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1851 Boston, Massachusetts - 1938 Boston, Massachusetts. Known for: Tonalist female figure, idealized portrait.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Thomas Dewing became a noted figure painter of idealized women, rendered simply with limited palette in a style primarily associated with Tonalism* in an era when... Read full biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Thomas Dewing became a noted figure painter of idealized women, rendered simply with limited palette in a style primarily associated with Tonalism* in an era when Impressionism* was gaining dominance. Unlike most tonalists who painted landscapes, he adopted that style... Read full biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Thomas Dewing became a noted figure painter of idealized women, rendered simply with limited palette in a style primarily associated with Tonalism* in an era when Impressionism* was gaining dominance. Unlike most tonalists who painted landscapes, he adopted that style to figure work in which one color was dominant and reflective and infused the atmosphere as a whole. Many of his figure works were placed in lush green landscapes, but they are mostly decorative with... Read full biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Thomas Dewing became a noted figure painter of idealized women, rendered simply with limited palette in a style primarily associated with Tonalism* in an era when Impressionism* was gaining dominance. Unlike most tonalists who painted landscapes, he adopted that style to figure work in which one color was dominant and reflective and infused the atmosphere as a whole. Many of his figure works were placed in lush green landscapes, but they are mostly decorative with little identification of specific locale. Dewing was also an accomplished painter of multipaneled screens, many of them decorated with Oriental motif influence. Thomas Dewing was also a muralist, whose major piece in that genre was Commerce and... Read full biography
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Thomas Dewing became a noted figure painter of idealized women, rendered simply with limited palette in a style primarily associated with Tonalism* in an era when Impressionism* was gaining dominance. Unlike most tonalists who painted landscapes, he adopted that style to figure work in which one color was dominant and reflective and infused the atmosphere as a whole. Many of his figure works were placed in lush green landscapes, but they are mostly decorative with little identification of specific locale. Dewing was also an accomplished painter of multipaneled screens, many of them decorated with Oriental motif influence. Thomas Dewing was also a muralist, whose major piece in that genre was Commerce and Agriculture Bringing Wealth to Detroit, installed since 1900, at the Detroit Savings Bank. A large bristlin... Read full biography