Artists Out of Copyright 2023

Published 22/03/2023

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Here is a selection of artists who died in 1952, and whose copyright in Europe will expire at the beginning of 2023

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Alberto Savinio (Andrea de Chirico) (1891-1952) / Italian Artist

The Dream of the Poet, 1927, Alberto Savinio, (Andrea de Chirico) (1891-1952) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

Luciano Achille Mauzan (1883-1952) / Italian Illustrator

Poster advertising Isotta Faschini cars, 1925 (colour litho), Luciano Achille Mauzan (1883-1952) / Private Collection / Index Fototeca / Bridgeman Images

Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) / American Photographer

Self portrait, 1896 (b/w photo), Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) / Private Collection / Prismatic Pictures / Bridgeman Images

Louis Valtat, (1869-1952) / French Artist

Madame Valtat, 1906 (oil on canvas), Louis Valtat, (1869-1952) / © Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / Museum purchase funded by Audrey Jones Beck / Bridgeman Images

Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) / American Photographer

Big Head, c.1905 (sepia photo), Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) / Private Collection / Bridgeman Images

Charles Ginner (1878-1952) / English Artist

Clayhidon (oil on canvas), Charles Ginner (1878-1952) / © Royal Albert Memorial Museum / Bridgeman Images

Constant Permeke (1886-1952) / Belgian Artist

Fisherman's Wife, 1920 (oil on canvas mounted on plywood), Constant Permeke (1886-1952) / Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium / © Lukas - Art in Flanders VZW, photo Hugo Maertens / Bridgeman Images

Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952) / American Illustrator

The Spirit of America, 1919 (colour litho), Howard Chandler Christy (1873-1952) / Private Collection / © Galerie Bilderwelt / Bridgeman Images

Margaret Dovaston, (1884-1954) / English Illustrator

Rurik Departs for the Land of the Slavs, 862 (litho), Margaret Dovaston, (1884-1954) / Private Collection / The Stapleton Collection / Bridgeman Images

Gino Boccasile, (1901-52) / Italian Illustrator

Swan poster for swimwear, three young women in swimsuit (one in bikini) with tanned skin sunbathe on a beach. Illustration of Gino Boccasile (1901-1952), Gino Boccasile, (1901-52) / Private Collection / © Giancarlo Costa / Bridgeman Images

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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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