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Maurice de Vlaminck (French, 1876 to 1958) Maurice de Vlaminck was a primarily self-taught artist, writer, and musician best known as a key player in the Fauvist movement. He began his artistic career alongside Henri Matisse and his lifelong friend Andre Derain, all of whom exhibited in the Salon des Independants and the Salon d’Automne in 1905. It was at the Salon d’Automne that critic Louis Vauxcelles coined the term “Fauves” to describe these [...] Click here to continue reading. Chinese Dynastic Chronology Note: In general, the p4A reference database uses the Pinyin naming convention system for Chinese Terminology. Where the name varies under the Wade-Giles system p4A will present that alternative in brackets. For example: Qing [or Ch'ing] Dynasty. Neolithic Period, circa 6500 to 1700 BC Xia Dynasty, circa 2100 to 1600 BC Shang Dynasty, circa 1600 to 1100 BC Zhou [or Chou] Dynasty, circa 1100 to 256 BC Western Zhou, circa 1100 [...] Click here to continue reading. Thomas Moran (1837-1926) Moran was both an artist and an artist-explorer in search of new landscapes. His sketches from nature are complimented by examples of his studio work and together create an intimate portrait of the artist and his belief in the inherent poetry of landscape. Born in Bolton, England, Moran immagrated with his family in 1844 to the United States, where they settled in Philadelphia. Unlike many artists of his time, Thomas [...] Click here to continue reading. Koekkoek Family of Dutch Painters Hendrik Barend Koekkoek (1849 to 1909) descended from a prestigious family of painters, beginning with Hermanus Koekkoek (1815 to 1882) and spanning three generations. The Koekkoek family was an artistic dynasty in the Dutch traditions of genre, landscape and marine painting. Hendrik Barend was of the second generation; son of Hermanus, and specialized in the Dutch genre landscape tradition. Information courtesy of Cowan’s Auctions, February 2007. Chen Chi (Chinese, American, 1912 to 2005) The use of the hand scroll in Chinese painting appears to have evolved some three thousand years ago, from the practice of binding and rolling written documents to facilitate storage.[1] Painting in this format likely originated as a means of embellishing text through illustration. Paper (or silk) would be attached at the left to a round wooden roller upon which it was wound for storage, and at [...] Click here to continue reading. Laurence Christie Edwardson (1904-1995) Laurence Christie Edwardson was born in Waltham, Massachusetts and settled in Kensington, Connecticutand also lived in New York City. His artistic training included study at the Hartford Art School, the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, and the New Britain Art League. Edwardson belonged to the Connecticut Art Association and exhibited in a variety of New England locations. Although Edwardson was from the North, the landscapes and culture of the South [...] Click here to continue reading. John Brewster Jr. (1766-1854) John Brewster Jr. was a successful New England portrait artist as well as one of the first individuals to learn American Sign Language. Brewster was born deaf and enrolled at the newly opened Connecticut Asylum for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb at the age of 51, where he was present during the development of American Sign Language. Art historians have theorized that Brewster’s lack of hearing [...] Click here to continue reading. C.R. Parker (1799-1849) An itinerant artist, C.R. Parker traveled extensively throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, soliciting portrait commissions during the 1830′s and 1840′s. Delicate handling and fine draftsmanship characterizes Parker’s work. Known for imbuing his sitters with an impression of deep character, Parker highlighted the sitter’s fashionable dresses, hairstyles, and jewelry. -Information courtesy of Neal Auctions. William S. Robinson (American, 1861-1945) William S. Robinson was an important member of the Old Lyme Art Colony in Lyme, Connecticut in the early 20th century. Following the death of patron Florence Griswold in 1937, Robinson left Old Lyme and relocated to Biloxi, Mississippi, at the recommendation of his friend, noted New Orleans artist William Woodward. He continued to create impressionistic landscapes, trading the Connecticut scenery for the charming images of shrimp boats and [...] Click here to continue reading. Gene Davis (American, 1920 to 1985) Gene Davis was a prominent member of the Washington Color School, known for his vertical stripe paintings. Born in Washington D.C. in 1920, Davis first worked as a sportswriter, and then as a White House correspondent covering the administrations of Presidents Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman; several of his photographs of Truman-with whom he played poker-are in the Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art.[1] Davis received no formal art [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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