Editing 1870 in art (section)

==Births==
* [[January 1]] – [[Louis Vauxcelles]], French Jewish art critic (died [[1943 in art|1943]])
* [[January 11]] – [[Alexander Stirling Calder]], American sculptor (died [[1945 in art|1945]])
* [[February 5]] – [[C. E. Brock]], English painter and illustrator (died [[1938 in art|1938]])
* [[March 13]] – [[William Glackens]], American painter (died 1938)
* [[June 22]] – [[Antonio Dattilo Rubbo]], Italian-born painter and art teacher (died [[1955 in art|1955]])
* [[July 21]] – [[Emil Orlík]], Czech-born painter and lithographer (died [[1932 in art|1932]])
* [[July 25]] – [[Maxfield Parrish]], American painter and illustrator (died [[1966 in art|1966]])
* [[November 18]] – [[Franz Metzner]], German sculptor (died [[1919 in art|1919]])
* [[November 25]] – [[Maurice Denis]], French painter and decorative artist (died [[1943 in art|1943]])
* [[December 23]] – [[John Marin]], American painter (died [[1953 in art|1953]])
* ''date unknown'' – [[Arthur Diehl]], English-born landscape painter (died [[1929 in art|1929]])