On October 22, 1906 Paul Cezanne, one of the most influential of the Impressionist painters, died at the age of 67 at his family home in Aix-en-Provence, France. Claude Monet, another Impressionist, was aging (66), but still painting in 1906. This painting, by Monet, is called Waterlilies, 1906:

As for music, The English Hymnal, 1906 was an important landmark in 20th century British hymnody. Ralph Vaughan Williams edited the hymnal and contributed several tunes of his own composing, including SINE NOMINE, a favorite of mine. From the preface to The English Hymnal, 1906:

No doubt it requires a certain effort to tune oneself to the moral atmosphere implied by a fine melody; and it is far easier to dwell in the miasma of the languishing and sentimental hymn tunes which so often disfigure our services. Such poverty of heart may not be uncommon, but at least it should not be encouraged by those who direct the services of the Church; it ought no longer to be true anywhere that the most exalted moments of a church-goer’s week are associated with music that would not be tolerated in any place of secular entertainment.

Ah, the worship wars. They’ve been going on for quite a long time, haven’t they?