Monday, August 12, 2024
Women with Flowers - American Artist
19C Women in Gardens - American
Abbott Fuller Graves (American painter) 1859 - 1936 Morning n the Garden
Biography of Abbott Fuller Graves (1859-1936)
Abbott Fuller Graves, born on April 15, 1859, in Weymouth, Massachusetts, known for his vibrant floral compositions & detailed architectural scenes. Graves initially trained as a horticulturist, a background that deeply influenced his artistic focus on flowers & garden settings. His formal art education began at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology & continued in Paris at the Académie Julian, where he absorbed the techniques of French Impressionism, which significantly shaped his style.
Graves specialized in floral still lifes & garden scenes, celebrated for their rich color, intricate detail, & strong sense of light. Throughout his career, Graves exhibited at major venues such as the Paris Salon, the National Academy of Design in New York, & the Art Institute of Chicago.
Graves played a significant role in the American art community as a teacher in Boston. He influenced many students with his knowledge of both horticulture & art. He continued to paint & exhibit until his death on July 15, 1936, in Kennebunkport, Maine.
Bibliography
Books:
Falk, Peter Hastings. Who Was Who in American Art: 1564-1975. Sound View Press, 1999.
Gerdts, William H. American Impressionism. Abbeville Press, 1984.
Porter, Dean A. American Impressionism & Realism: The Painting of Modern Life, 1885-1915. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994.
Reed, Walt. The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980. Madison Square Press, 1984.
Articles:
Dearinger, David B. "Abbott Fuller Graves: Painter of Flowers & Rustic Architecture." American Art Review, vol. 16, no. 1, 2004, pp. 108-115.
Gerdts, William H. "The Lost Garden: Abbott Fuller Graves & His Boston School Connections." The Boston Art Club Journal, vol. 9, no. 2, 1995, pp. 45-53.
Murray, Ruth. "Horticulture in Art: The Floral Paintings of Abbott Fuller Graves." The Magazine Antiques, vol. 144, no. 4, 1993, pp. 224-230.
Weinberg, H. Barbara. "American Impressionists Abroad & at Home: Paintings from the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, vol. 54, no. 3, 1997, pp. 22-25.
Sunday, August 11, 2024
Saturday, August 10, 2024
19C Women & Gardens - American Artist
Friday, August 9, 2024
Thursday, August 8, 2024
19C Women & Gardens - American Artist
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
19C Women in Gardens - France
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
19C Women & Gardens - American Artist
Monday, August 5, 2024
19C Women in Gardens - Mary Cassatt 1844-1926
American Mary Cassatt (1844-1926). Lydia Seated in the Garden
Mary Stevenson Cassatt was an American painter and printmaker. She was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, but lived much of her adult life in France, where she befriended Edgar Degas and exhibited with the Impressionists.
Mary Cassatt (American artist, 1844-1926) In the Garden
Mary Cassatt (American artist, 1844-1926) In the Park
Mary Cassatt (American artist, 1844-1926) Lydia Croceting in the Garden at Marly 1880
Mary Cassatt (American artist, 1844-1926) Woman and Child Seated in a Garden
Mary Cassatt (American artist, 1844-1926) Woman doing Needlework in the Garden Sun
Mary Cassatt (American artist, 1844-1926) Woman Reading in a Garden
Mary Cassatt (American artist, 1844-1926) Girl Holding a Loose Bouquet of Flowers
Mary Cassatt (1845-1926) A Flower from the Park
Mary Cassatt (American artist, 1844-1926). Young Woman Picking Fruit in the Garden 1891
Sunday, August 4, 2024
19C Women & Gardens - American artist
19C Women in Gardens - Danish
Saturday, August 3, 2024
19C Women in Gardens - Lydia Field Emmet (American artist, 1866-1952)
Friday, August 2, 2024
19C Women & Gardens -American Artist
Thursday, August 1, 2024
19C Women in Gardens - Robert Lewis Reid (American artist, 1862-1939)
Robert Lewis Reid (American artist, 1862-1939) Pond Lilies
Robert Lewis Reid (1862-1939), was born in Massachusetts. He attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; in 1884 he moved to New York to study at the Art Students League, and a year later he sailed for Paris to study at the Julian Academy, returning to New York in 1889.
Robert Lewis Reid (American artist, 1862-1939) Day Lilies