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Here is a selection of artists who died in 1953, and whose copyright in Europe expired on 31 December 2023.

 

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Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) French Artist

 

Interior with open windows, 1928, Raoul Dufy, (1877-1953) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
Interior with open windows, 1928, Raoul Dufy, (1877-1953) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

 

Francis Picabia (1879-1953) French Artist

Parade Amoureuse, 1917 (oil on canvas), Francis Picabia, (1879-1953) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
Parade Amoureuse, 1917 (oil on canvas), Francis Picabia, (1879-1953) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

 

Edmund Dulac (1882-1953) French Artist and Illustrator

A Princess Riding on a Camel, Edmund Dulac, (1882-1953) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
A Princess Riding on a Camel, Edmund Dulac, (1882-1953) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

 

David Muirhead Bone (1876-1953), Scottish Artist

Study for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, 1942 (charcoal on grey/blue paper), David Muirhead Bone (1876-1953) / Private Collection / © Liss Fine Art / Bridgeman Images
Study for Winter Mine-Laying off Iceland, 1942 (charcoal on grey/blue paper), David Muirhead Bone (1876-1953) / Private Collection / © Liss Fine Art / Bridgeman Images

 

Moise Kisling (1891-1953), French Artist

Nude Woman Sitting; Femme Nue Assise, 1938 (oil on canvas), Moise Kisling, (1891-1953) / Private Collection / Photo © Christie's Images / Bridgeman Images
Nude Woman Sitting; Femme Nue Assise, 1938 (oil on canvas), Moise Kisling,  (1891-1953) / Private Collection / Photo © Christie's Images / Bridgeman Images

 

Roger Broders (1883-1953), French Artist

La Plage de Calvi, Corse, 1928 (colour litho), Roger Broders, (1883-1953) / Private Collection / Photo © Christie's Images / Bridgeman Images
La Plage de Calvi, Corse, 1928 (colour litho), Roger Broders, (1883-1953) / Private Collection / Photo © Christie's Images / Bridgeman Images

 

John Marin, (1870-1953) American Artist

Brooklyn Bridge, New York, 1910 (w/c and charcoal on paper), John Marin, (1870-1953) / Private Collection / Photo © Christie's Images / Bridgeman Images
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, 1910 (w/c and charcoal on paper), John Marin, (1870-1953) / Private Collection / Photo © Christie's Images / Bridgeman Images

 

Albert Sébille (1874-1953) French Artist

Light Ship of the Classical Greek Period (colour litho), Albert Sébille, (1874-1953) / Private Collection / Peter Newark Military Pictures / Bridgeman Images
Light Ship of the Classical Greek Period (colour litho), Albert Sébille, (1874-1953) / Private Collection / Peter Newark Military Pictures / Bridgeman Images

 

Albert Gleizes (1881-1953) French Artist

Composition, 1930 (Casein on canvas), Gleizes, Albert (1881-1953) / Private Collection / Photo © Christie's Images / Bridgeman Images
Composition, 1930 (Casein on canvas), Albert Gleizes, (1881-1953) / Private Collection / Photo © Christie's Images / Bridgeman Images


 Lucien Levy-Dhurmer (1865-1953) French Artist

Portrait of a woman with a medallion. Woman in profile supporting her pendant in front of her, 1896 (pastel), Lucien Levy-Dhurmer, (1865-1953) / Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France / Photo © Photo Josse / Bridgeman Images
Portrait of a woman with a medallion. Woman in profile supporting her pendant in front of her, 1896 (pastel), Lucien Levy-Dhurmer, (1865-1953) / Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France / Photo © Photo Josse / Bridgeman Images

 

Vladimir Evgrafovich Tatlin (1885-1953) Russian Artist

Monument to the Third International, 1919-20 (litho), Vladimir Evgrafovich Tatlin (1885-1953) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images
Monument to the Third International, 1919-20 (litho), Vladimir Evgrafovich Tatlin (1885-1953) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images


Frank Moss Bennett (1874-1953) English Artist

The Soiree, Bennett, Frank Moss (1874-1953) / Private Collection / Eaton Gallery Fine Paintings, London / Bridgeman Images
The Soiree, Bennett, Frank Moss (1874-1953) / Private Collection / Eaton Gallery Fine Paintings, London / Bridgeman Images

 

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*More about Copyright

Currently, all the following European countries protect copyright for the duration of the artist's life and 70 years after his death: Italy, France, Great Britain, Spain, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg and Portugal.  

 

 


			


			


				
				
				

					
					
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