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1805 Portsmouth, England - 1898 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Marine and landscape painting.
Born in Portsmouth, England, George Bonfield arrived in Philadelphia in 1816 and there learned stone carving from a stone master working on the New Jersey estate of Joseph Bonaparte, brother of... Read full biography
Born in Portsmouth, England, George Bonfield arrived in Philadelphia in 1816 and there learned stone carving from a stone master working on the New Jersey estate of Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napolean. He was also exposed to European art, and successfully copied Old Masters. In 1820, Bonfield... Read full biography
Born in Portsmouth, England, George Bonfield arrived in Philadelphia in 1816 and there learned stone carving from a stone master working on the New Jersey estate of Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napolean. He was also exposed to European art, and successfully copied Old Masters. In 1820, Bonfield enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and studied with Thomas Vest. He became prominent in Philadelphia cultural life. He did some landscapes, but primarily he was a marine artist of scenes... Read full biography
Born in Portsmouth, England, George Bonfield arrived in Philadelphia in 1816 and there learned stone carving from a stone master working on the New Jersey estate of Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napolean. He was also exposed to European art, and successfully copied Old Masters. In 1820, Bonfield enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and studied with Thomas Vest. He became prominent in Philadelphia cultural life. He did some landscapes, but primarily he was a marine artist of scenes along the Delaware River and Atlantic Coast. His work was popular in the 1840s and 1850s, and many of his collectors were wealthy people invested in shipping activities. After the Civil War, his popularity declined in the face of impressionism and... Read full biography
Born in Portsmouth, England, George Bonfield arrived in Philadelphia in 1816 and there learned stone carving from a stone master working on the New Jersey estate of Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napolean. He was also exposed to European art, and successfully copied Old Masters. In 1820, Bonfield enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and studied with Thomas Vest. He became prominent in Philadelphia cultural life. He did some landscapes, but primarily he was a marine artist of scenes along the Delaware River and Atlantic Coast. His work was popular in the 1840s and 1850s, and many of his collectors were wealthy people invested in shipping activities. After the Civil War, his popularity declined in the face of impressionism and other modernist styles that he did not adopt. He was also a collector of engravings and lithographs.... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneePortrait of Ship 'Natchez' in Storm Off Punambuco along with contemporary primitive painted wood model of the same ship
George Bonfield Auction: 02/05/2011 - 2/6/2011Lot: 89Subscribe or get free alerts
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