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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Books & Publications (14)
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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
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
1,117 pages
Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II (Exhibition catalog)
1989
Falk, Peter Hastings
612 pages
Winter Exhibition American 19th & 20th Century Paintings (Exhibition catalog)
1987
Schwarz-Philadelphia
30 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
The Society of Independent Artists Exhibition Record 1917-1944 (Exhibition catalog)
1984
Marlor, Clark S
600 pages
The Artist's Studio In American Painting 1840-1983 (Exhibition catalog)
1983
Gregg, Richard N
64 pages
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set) (Exhibition catalog)
1973
Naylor, Maria
1,075 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1938-1939
1938
Editors
0 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index