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1835 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1910 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Landscape and coastal marine painting.
One of the most prolific and commercially successful American landscape painters of the late nineteenth century, Edmund Darch Lewis rendered crisply realistic images of shorelines, waterways, and... Read full biography
One of the most prolific and commercially successful American landscape painters of the late nineteenth century, Edmund Darch Lewis rendered crisply realistic images of shorelines, waterways, and rural scenes in the northeast that received popular acclaim during his era. Lewis was born in... Read full biography
One of the most prolific and commercially successful American landscape painters of the late nineteenth century, Edmund Darch Lewis rendered crisply realistic images of shorelines, waterways, and rural scenes in the northeast that received popular acclaim during his era. Lewis was born in Philadelphia. At age fifteen, he began to study art, enrolling in a private class with Paul Weber. His initial works were landscapes and marine views, focusing on the Lehigh, Susquehana, and Wissahickon Rivers... Read full biography
One of the most prolific and commercially successful American landscape painters of the late nineteenth century, Edmund Darch Lewis rendered crisply realistic images of shorelines, waterways, and rural scenes in the northeast that received popular acclaim during his era. Lewis was born in Philadelphia. At age fifteen, he began to study art, enrolling in a private class with Paul Weber. His initial works were landscapes and marine views, focusing on the Lehigh, Susquehana, and Wissahickon Rivers of Pennsylvania. These paintings were described in the Philadelphia Public Ledger as demonstrating "a tremendous talent, great freedom from tradition," and they "promised a departure from the beaten tracks." (1) Lewis's art was in high demand from... Read full biography
One of the most prolific and commercially successful American landscape painters of the late nineteenth century, Edmund Darch Lewis rendered crisply realistic images of shorelines, waterways, and rural scenes in the northeast that received popular acclaim during his era. Lewis was born in Philadelphia. At age fifteen, he began to study art, enrolling in a private class with Paul Weber. His initial works were landscapes and marine views, focusing on the Lehigh, Susquehana, and Wissahickon Rivers of Pennsylvania. These paintings were described in the Philadelphia Public Ledger as demonstrating "a tremendous talent, great freedom from tradition," and they "promised a departure from the beaten tracks." (1) Lewis's art was in high demand from the beginning of his career and he established a national following. Although he became best known for scenes of Philadelphia, Lewis al... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Moving Scenic Panorama Painting, 3-D Diorama
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Hudson River School
- •Luminous, Luminism
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Landscape
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Nocturnes, Nightime Scenes
- •Panoramic View and/or Large Scale Panoramic Artwork
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Waterfowl
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Adirondack Mountains
- •Catskill Mountains, New York
- •Cuba
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
- •Lake George, New York
- •Monterey, Carmel California
- •New England
- •West Virginia Before 1920
- •White Mountains, New Hampshire
Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association
Art Teacher
- •Paul Weber
Awards/Recognition
- •Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame-Artists
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Hainsworth Collection
Added Description
- •Marine Before 1900
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Boston Athenaeum
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts