Born in Germany, Paul Richard Schumann moved to Galveston, Texas around 1882. He received early encouragement in art while in school in Galveston. Later he began his studies of art from Galveston... Read full biography
Born in Germany, Paul Richard Schumann moved to Galveston, Texas around 1882. He received early encouragement in art while in school in Galveston. Later he began his studies of art from Galveston artist and marine painter Julius Stockfleth (1857-1935). Schumann is known as an interpreter of the... Read full biography
Born in Germany, Paul Richard Schumann moved to Galveston, Texas around 1882. He received early encouragement in art while in school in Galveston. Later he began his studies of art from Galveston artist and marine painter Julius Stockfleth (1857-1935). Schumann is known as an interpreter of the true Texas Gulf Coast. Painting in oils, watercolors and crayon, his subjects are mostly of Galvestonians on their fishing boats and sailing vessels in nearby bays and docks, and colorful figures along... Read full biography
Born in Germany, Paul Richard Schumann moved to Galveston, Texas around 1882. He received early encouragement in art while in school in Galveston. Later he began his studies of art from Galveston artist and marine painter Julius Stockfleth (1857-1935). Schumann is known as an interpreter of the true Texas Gulf Coast. Painting in oils, watercolors and crayon, his subjects are mostly of Galvestonians on their fishing boats and sailing vessels in nearby bays and docks, and colorful figures along the beach, and occasionally landscapes of the Texas Hill Country. One well-known landscape painting is of Enchanted Rock near Fredericksburg, Texas. He later painted mostly in palette knife in the impressionist style. Awards include: First & second... Read full biography
Born in Germany, Paul Richard Schumann moved to Galveston, Texas around 1882. He received early encouragement in art while in school in Galveston. Later he began his studies of art from Galveston artist and marine painter Julius Stockfleth (1857-1935). Schumann is known as an interpreter of the true Texas Gulf Coast. Painting in oils, watercolors and crayon, his subjects are mostly of Galvestonians on their fishing boats and sailing vessels in nearby bays and docks, and colorful figures along the beach, and occasionally landscapes of the Texas Hill Country. One well-known landscape painting is of Enchanted Rock near Fredericksburg, Texas. He later painted mostly in palette knife in the impressionist style. Awards include: First & second prizes on marines at the Texas Cotton Palace, Waco and West Texas Fair in San Angelo. He won the "Texas Fine Arts Prize" at the S... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (13)
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Galveston Art League: A Century of Island Art
2016
Jakobi, Pat and Nancy House
478 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
Texas Painters, Sculptors & Graphic Artists A Biographical Dictionary of Artists in Texas Before 1942
2000
Powers, John & Deborah; Ron Tyler, Foreward
606 pages
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Dictionary of Texas Artists, 1800-1945
1999
Grauer, Paula and Michael R.
240 pages (color)
Artists of the American West: Three Volumes A Biographical Dictionary
1985
Dawdy, Doris
1,184 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 Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976
Samuels, Peggy and Harold
549 pages
Catalogue: Annual Exhibition John H. Vanderpoel Art Association (By Contributors to the Collection) (Exhibition catalog)
1940
Klug, William L (Introductory Essay)
64 pages
Second National Exhibition of American Art Summer 1937 (Exhibition catalog)
1937
Breckinridge, Mrs. H. (essay)
32 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index