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1858 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1942 Coral Gables, Florida. Known for: Landscape, townscape, marine.
The following biography is based on material provided by Ada Holmes Doty, grand daughter of the artist. Born in Philadelphia, Charles Vezin became a painter associated with scenes of Brooklyn Harbor... Read full biography
The following biography is based on material provided by Ada Holmes Doty, grand daughter of the artist. Born in Philadelphia, Charles Vezin became a painter associated with scenes of Brooklyn Harbor and the downtown skyline. He did not gain attention as a painter until he was in his forties when he... Read full biography
The following biography is based on material provided by Ada Holmes Doty, grand daughter of the artist. Born in Philadelphia, Charles Vezin became a painter associated with scenes of Brooklyn Harbor and the downtown skyline. He did not gain attention as a painter until he was in his forties when he began studying in New York with Frank DuMond at the Art Students League. As a young man, he was educated in the Philadelphia area at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, the Dr. Faires School and also... Read full biography
The following biography is based on material provided by Ada Holmes Doty, grand daughter of the artist. Born in Philadelphia, Charles Vezin became a painter associated with scenes of Brooklyn Harbor and the downtown skyline. He did not gain attention as a painter until he was in his forties when he began studying in New York with Frank DuMond at the Art Students League. As a young man, he was educated in the Philadelphia area at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, the Dr. Faires School and also studied in Germany. Returning to the United States, he became a traveling salesman, and in 1895 founded the drygoods firm of Hinchman, Veste & Co. By age sixty one, he gave up a lucrative drygoods business to devote himself to art, a decision about... Read full biography
The following biography is based on material provided by Ada Holmes Doty, grand daughter of the artist. Born in Philadelphia, Charles Vezin became a painter associated with scenes of Brooklyn Harbor and the downtown skyline. He did not gain attention as a painter until he was in his forties when he began studying in New York with Frank DuMond at the Art Students League. As a young man, he was educated in the Philadelphia area at the Pennsylvania Military Academy, the Dr. Faires School and also studied in Germany. Returning to the United States, he became a traveling salesman, and in 1895 founded the drygoods firm of Hinchman, Veste & Co. By age sixty one, he gave up a lucrative drygoods business to devote himself to art, a decision about which he commented: "I shook off the shackles of business to become a free man with nothing to consider but the joy of work.".... Read full biography
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Keywords (41)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •New York City
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
- •Old Lyme, Connecticut
Art Association
- •Art Students League, New York
- •Brooklyn Society of Artists
- •Hudson Valley Art Association
- •Lyme Art Association, Connecticut
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •New York Water Color Club, Society-
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •Frank Vincent DuMond
- •William Merritt Chase
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Marine Before 1900
- •Snowscene Specialty
Artist Colony
- •Old Lyme Artist Colony
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Society of Artists-
- •Hudson Valley Art Association-
- •Lyme Art Association-Connecticut
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
- •Society of Washington Artists, DC
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts