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Wayman Elbridge Adams (American, 1883 to 1959). A native of Indiana, Wayman Adams spent the winters in New Orleans from 1916 to 1924, and again during the 1930s. A student of Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase, he brought the rich palette and texture of American Impressionism to the subjects he painted in New Orleans. While Adams painted portraits (including New Orleans Mayor Martin Berhman), his best work in New Orleans depicts African American [...] Click here to continue reading. John E. Berninger (American, Pennsylvania, 1897 to 1981) John Berninger from Allentown, Pennsylvania, is considered to be part of the New Hope School of Pennsylvania Impressionists who were influenced by the work of Walter Emerson Baum. Berninger was a student in Baum’s first art class in 1926 and in 1932 became an art instructor himself at the Kline-Baum Art School. In 1936 he became the first curator of the Allentown Art Museum. Information courtesy [...] Click here to continue reading. Johann Berthelsen (Danish, American, 1883 to 1969 Born in Copenhagen, Berthelsen painted his favorite place- New York City, particularly Central Park. Berthelsen established himself as a pastelist, later moving to oils. He worked with small canvases and focused on executing the seasonal transformations of NYC. His masterful use of light and shadow give his work a mystical, almost atmospheric quality. He was a member Salmagundi Club, American Watercolor Society, and Allied American Artists. Information [...] Click here to continue reading. John Marin (American, 1870 to 1953) John Marin is regarded as a master watercolorist, capturing the spirit of his subjects in an expressive, semi-abstract style. He had deep ties to the coast of Maine, where he visited most every summer beginning in 1914, painting the land, sea, and sky in its many moods. The work at hand dates from the early 1920s when Marin brought particular dynamism and expressive strength to his watercolors. Information [...] Click here to continue reading. George Peter Alexander Healy (1813-1894) George Peter Alexander Healy was a highly respected and successful portrait painter in both America and Europe. Encouraged by the great portrait artist Thomas Sully, Healy traveled to France and studied with Antoine Jean Gros. By early 1840s, Healy had become internationally renowned for his portraits of the French and English royal families. In America, Healy painted portraits of well-known figures including Abraham Lincoln, Daniel Webster, Louisa May Alcott [...] Click here to continue reading. William Merritt Chase (1849 to 1916) In 1879, William Merritt Chase returned home to America following six years of study abroad in Munich where he had trained largely in the traditions of French realism and the Barbizon School. He returned to an American public not wholly unaware of his work; the paintings he had sent back for exhibitions during his absence had earned him both critical and popular recognition. The Art Students League in [...] Click here to continue reading. Mezzotint Definition The mezzotint process involves roughening a copper plate all over with a fine toothed tool known as a mezzotint rocker. The surface of the plate in this state resembles myriad numbers of tiny pitchmarks. If inked and printed in this state the result would be a rich velvety black. The desired image is created by smoothing (burnishing) areas to produce lighter tones. When burnished smooth, no ink is retained and then that [...] Click here to continue reading. Peter Poskas (American, born 1939) Peter Poskas’ poetic images work with shapes, color, and light. Born in Waterbury Connecticut, Poskas is best known for his realist landscapes of Connecticut and Monhegan, Maine. He studied forestry and wildlife at the University of Connecticut before attending Paier Art School in New Haven. Skinner, Inc. March 2007. Peter Poskas is an acclaimed landscape painter who paints realist views of the towns and landscapes of Litchfield County, Connecticut. [...] Click here to continue reading. Martha Walter (American, 1875 to 1976) Born in Philadelphia in 1875, Martha Walter studied at The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under the direction of William Merritt Chase, who became her primary mentor. As an acclaimed American Impressionist, she was only one of a select few female artists to consummate international recognition. Chase who had a major impact on her career, insisted she enter several competitions while under his study. She went on to [...] Click here to continue reading. Gifford Beal, (American, 1879 to 1956) Gifford Beal, a lifetime New Yorker, was influenced as a student both by Winslow Homer, who encouraged his artistic aspirations, and by William Merritt Chase, his teacher both in New York and at Shinnecock, Long Island. Because of his Art Student League associations, however, Beal was soon drawn to the circle of urban realists led by Robert Henri and John Sloan. It was their “Ashcan School” aesthetic that [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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