Alexander Theobald Van Laer:. A native of Auburn, New York, Alexander Theobald Van Laer first summered in Litchfield in 1893. His interest in the picturesque hillsides of Northwest Connecticut led... Read full biography
Alexander Theobald Van Laer:. A native of Auburn, New York, Alexander Theobald Van Laer first summered in Litchfield in 1893. His interest in the picturesque hillsides of Northwest Connecticut led him to establish more permanent residence in 1911 with the advent of what he termed "retirement"..... Read full biography
Alexander Theobald Van Laer:. A native of Auburn, New York, Alexander Theobald Van Laer first summered in Litchfield in 1893. His interest in the picturesque hillsides of Northwest Connecticut led him to establish more permanent residence in 1911 with the advent of what he termed "retirement".. Evident in Van Laer's work are the influences of three major artistic schools active in the nineteenth century: the Dutch artists of the Hague School, the Barbizon painters of France, and the French... Read full biography
Alexander Theobald Van Laer:. A native of Auburn, New York, Alexander Theobald Van Laer first summered in Litchfield in 1893. His interest in the picturesque hillsides of Northwest Connecticut led him to establish more permanent residence in 1911 with the advent of what he termed "retirement".. Evident in Van Laer's work are the influences of three major artistic schools active in the nineteenth century: the Dutch artists of the Hague School, the Barbizon painters of France, and the French Impressionists. He spent his formative years studying painting under artist R. Swain Gifford and traveled to Holland to study with his cousin, also an artist, George Poggenbeck (1853-1903). His stay in Holland most affected his artistic style, which... Read full biography
Alexander Theobald Van Laer:. A native of Auburn, New York, Alexander Theobald Van Laer first summered in Litchfield in 1893. His interest in the picturesque hillsides of Northwest Connecticut led him to establish more permanent residence in 1911 with the advent of what he termed "retirement".. Evident in Van Laer's work are the influences of three major artistic schools active in the nineteenth century: the Dutch artists of the Hague School, the Barbizon painters of France, and the French Impressionists. He spent his formative years studying painting under artist R. Swain Gifford and traveled to Holland to study with his cousin, also an artist, George Poggenbeck (1853-1903). His stay in Holland most affected his artistic style, which centered on somber tones and rural scenes. While Impressionism had been become a growing movement in America by th... Read full biography
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A History of American Tonalism
2010
Cleveland, David Adams
592 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925
2004
Dearinger, David B.
672 pages (color)
Artists of the Litchfield Hills (Exhibition catalog)
2003
Austin, Robert Michael
132 pages (color)
Boston Art Club: 1855-1950
2000
Jarzombek, Nancy Allyn
88 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Art Across America: The South, Near Midwest (Volume Two)
1990
Gerdts, William H
396 pages (color)
Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings
612 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
538 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
American Paintings/Brooklyn Museum Complete Illustrated Listing of Works
1979
Brooklyn Museum
133 pages (color)
Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set) (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Naylor, Maria
1,075 pages
Tonalism: An American Interpretation of Landscape (Exhibition catalog)
1970
Cohen, Mildred
0 pages
The Connecticut Artists Collection
1968
Mattatuck Historical Society
84 pages
History of the National Academy of Design, 1825-1953
1954
Clark, Eliot
296 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index