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1888 Polk County, Nebraska - 1977 Omaha, Nebraska. Known for: Landscape, portrait, and still life painting, teaching.
Born on a farm in Polk County, Nebraska, during the famous blizzard of 1888, Augustus Dunbier became Nebraska's most prominent and widely traveled artist in the early to mid 20th century. Working... Read full biography
Born on a farm in Polk County, Nebraska, during the famous blizzard of 1888, Augustus Dunbier became Nebraska's most prominent and widely traveled artist in the early to mid 20th century. Working until the year before his death at age 89, he painted landscapes, still life, and portraits in a style... Read full biography
Born on a farm in Polk County, Nebraska, during the famous blizzard of 1888, Augustus Dunbier became Nebraska's most prominent and widely traveled artist in the early to mid 20th century. Working until the year before his death at age 89, he painted landscapes, still life, and portraits in a style that others, but not he, labelled Impressionist. At age 10, he saw his first professional art work at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha, and this exposure set the direction of his life. A year... Read full biography
Born on a farm in Polk County, Nebraska, during the famous blizzard of 1888, Augustus Dunbier became Nebraska's most prominent and widely traveled artist in the early to mid 20th century. Working until the year before his death at age 89, he painted landscapes, still life, and portraits in a style that others, but not he, labelled Impressionist. At age 10, he saw his first professional art work at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha, and this exposure set the direction of his life. A year later, he returned with his parents to Germany from where his family had emigrated, and in 1907, he enrolled for seven years of study at the Dusseldorf Academy, known for its instruction in genre and history painting. However, Impressionist Adolf... Read full biography
Born on a farm in Polk County, Nebraska, during the famous blizzard of 1888, Augustus Dunbier became Nebraska's most prominent and widely traveled artist in the early to mid 20th century. Working until the year before his death at age 89, he painted landscapes, still life, and portraits in a style that others, but not he, labelled Impressionist. At age 10, he saw his first professional art work at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha, and this exposure set the direction of his life. A year later, he returned with his parents to Germany from where his family had emigrated, and in 1907, he enrolled for seven years of study at the Dusseldorf Academy, known for its instruction in genre and history painting. However, Impressionist Adolf Munzer had the most influence on him as did his private plein-aire painting excursions into the countryside with... Read full biography
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Keywords (65)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Palette Knife, Heavy Texture
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Conte Crayon
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Contemporary Impressionism, After 1940
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Adobe Structures, Pueblos
- •Black, African Culture, Figure, Genre, Civil Rights
- •Desert Landscape
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
- •Pikes Peak, Colorado
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Rural Scene, Countryside, Farms and/or Barns
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
- •Trees, Woodland and Forest Interiors, Tree Landscapes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Alaska Before 1940
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •California Before 1940
- •Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
- •Colorado Rocky Mountains
- •Grand Canyon, Arizona
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •Nebraska Before 1945
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Taos, New Mexico After 1940
- •Taos, New Mexico Before 1940
- •Texas Before 1940
Art Association
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Independent Artists-
- •Society of Western Artists (1939-Present)-
Art Teacher
- •Wellington Reynolds
Art School
- •Dusseldorf Art Academy, Germany, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •The Marshall Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Camouflage Artist
- •Framemaker, Carved and/or Designed Frames
- •Snowscene Specialty
Ethnicity of Artist
- •German
Artist Colony
- •Taos Art Colony
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Edgar B Davis Competition, Texas
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Omaha Camera Club-
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City-
- •Salons of America-
- •San Antonio Art League
- •San Francisco Art Association
- •Society of Independent Artists--
- •Society of Western Artists (1939-Present)
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Phippen Museum, Prescott, Arizona
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts