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Edwin Austin Abbey (April 1, 1852 – August 1, 1911)
Born in 1852
in Philadelphia, PA, Edwin Austin Abbey studied for a short period of time at
the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Christian Schuessele. At the age
of 14 he took a position as an illustrator for Harper and Brothers Publishing
Company. With the hope of becoming a large scale history painter, he moved to
England in the late 1870s. He was soon admitted to the Pre-Raphaelites and
elected to the Royal Academy. Although he remained in England, he refused to
give up his Am
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8th Nov 2019
Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (February 8, 1880 – March 4, 1916)
Born in 1880
in Munich, Germany, Franz Marc is thought of as one of the major figures in the
German Expressionist movement and was an original member of Der Blaue Reiter, a
group of German Expressionists artists. He received his training at the Academy
of Fine Arts in Munich under Wilhelm von Diez and Gabriel von Hackl. However,
he was largely influenced by Vincent van Gogh’s vigorous brushwork as seen in Cats
on a Red Cloth (1909). He is known for using distinct colors, including
red, bl
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8th Nov 2019
Émile Henri Bernard (28 April 1868 – 16 April 1941)
Born in 1868 in France, Emile Bernard is credited with Cloisonnism, a style simplified decorative art that used thick black lines to enclose flat areas with vivid and bold colors, while in Pont-Aven. Additionally, he worked alongside Paul Gauguin to produce a style known as Synthetism, a style that synthesizes the form of a painting with the feeling or theme of the subject. He studied at Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, but was suspended as the result of “showing expressive tendencies in his paintings
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8th Nov 2019
George Caleb Bingham (March 20, 1811 – July 7, 1879)
Born in 1811
in Virginia, George Caleb Bingham and is known for his remarkable paintings
depicting political and social life on the frontier, as well as landscapes and
portraits. He is believed to have been inspired to paint by Chester Harding, a
painter who was visiting the area where Bingham lived. When he was 12 his
father died. Although the family was poor his mother encouraged his artistic
talent and paid an art teacher, Mattie Wood, to give him lessons. At the age of
16, he left to
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8th Nov 2019
Francis Cotes RA (20 May 1726 – 16 July 1770)
Born in 1726
in London, Frances Cotes Ra is best known for outstanding work as a pastellist.
He trained with George Knapton, a portrait painter, before setting up his own
studio. Heavily influenced by Jean Etienne Liotard and Rosalba Carriera, he
preferred to work with pastels and pencils. During the 1760s, he stated
completing oil paintings and adopted a style similar to Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Reynolds also became one of his biggest competitors in the art world. In 1768, he
became a foundi
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8th Nov 2019