouard Manet. Portrait of Monsieur and Madame Auguste Manet. 1860

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Paul Cezanne. The Artist’s Father Reading His Newspaper. 1866

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Edgar Degas. Degas’s Father Listening to Lorenzo Pagans Playing the Guitar. 1869–72

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Mary Cassatt. Portrait Of Alexander J. Cassat And His Son Robert Kelso Cassatt. 1884-1885

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Salvador Dali. Portrait of My Father. 1925

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Frida Kahlo. Portrait of My Father. 1951

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Harry Lieberman. My Father’s Store. 1968

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www.justcurious.ca

Header Art: Excerpt – Paul Cezanne. The Artist’s Father Reading His Newspaper. 1869-72

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