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1869 Bridgeville, Delaware - 1965 Center Bridge, Pennsylvania. Known for: Landscape-snow-watery view painting.
Born in Bridgeville, Delaware, Edward Redfield moved to Philadelphia as a youngster and lived much of his life near New Hope in Bucks County, an easy distance north of Philadelphia. There he became... Read full biography
Born in Bridgeville, Delaware, Edward Redfield moved to Philadelphia as a youngster and lived much of his life near New Hope in Bucks County, an easy distance north of Philadelphia. There he became the leader of the colony of artists known as the New Hope Impressionists. n modified Impressionist... Read full biography
Born in Bridgeville, Delaware, Edward Redfield moved to Philadelphia as a youngster and lived much of his life near New Hope in Bucks County, an easy distance north of Philadelphia. There he became the leader of the colony of artists known as the New Hope Impressionists. n modified Impressionist style and methods, he did many landscapes, especially panoramic snowscenes of the area, and used thick paint applied to large canvases with long brush strokes instead of the feathery strokes of true... Read full biography
Born in Bridgeville, Delaware, Edward Redfield moved to Philadelphia as a youngster and lived much of his life near New Hope in Bucks County, an easy distance north of Philadelphia. There he became the leader of the colony of artists known as the New Hope Impressionists. n modified Impressionist style and methods, he did many landscapes, especially panoramic snowscenes of the area, and used thick paint applied to large canvases with long brush strokes instead of the feathery strokes of true French Impressionism. He usually finished his paintings in "one go" meaning plein-air, sometimes strapping his canvas to a tree on blustery days and standing knee-deep in snow. In the summers, he painted at Boothbay Harbor, Maine. He was also a teacher... Read full biography
Born in Bridgeville, Delaware, Edward Redfield moved to Philadelphia as a youngster and lived much of his life near New Hope in Bucks County, an easy distance north of Philadelphia. There he became the leader of the colony of artists known as the New Hope Impressionists. n modified Impressionist style and methods, he did many landscapes, especially panoramic snowscenes of the area, and used thick paint applied to large canvases with long brush strokes instead of the feathery strokes of true French Impressionism. He usually finished his paintings in "one go" meaning plein-air, sometimes strapping his canvas to a tree on blustery days and standing knee-deep in snow. In the summers, he painted at Boothbay Harbor, Maine. He was also a teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy and a skilled craftsman who built his own house, cabinets and restored antiques. Redfield took his earl... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Tonalist, Tonalism
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •New York City
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Boothbay Harbor, Maine
- •Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- •Europe
- •Monhegan Island, Maine
- •New Hope, Pennslvania/Lambertville New Jersey
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •American Federation of Arts
- •Boston Art Club
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of American Artists, New York
Art Teacher
- •Hugh Breckenridge
- •Robert Henri
- •Thomas Anshutz
- •Thomas Hovendon
- •Tony Robert-Fleury
- •William Bouguereau
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Andrew Carnegie Prize, National Academy of Design
- •Benjamin Altman Prize, National Academy of Design
- •J. Sanford Saltus Prize/Medal, National Academy of Design
- •Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal, The Pennsylvania Academy
- •Lippincott Prize, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- •Norman Wait Harris Bronze Medal, Chicago Art Institute
- •Pauline Palmer Prize, Chicago Art Institute
- •Stotesbury Prize, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
- •Willliam A. Clark Prize-Corcoran Gallery
Art Collection
- •Pfeil Collection-Impressionists
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Snowscene Specialty
Artist Colony
- •New Hope, Pennsylvania
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Doll & Richards Gallery, Boston
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Centennial Exposition 1876, Philadelphia
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
- •Trans-Mississippi & International Exposition, 1898, Omaha
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club-
- •Society of Washington Artists, DC
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts