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1860 Providence, Rhode Island - 1950 Sandwich, Massachusetts. Known for: Watercolor sea-snow-landscape and genre painting.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Dodge MacKnight became a landscape and genre painter of "the scenic wonders of the world," but another of his favorite subjects was the American West. Of his bright... Read full biography
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Dodge MacKnight became a landscape and genre painter of "the scenic wonders of the world," but another of his favorite subjects was the American West. Of his bright colors, one reviewer described his painting as "impressionism gone mad" (Vose Gallery). He... Read full biography
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Dodge MacKnight became a landscape and genre painter of "the scenic wonders of the world," but another of his favorite subjects was the American West. Of his bright colors, one reviewer described his painting as "impressionism gone mad" (Vose Gallery). He apprenticed with a stage-set designer and worked in New Bedford for the Tabor Art Company that made reproductions of paintings and photographs. In 1883, he studied in Paris in the studio of Fernand Cormon, and... Read full biography
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Dodge MacKnight became a landscape and genre painter of "the scenic wonders of the world," but another of his favorite subjects was the American West. Of his bright colors, one reviewer described his painting as "impressionism gone mad" (Vose Gallery). He apprenticed with a stage-set designer and worked in New Bedford for the Tabor Art Company that made reproductions of paintings and photographs. In 1883, he studied in Paris in the studio of Fernand Cormon, and also exhibited in the Paris Salons from 1885 through 1887. In Paris, he became a friend of Vincent VanGogh and visited him several times in Arles. He then based himself professionally in Massachusetts, and had a long-term relationship with the Doll... Read full biography
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Dodge MacKnight became a landscape and genre painter of "the scenic wonders of the world," but another of his favorite subjects was the American West. Of his bright colors, one reviewer described his painting as "impressionism gone mad" (Vose Gallery). He apprenticed with a stage-set designer and worked in New Bedford for the Tabor Art Company that made reproductions of paintings and photographs. In 1883, he studied in Paris in the studio of Fernand Cormon, and also exhibited in the Paris Salons from 1885 through 1887. In Paris, he became a friend of Vincent VanGogh and visited him several times in Arles. He then based himself professionally in Massachusetts, and had a long-term relationship with the Doll and Richards Gallery in Boston. But for fifteen years, he traveled widely in France, Spain, and North Africa.... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Art Design
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
- •Theatre Scene Painting, Stage/Set Design for Television and/or Movies
Art Style
- •Contemporary Impressionism, After 1940
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
- •Nocturnes, Nightime Scenes
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •Bryce Canyon National Park
- •Cape Cod, Massachusetts
- •Europe
- •France Before 1900
- •Grand Canyon, Arizona
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •Mystic, Connecticut
- •New Bedford, Massachusetts
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •New Orleans Before 1940
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
- •Zion National Park
Art Association
- •Boston Art Club
- •New Orleans Art Association
- •New York Water Color Club, Society-
- •St. Botolph Club, Boston
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •Snowscene Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Doll & Richards Gallery, Boston
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •New Orleans Art Association-
- •St. Botolph Club, Boston-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Armory Show 1913, New York
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts