Benares Street Scene, India
Type:Painting
Year:Ca. 1893
Size:21.75" x 26.00"
Medium:Oil
Notes:
Benares Street Scene in India, Ca. 1893. Custom Frame.
Edwin Lord Weeks ART FOR SALE
1849 Boston, Massachusettes - 1903 Paris, France. Known for: Genre-exotic views and architectural paintings-Orientalist.
Edwin Lord Weeks was born near Boston and educated in Boston and Newton public schools, although he spent very of his adult life outside the United States. His artistic career began in 1869 with a... Read full biography
Edwin Lord Weeks was born near Boston and educated in Boston and Newton public schools, although he spent very of his adult life outside the United States. His artistic career began in 1869 with a sketching trip to Florida, then on to Surinam and other destinations in South America. Returning to... Read full biography
Edwin Lord Weeks was born near Boston and educated in Boston and Newton public schools, although he spent very of his adult life outside the United States. His artistic career began in 1869 with a sketching trip to Florida, then on to Surinam and other destinations in South America. Returning to Massachusetts, he for a short time painted landscapes and historical pictures in Boston. Leaving Boston, he went to Paris where he studied with Leon Bonnat, and also under Jean-Leon Gerome at the Ecole... Read full biography
Edwin Lord Weeks was born near Boston and educated in Boston and Newton public schools, although he spent very of his adult life outside the United States. His artistic career began in 1869 with a sketching trip to Florida, then on to Surinam and other destinations in South America. Returning to Massachusetts, he for a short time painted landscapes and historical pictures in Boston. Leaving Boston, he went to Paris where he studied with Leon Bonnat, and also under Jean-Leon Gerome at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Weeks, like Gerome, was interested in Oriental subject matter, and as a student traveled to North Africa, Spain, and the Middle East. In 1872, he returned to Massachusetts, married his cousin, Frances Rollins Hale, and set up a... Read full biography
Edwin Lord Weeks was born near Boston and educated in Boston and Newton public schools, although he spent very of his adult life outside the United States. His artistic career began in 1869 with a sketching trip to Florida, then on to Surinam and other destinations in South America. Returning to Massachusetts, he for a short time painted landscapes and historical pictures in Boston. Leaving Boston, he went to Paris where he studied with Leon Bonnat, and also under Jean-Leon Gerome at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. Weeks, like Gerome, was interested in Oriental subject matter, and as a student traveled to North Africa, Spain, and the Middle East. In 1872, he returned to Massachusetts, married his cousin, Frances Rollins Hale, and set up a studio. After less than a year, the young couple joined Robert Gavin, a Scottish painter, on a trip to the Medit... Read full biography
Edwin Lord Weeks - Art for Sale (2 available)
Watering Place - Algiers
Type:Painting
Size:35.00" x 23.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right