Winthrop Duthie Turney is best described as a realist painter, although he was influenced by early-twentieth -century modernism through his expressive use of paint and vibrant color contrasts. He was... Read full biography
Winthrop Duthie Turney is best described as a realist painter, although he was influenced by early-twentieth -century modernism through his expressive use of paint and vibrant color contrasts. He was born in 1884 in New York City and received his formal training at the Art Students League. His... Read full biography
Winthrop Duthie Turney is best described as a realist painter, although he was influenced by early-twentieth -century modernism through his expressive use of paint and vibrant color contrasts. He was born in 1884 in New York City and received his formal training at the Art Students League. His teachers included George de Forest Brush, John Henry Twachtman, and Frank DuMond. Turney painted his visual memoirs of the Erie Basin along the Brooklyn waterfront until 1911. He continued to explore... Read full biography
Winthrop Duthie Turney is best described as a realist painter, although he was influenced by early-twentieth -century modernism through his expressive use of paint and vibrant color contrasts. He was born in 1884 in New York City and received his formal training at the Art Students League. His teachers included George de Forest Brush, John Henry Twachtman, and Frank DuMond. Turney painted his visual memoirs of the Erie Basin along the Brooklyn waterfront until 1911. He continued to explore urban themes such as modern cityscape and was often inspired by his friend, George Luks, a member of the realist group of painters known as The Eight (or Ashcan School). Throughout the 1930s and 1940s he often used watercolor. He also softened his... Read full biography
Winthrop Duthie Turney is best described as a realist painter, although he was influenced by early-twentieth -century modernism through his expressive use of paint and vibrant color contrasts. He was born in 1884 in New York City and received his formal training at the Art Students League. His teachers included George de Forest Brush, John Henry Twachtman, and Frank DuMond. Turney painted his visual memoirs of the Erie Basin along the Brooklyn waterfront until 1911. He continued to explore urban themes such as modern cityscape and was often inspired by his friend, George Luks, a member of the realist group of painters known as The Eight (or Ashcan School). Throughout the 1930s and 1940s he often used watercolor. He also softened his subject matter to include floral arrangements and plants in their natural setting. Turney was married to the painter, Agnes Richm... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (10)
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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
Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950 (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Falk, Peter Hastings
622 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 Watercolors, Pastels, Collages The Brooklyn Museum
1984
Faunce, Sarah; Linda S. Ferber (Curators)
88 pages (color)
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index