American artist Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) worked mainly in the first half of the 20th century, applying his knowledge of modern art styles to innovative interpretations of nature such as White Birches above, likely done in his native Maine.
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Arts Everyday Living: Through the Eyes of Winslow Homer—The Call of the Sea
American master Winslow Homer (1836-1910) observed the changing moods of the sea from his studio, only a few feet from the shore at Prouts Neck, Maine.
Arts Everyday Living: In the Woods of Monhegan—Alone On a Northern Island
American artist George Bellows (1882-1925) is best known for his realistic portrayals of New York City at the beginning of the twentieth century art, ranging from tenement scenes to sporting events like boxing. In contrast, Bellows also was drawn to the sea and the island of Monhegan, just off the coast of Maine, depicting the […]
Arts Everyday Living: More Angels in Art—The Artist’s Heavenly Daughter
Click on Angel to enlarge it. If you’re an angel fan, you may already be familiar with Abbott Handerson Thayer’s celestial beings. For Thayer (1849-1921), an American artist mainly working in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, was often praised for this specialty, from the somber figure gracing his memorial painting […]
