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Joseph A. Fleck (1892-1977) Fleck was born in Austria-Hungary and studied at the Institute of Applied Arts in Vienna and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. He was drafted into WWI and served in Italy, and completed his studies at the Royal Academy after the war. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1922 and settled in Kansas City, Missouri and worked as a stained glass designer in a factory owned by Louis [...] Click here to continue reading. John Flaxman John Flaxman (1755 to 1826) was an English neoclassical sculptor and draughtsman. At the age of 19 he went to work for the firm of Wedgwood and Bentley, where he made his living for the next twelve years as a modeler of classic and domestic friezes, plaques, ornamental vessels and medallion portraits. It was in these inventive jasper” and “basalt” ware compositions that the manufacturers of the age, who had conceived and [...] Click here to continue reading. James Montgomery Flagg (1877 to 1960) James Montgomery Flagg, born in Pelham Manor, New York in 1877, is one of those interesting figures in history who actually did so much, but is only remembered for one thing! Flagg was a gifted artist, displaying a prodigy’s talent; he created his first magazine illustration at age 12, and by the age of 14, he had become a regular contributor to Life. He actively pursued training for [...] Click here to continue reading. Virgil Finlay (1914 to 1971) Virgil Finlay has been described as the most popular interior illustrator ever to work in science fiction magazines. His method, influenced by the art of Gustave Dore, was to use a lithographic pen and ink to produce stipple art, or a dotted photographic effect. After World War II, Finlay had converted to Judaism. His new faith was distinctively reflected in this artwork. Information courtesy of Morphy Auctions, December 2007 Erastus Salisbury Field (1805-1900) Erastus Salisbury Field is one of the new Republic’s most highly regarded folk painters as well as one of the most highly documented – with over 1,000 signed or attributed works known, ten to fifteen of them signed. Field, (born in Liverett, Massachusetts on May 19, 1805) worked in central New England during the 1824 to 1842 period, mostly in Massachusetts and Connecticut. He is distinguished as one of [...] Click here to continue reading. John Fery (1859 to 1934) John Fery was born in Strasswalchen, Austria to a wealthy family. He studied art in Vienna, Dusselforf and Munich and eventually immigrated to the U.S. in 1886. He lived mostly in the West and Pacific Northwest. He is best-known for his detailed panoramic landscapes. Information courtesy of Manitou Galleries/Manitou Auction Claude Lorraine Ferneley (British 1822-1892) Claude Lorraine Ferneley was born in the Melton Mowbray. He was the son of John E. Ferneley (one of the top British equestrian painters) and he often helped out by painting in the background of his fathers pictures. He was also adept at painting copies of his father’s paintings at clients’ request. Claude was obviously influenced by his father’s style and he is most noted for his paintings of [...] Click here to continue reading. Lynn Fausett (1894 to 1977) Lynn Fausett’s work falls into the Western landscape tradition. Painted with extreme precision, it is possible to identify every crease in the mountains, every tree on the hillsides. His compositions highlight the impressive grandeur of Utah, focusing on dramatic rock formations that seem to rise from the plain without any prelude. There is a sense of the sublime, although it is not explicit, and power emanates from the rocks [...] Click here to continue reading. Mary Fullerton Faulconer (American, born 1912) Mary Faulconer studied under Alexey Brodovitch at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art where she taught in the Design Laboratory of the Museum School. She has in addition, served as Art Director of Mademoiselle Magazine and Harpers Bazaar. Her free lance work has appeared in Fortune, House and Garden, Life, Look, Seventeen, Town and Country and Vogue magazines. Among her credits is a painting reproduced for UNICEF in [...] Click here to continue reading. John Mackie Falconer (Scottish/American, 1820 to 1903) Portrait, landscape and genre painter, John Mackie Falconer was also an enameler and etcher. He was born in Scotland and emigrated to the United States around 1848, settling in New York City. The artist remained in New York City for the rest of his life and occasionally visited Canada, the Midwest, and Virginia on painting trips. Falconer was known for oil paintings of historic buildings, watercolors, etchings, [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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