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Walter Dendy Sadler (1854-1923) Walter Sadler was born in Dorking and brought up in Horsham, where he showed a talent for drawing. At age 16 he decided to become a painter and enrolled for two years at Heatherly’s School of Art in London, and later studied in Germany under W. Simmler. He exhibited at the Dudley Gallery from 1872 and at the Royal Academy from 1873 through to the 1890s. He painted contemporary people [...] Click here to continue reading. John A. Ruthven (born 1933) John A. Ruthven is a naturalist, author, lecturer and internationally acknowledged master of wildlife art. Often called the “20th Century Audubon”, Ruthven uses the same techniques as his famous predecessor. After studying and researching his subject thoroughly, he sketches to rigid specifications then painstakingly renders the original painting with infinite detail. John’s fascination with nature began as a young boy in Cincinnati. In 1960 he entered the Federal [...] Click here to continue reading. Moses B. Russell (1809-1884) Moses B. Russell, portrait and miniature portrait painter, and daguerreotypist, born in Woodstock, New Hampshire on April 5, 1809. He began work in Boston in 1833 where he exhibited at the Boston Anthenaeum, the Harding Gallery, the Boston Art Association, and the Boston Mechanics Association. His 1841 entry in the BMA exhibition, he won a silver medal for several of the miniatures described as, “undoubtedly the best in the Exhibition.” [...] Click here to continue reading. Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (German/American, 1869 to 1959) Carl Rungius was born in Berlin, Germany and attended the Berlin Art School, the Academy of Fine Arts and the School of Applied Arts in Berlin. He made his first trip to America in 1894 and moved there permanently in 1897. He maintained a studio in New York for a number of years, but would stay away from home for weeks at a time, hunting and [...] Click here to continue reading. Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577 to 1640) Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish painter and draftsman. Rubens was an important and influential artist, as well as an international diplomat, successful businessman, devout Catholic, and an intellectual fluent in six languages. After study with local Antwerp painters, Rubens studied in Italy, copying works from antiquity and Renaissance masters. Rubens is famed for an energetic Baroque style that blends northern European realism with the grandeur [...] Click here to continue reading. Jamini Roy (Indian, 1887 to 1972) Jamini Roy emerged as one of the most important Indian painters of the twentieth century, creating emblematic images of Indian culture that fuse modernity with historical and folk traditions. Roy was born in a small Bengali village, and the rich cultural traditions of that area of his are infused in his work. He received formal training at the Government School of Art in Calcutta, but by the 1920s [...] Click here to continue reading. Marie Jeanne Amelie Roman (1893-1955) Born in St. James Parish, Amelie Roman was a descendant of Valcour Aime of Petit Versailles Plantation and of Louisiana Governor Andre Bienvenu Roman. After moving to New Orleans, she joined Ellsworth Woodward’s Saturday Drawing Classes. With the establishment of Newcomb College in fall of 1885, Amelie became a student in the first class of pottery decoration. Upon graduation, she was a member of faculty of Newcomb College of [...] Click here to continue reading. Noel Rockmore (American, 1928 to 1995) Born into a family of New York City artist/intellectuals, Noel Rockmore’s creative talents first emerged musically when he began playing the violin as a young child. His musical studies were cut short due to his lengthy convalescence from polio. Following in the direction of his talented parents, Gladys Rockmore Davis and Floyd Davis, Rockmore started to paint. Restless by nature, Rockmore studied only briefly at the Art Students [...] Click here to continue reading. Luigi Rist -born Louis G. Rist (1888-1959) Luigi Rist was born in 1888 in Newark, New Jersey where he lived most of his life. He moved to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania from Vermont five years prior to his death in 1959. He changed his name to Luigi after returning from France in the 1930′s. Rist studied at the Newark Technical School, Newark, N.J. and at the Grand Central Art School in New York. He was [...] Click here to continue reading. Aiden Lassell Ripley (American, 1896-1969) Born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, the son of a musician with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Ripley was an accomplished musician, however, he chose to establish his career in art. After serving in the Army during World War I, he attended the Boston Museum School where he studied with artists such as Philip Hale and Frank W. Benson. While there, he was awarded a Paige Traveling Fellowship to study in Europe [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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