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1846 Stanbridge, Quebec - 1888. Known for: Canadian landscape.
Aaron Allan Edson was born on the 18th of December, 1846, the son of two Americans living in Stanbridge, Quebec. In 1861, at the age of 27, he took painting lessons under Robert Duncanson, a famous... Read full biography
Aaron Allan Edson was born on the 18th of December, 1846, the son of two Americans living in Stanbridge, Quebec. In 1861, at the age of 27, he took painting lessons under Robert Duncanson, a famous Montreal-born painter. In 1864 he completed his training by studying in London for two years, and... Read full biography
Aaron Allan Edson was born on the 18th of December, 1846, the son of two Americans living in Stanbridge, Quebec. In 1861, at the age of 27, he took painting lessons under Robert Duncanson, a famous Montreal-born painter. In 1864 he completed his training by studying in London for two years, and then returned to become a charter member of the Society of Canadian Artists in 1867. In the early to mid 1880's (exact dates are controversial), Edson lived in Paris, working with Leon-Germain Pelouse.... Read full biography
Aaron Allan Edson was born on the 18th of December, 1846, the son of two Americans living in Stanbridge, Quebec. In 1861, at the age of 27, he took painting lessons under Robert Duncanson, a famous Montreal-born painter. In 1864 he completed his training by studying in London for two years, and then returned to become a charter member of the Society of Canadian Artists in 1867. In the early to mid 1880's (exact dates are controversial), Edson lived in Paris, working with Leon-Germain Pelouse. During this period (some say extending to 1887) he also made visits to London. Edson is not as well known as he used to be; in the late 1800s when he did most of his work, he was famous for his unique painting of light. He had studied painting in... Read full biography
Aaron Allan Edson was born on the 18th of December, 1846, the son of two Americans living in Stanbridge, Quebec. In 1861, at the age of 27, he took painting lessons under Robert Duncanson, a famous Montreal-born painter. In 1864 he completed his training by studying in London for two years, and then returned to become a charter member of the Society of Canadian Artists in 1867. In the early to mid 1880's (exact dates are controversial), Edson lived in Paris, working with Leon-Germain Pelouse. During this period (some say extending to 1887) he also made visits to London. Edson is not as well known as he used to be; in the late 1800s when he did most of his work, he was famous for his unique painting of light. He had studied painting in Montreal, London, and Paris, and later was influenced in some of his works by the American Hudson River School of Painting. He was one of the trailb... Read full biography
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Keywords (21)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
- •Hudson River School
- •Luminous, Luminism
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •Society of Canadian Artists, 1867-1873
Art Teacher
- •Charles Way
Chronology
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •Snowscene Specialty