John White Alexander 1856 1915

Author : John White Alexander
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Total Pages : 52 pages
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Download or read book John White Alexander, 1856-1915 written by John White Alexander and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sales catalog of paintings from the estate of John White Alexander. Includes some paintings which are not for sale.

Author : Mary Anne Goley
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 12 pages
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Download or read book John White Alexander (1856-1915) written by Mary Anne Goley and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John White Alexander
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 15 pages
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Download or read book John White Alexander, 1856-1915 written by John White Alexander and published by . This book was released on 1985* with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mary Anne Goley
Publisher : Philip Wilson Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781781300602
Total Pages : 272 pages
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Download or read book John White Alexander written by Mary Anne Goley and published by Philip Wilson Publishers. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the time of his death, the Pittsburgh-born John White Alexander (1856-1915) was an internationally recognized portrait painter, on a part with his contemporaries John Singer Sargent and William Merritt Chase. However the works that have earned him even greater acclaim than his portraits are his figure paintings of femmes fatales, usually richly attired in flowing dresses and striking elaborate poses. Alexander had been much in demand as a portraitist, both of men and children as well as women, but his real talent, which became evident relatively late in his career, lay in his ability to capture the essence of the female form. This talent blossomed after he encountered Juliette Very, the Parisian model who became his muse. Inspired by Juliette, his paintings are imbued with sentiment expressed through movement and gesture, and it was the portrayal of his models in this way that brought him fame. He also borrowed from the post-impressionist group of painters, the Nabis' use of bold abstract forms and flowing lines, and from James McNeil Whistler's muted coloration, to create his own unique style.

Author : Maria Peitcheva
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ISBN 13 : 9781540715944
Total Pages : 40 pages
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Download or read book John White Alexander: Colour Plates written by Maria Peitcheva and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John White Alexander (1856 -1915) was an American portrait, figure, and decorative painter and illustrator. He began his career in New York in 1875 as a political cartoonist and illustrator for Harper's Weekly. In 1877 he went to Paris for his first formal art training, and then to Munich. His first exhibition in the Paris Salon of 1893 was a brilliant success. By 1894 his reputation in both Europe and America had soared, and in 1895 he was awarded a prestigious commission for a series of murals entitled the Evolution of the Book in the newly established Library of Congress in Washington, DC.Alexander's stylistic development falls into several distinct stages. His early landscapes and genre scenes of the 1870s bear the stamp of realism. His fluid brushwork resembled that of Frans Hals and Diego Vel�zquez, painters he deeply admired. After his return to the USA in 1881, he favored a more limited palette and experimented with the suggestion of mood through shadow and gesture. Many of his later portraits, notably of women, were psychological studies rather than specific likenesses. His brushwork became less painterly and more concerned with suggesting abstracted shapes. He also adopted a very coarse-weave canvas, the texture of which became an important element in his mature work. Throughout his career Alexander favored compositions with a single figure placed against a sharply contrasting background.

Author : Sarah J. Moore
Publisher : University of Delaware Press
ISBN 13 : 9780874137965
Total Pages : 152 pages
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Download or read book John White Alexander and the Construction of National Identity written by Sarah J. Moore and published by University of Delaware Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moreover, it provides a broad picture of the historical, political, cultural, and aesthetic context in which Alexander's works in particular, and those of his cosmopolitan colleagues in general, were produced and discussed."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Linda Merrill
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300101252
Total Pages : 280 pages
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Download or read book After Whistler written by Linda Merrill and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated book - published to commemorate the centenary of the artist's death - addresses Whistler's extraordinary legacy and establishes his pivotal place in the history of American art.

Author : David Bernard Dearinger
Publisher : Hudson Hills
ISBN 13 : 9781555950293
Total Pages : 712 pages
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Download or read book Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of the National Academy of Design: 1826-1925 written by David Bernard Dearinger and published by Hudson Hills. This book was released on 2004 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first installment of a fully illustrated catalogue of the Academy's priceless collection of paintings and sculptures.

Author : Joan M. Marter
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195335791
Total Pages : 3140 pages
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Download or read book The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art written by Joan M. Marter and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 3140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arranged in alphabetical order, these 5 volumes encompass the history of the cultural development of America with over 2300 entries.

Author : Thomas J. Tobin
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 079148422X
Total Pages : 344 pages
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Download or read book Worldwide Pre-Raphaelitism written by Thomas J. Tobin and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pre-Raphaelitism's influence during the long nineteenth century was far-reaching, affecting artistic and literary thought in places, media, and times far removed from its origins in 1848 London. Worldwide Pre-Raphaelitism examines the movement's development beyond England, from the continental "immortals" glorified by the nascent Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood to later reactions against and in sympathy with the ideals of the movement after it had ended. This collection of essays by art historians, literary critics, fashion historians, women's studies scholars, and independent researchers from around the world enhances our understanding of the global impact of Pre-Raphaelitism on the art-historical and literary developments of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.