Born in Paris, France, George Inness Jr. became a noted animal and figure painter and illustrator. Late in his career, he turned to religious subjects. He began his art studies in Rome with his... Read full biography
Born in Paris, France, George Inness Jr. became a noted animal and figure painter and illustrator. Late in his career, he turned to religious subjects. He began his art studies in Rome with his father, landscape painter George Inness Sr., and then continued his studies with Leon Bonnat in Paris. In... Read full biography
Born in Paris, France, George Inness Jr. became a noted animal and figure painter and illustrator. Late in his career, he turned to religious subjects. He began his art studies in Rome with his father, landscape painter George Inness Sr., and then continued his studies with Leon Bonnat in Paris. In 1875, the Inness family returned to America, and from 1878, he and his father shared a studio in New York City. The young Inness earned a good reputation, underscored by his beginning in 1887 to... Read full biography
Born in Paris, France, George Inness Jr. became a noted animal and figure painter and illustrator. Late in his career, he turned to religious subjects. He began his art studies in Rome with his father, landscape painter George Inness Sr., and then continued his studies with Leon Bonnat in Paris. In 1875, the Inness family returned to America, and from 1878, he and his father shared a studio in New York City. The young Inness earned a good reputation, underscored by his beginning in 1887 to exhibit at the National Academy of Design and his election to the Salmagundi Club. However, Inness Jr., as he signed his work, determined to distance himself from his father's strong personality, tonalist style, and landscape subjects. He re-directed... Read full biography
Born in Paris, France, George Inness Jr. became a noted animal and figure painter and illustrator. Late in his career, he turned to religious subjects. He began his art studies in Rome with his father, landscape painter George Inness Sr., and then continued his studies with Leon Bonnat in Paris. In 1875, the Inness family returned to America, and from 1878, he and his father shared a studio in New York City. The young Inness earned a good reputation, underscored by his beginning in 1887 to exhibit at the National Academy of Design and his election to the Salmagundi Club. However, Inness Jr., as he signed his work, determined to distance himself from his father's strong personality, tonalist style, and landscape subjects. He re-directed himself to depictions of figures and animals. During the 1880s, he went to California as an illustrator of bi... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (36)
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Return to the Heartland: Rediscovering George Van Millett
2011
Mackle, Lynn
140 pages (color)
Reflections-Paintings of Florida 1865-1965
2009
Libby, Gary R.
184 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
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