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Henry Thomson BIOGRAPHY
1850 New York, New York - 1937 Wilton, Connecticut. Known for: Still life, interior, landscape.
Henry Grinnell Thomson was a private student of the preeminent artist of the day, William Merritt Chase, and he also exhibited at the National Academy of Design while he was not a full-time artist.... Read full biography
Henry Grinnell Thomson was a private student of the preeminent artist of the day, William Merritt Chase, and he also exhibited at the National Academy of Design while he was not a full-time artist. At the age of 35, Thomson moved to Wilton, Connecticut where he became active in the Silvermine Guild... Read full biography
Henry Grinnell Thomson was a private student of the preeminent artist of the day, William Merritt Chase, and he also exhibited at the National Academy of Design while he was not a full-time artist. At the age of 35, Thomson moved to Wilton, Connecticut where he became active in the Silvermine Guild of Artists and became a professional artist. Thomson was a regular exhibitor at the National Academy of Design from 1881 until 1897 and later at the Society of Independent Artists from 1917 until his... Read full biography
Henry Grinnell Thomson was a private student of the preeminent artist of the day, William Merritt Chase, and he also exhibited at the National Academy of Design while he was not a full-time artist. At the age of 35, Thomson moved to Wilton, Connecticut where he became active in the Silvermine Guild of Artists and became a professional artist. Thomson was a regular exhibitor at the National Academy of Design from 1881 until 1897 and later at the Society of Independent Artists from 1917 until his death in 1937. In "Early Twilight-Firelight" the influence of fellow Connecticut artists J. Alden Weir and Willard Metcalf is evident, especially in the use of the broken brush stroke and color. It is a rare figural work by the artist and addresses... Read full biography
Henry Grinnell Thomson was a private student of the preeminent artist of the day, William Merritt Chase, and he also exhibited at the National Academy of Design while he was not a full-time artist. At the age of 35, Thomson moved to Wilton, Connecticut where he became active in the Silvermine Guild of Artists and became a professional artist. Thomson was a regular exhibitor at the National Academy of Design from 1881 until 1897 and later at the Society of Independent Artists from 1917 until his death in 1937. In "Early Twilight-Firelight" the influence of fellow Connecticut artists J. Alden Weir and Willard Metcalf is evident, especially in the use of the broken brush stroke and color. It is a rare figural work by the artist and addresses the contemplative mood of the women and her faithful terrier. Source: www.roughtongalleries.com. Roughton Galleries, Dallas, Te... Read full biography
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Henry Grinnell Thomson was a private student of the preeminent artist of the day, William Merritt Chase, and he also exhibited at the National Academy of Design while he was not a full-time artist. At the age of 35, Thomson moved to Wilton, Connecticut where he became active in the Silvermine Guild of Artists and became a professional artist.
Thomson was a regular exhibitor at the National Academy of Design from 1881 until 1897 and later at the Society of Independent Artists from 1917 until his death in 1937.
In "Early Twilight-Firelight" the influence of fellow Connecticut artists J. Alden Weir and Willard Metcalf is evident, especially in the use of the broken brush stroke and color. It is a rare figural work by the artist and addresses the contemplative mood of the women and her faithful terrier.
Source: www.roughtongalleries.com
Roughton Galleries, Dallas, Texas
Courtesy to AskART from Brian Roughton