Henry Mills Walcott (1870-1944) was a realist painter of figures and landscapes influenced by Impressionism, but retaining a somewhat sharper contour of form more reminiscent of Manet than Renoir and... Read full biography
Henry Mills Walcott (1870-1944) was a realist painter of figures and landscapes influenced by Impressionism, but retaining a somewhat sharper contour of form more reminiscent of Manet than Renoir and Monet. Walcott was interested in what might be termed a story-telling, illustrative realismthe... Read full biography
Henry Mills Walcott (1870-1944) was a realist painter of figures and landscapes influenced by Impressionism, but retaining a somewhat sharper contour of form more reminiscent of Manet than Renoir and Monet. Walcott was interested in what might be termed a story-telling, illustrative realismthe semi-photographic look of the figure, primarily young women and girls, more than a painterly vision. He was credited with being skillful with the depiction of multiple figures, both in drawing and... Read full biography
Henry Mills Walcott (1870-1944) was a realist painter of figures and landscapes influenced by Impressionism, but retaining a somewhat sharper contour of form more reminiscent of Manet than Renoir and Monet. Walcott was interested in what might be termed a story-telling, illustrative realismthe semi-photographic look of the figure, primarily young women and girls, more than a painterly vision. He was credited with being skillful with the depiction of multiple figures, both in drawing and arrangement. He was a member of the Society of American Artists, and became an Associate of the National Academy of Design in 1903. In his painting, Schools' Out, oil, 23 x 35, the artist shows a close-up view of a group of mainly young girls dressed in... Read full biography
Henry Mills Walcott (1870-1944) was a realist painter of figures and landscapes influenced by Impressionism, but retaining a somewhat sharper contour of form more reminiscent of Manet than Renoir and Monet. Walcott was interested in what might be termed a story-telling, illustrative realismthe semi-photographic look of the figure, primarily young women and girls, more than a painterly vision. He was credited with being skillful with the depiction of multiple figures, both in drawing and arrangement. He was a member of the Society of American Artists, and became an Associate of the National Academy of Design in 1903. In his painting, Schools' Out, oil, 23 x 35, the artist shows a close-up view of a group of mainly young girls dressed in turn-of-the-century costumes, running parallel to the picture plane, through a field. Walcott's Chasing Butterflies, oil,... Read full biography
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Paintings and Sculpture in the Collection of The National Academy of Design Volume One: 1826-1925