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William Samuel Horton BIOGRAPHY
1865 Grand Rapids, Michigan - 1936 Paris, France. Known for: Landscape, beach figures, still life painting.
A landscape painter, William Horton lived and worked primarily in Paris where he was a member of the Societe Moderne, the Societe Internationale, and the Salon d'Automne*. He was a wealthy man and a... Read full biography
A landscape painter, William Horton lived and worked primarily in Paris where he was a member of the Societe Moderne, the Societe Internationale, and the Salon d'Automne*. He was a wealthy man and a friend of artists who became famous such as Monet and Degas and other Impressionists. He was born in... Read full biography
A landscape painter, William Horton lived and worked primarily in Paris where he was a member of the Societe Moderne, the Societe Internationale, and the Salon d'Automne*. He was a wealthy man and a friend of artists who became famous such as Monet and Degas and other Impressionists. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was raised in North Dakota. His first art-related job was as an illustrator for Northwest Magazine. Disinherited by his family because of his commitment to art, he studied... Read full biography
A landscape painter, William Horton lived and worked primarily in Paris where he was a member of the Societe Moderne, the Societe Internationale, and the Salon d'Automne*. He was a wealthy man and a friend of artists who became famous such as Monet and Degas and other Impressionists. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was raised in North Dakota. His first art-related job was as an illustrator for Northwest Magazine. Disinherited by his family because of his commitment to art, he studied first at the Art Institute of Chicago* and then at the Art Student's League* and the National Academy of Design* in New York. He married in 1892, and the couple went to Paris where he enrolled in the Academy Julian* and where they lived the... Read full biography
A landscape painter, William Horton lived and worked primarily in Paris where he was a member of the Societe Moderne, the Societe Internationale, and the Salon d'Automne*. He was a wealthy man and a friend of artists who became famous such as Monet and Degas and other Impressionists. He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was raised in North Dakota. His first art-related job was as an illustrator for Northwest Magazine. Disinherited by his family because of his commitment to art, he studied first at the Art Institute of Chicago* and then at the Art Student's League* and the National Academy of Design* in New York. He married in 1892, and the couple went to Paris where he enrolled in the Academy Julian* and where they lived the remainder of their lives, becoming very active in the American-French art community and exhibiting regularly in the salons. Between 19... Read full biography
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A landscape painter, William Horton lived and worked primarily in Paris where he was a member of the Societe Moderne, the Societe Internationale, and the Salon d'Automne*. He was a wealthy man and a friend of artists who became famous such as Monet and Degas and other Impressionists.
He was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and was raised in North Dakota. His first art-related job was as an illustrator for Northwest Magazine. Disinherited by his family because of his commitment to art, he studied first at the Art Institute of Chicago* and then at the Art Student's League* and the National Academy of Design* in New York.
He married in 1892, and the couple went to Paris where he enrolled in the Academy Julian* and where th...But wait, there's more...
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