Internet Antique Gazette

Albertus Eugene Jones (American, 1882 to 1957)

Albertus E. Jones lived in Connecticut and was mostly active in his state of residence. He is a well-known painter of landscapes who studied under Noel Flagg and was also a WPA artist. He studied at the Connecticut League of Art Students. He also taught at the School for Creative Work and the Randall School (in Connecticut). He exhibited widely and won awards in Connecticut during the [...] Click here to continue reading.

William Wendt (American/California, 1865 to 1946)

Referred to as “the Dean of California Artists,” William Wendt’s paintings epitomize the plein-air style for which California Impressionists are so revered. His best known works demonstrate the feathery brushstrokes and attention to light that are considered the hallmark of a great Impressionist painting. These pivotal canvases from the height of Wendt’s career are the very definition of a California Impressionist landscape in the minds of most art [...] Click here to continue reading.

Gustave Adolph Wiegand (American 1870 to 1957)

Gustave Wiegand was born in Bremen, Germany in 1870. Wiegand studied at the Royal Academy in Berlin and The Royal Academy of Dresden and also worked under Eugen Bract and William Merritt Chase in New York. He belonged to the Salmagundi Club, the Allied Artists of America, and the New York Society of painters. His works are in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the National Arts [...] Click here to continue reading.

Henri Houben (Belgian, 1858 to 1931)

The academically trained Houben was from a prominent artistic family; his father was a violin master at the Antwerp School of Music. He studied at the Antwerp Academy of Fine Arts, where he was later named a painting master at the relatively young age of 27. Houben specialized in landscape, historical, and genre scenes, all of which incorporate the cool palette and delicate brushwork for which he was [...] Click here to continue reading.

Frank Duveneck (American, 1848 to 1919)

Born Frank Decker (he adopted his stepfather’s name), Duveneck left Covington, Kentucky in 1870 to study at the Royal Academy of Munich. There he excelled as a student, producing realistic portraits characterized by the expressive bravura brush technique. In these works, the sitter was usually bathed in light while the background remained dark. Duveneck soon began to teach, his students included William Meritt Chase, Otto Bacher, Joseph DeCamp, [...] Click here to continue reading.