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1873 Halifax, Nova Scotia - 1939 Miami Beach, Florida. Known for: Landscape, floral, genre and nocturne painting.
Part of a group of New York painters called "The Eight*," Ernest Lawson was fascinated by the urban environment of early 20th-century New York and also the bucolic landscape of the Hudson River. His... Read full biography
Part of a group of New York painters called "The Eight*," Ernest Lawson was fascinated by the urban environment of early 20th-century New York and also the bucolic landscape of the Hudson River. His style was close to pure Impressionism*, and many of his works focus on the influence of human beings... Read full biography
Part of a group of New York painters called "The Eight*," Ernest Lawson was fascinated by the urban environment of early 20th-century New York and also the bucolic landscape of the Hudson River. His style was close to pure Impressionism*, and many of his works focus on the influence of human beings on the landscapes, quite often with the suggestion that someone has just been a part of the scene. He also completed numerous snow scenes as well as depictions of the less-than-beautiful side of life... Read full biography
Part of a group of New York painters called "The Eight*," Ernest Lawson was fascinated by the urban environment of early 20th-century New York and also the bucolic landscape of the Hudson River. His style was close to pure Impressionism*, and many of his works focus on the influence of human beings on the landscapes, quite often with the suggestion that someone has just been a part of the scene. He also completed numerous snow scenes as well as depictions of the less-than-beautiful side of life that including squatter's shacks, railroads and urban city views. Although he associated with the Social Realists* led by Robert Henri, he did not adopt that subject matter as the focus of his painting. On his canvases, he used a palette knife and... Read full biography
Part of a group of New York painters called "The Eight*," Ernest Lawson was fascinated by the urban environment of early 20th-century New York and also the bucolic landscape of the Hudson River. His style was close to pure Impressionism*, and many of his works focus on the influence of human beings on the landscapes, quite often with the suggestion that someone has just been a part of the scene. He also completed numerous snow scenes as well as depictions of the less-than-beautiful side of life that including squatter's shacks, railroads and urban city views. Although he associated with the Social Realists* led by Robert Henri, he did not adopt that subject matter as the focus of his painting. On his canvases, he used a palette knife and heavy impasto with bold, bright colors. Born in Nova Scotia, he spent his boyhood in Ontario because his fath... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Ashcan School
- •Birds, Ornithology, Avian Art
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Industrial Scenes, Factories, Labor Genre and Figure
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •New York City
- •Nocturnes, Nightime Scenes
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Sports Figures, Athletes, Genre, Events
- •Still Life
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Tropical Landscape Scenes
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Central Park, New York City
- •Europe
- •Florida Before 1945
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
- •Litchfield, Connecticut
- •Mexico and/or Central America
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
- •Provincetown, Massachusetts
- •Woodstock, New York
Art Association
- •American Association of Painters and Sculptors
- •Canadian Art Club, Toronto
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •Society of Independent Artists-
- •The Eight: New York American Painters
Art Teacher
- •Benjamin Jean-Joseph Constant
- •Charles Woodbury
- •Henry Siddons Mowbray
- •J Alden Weir
- •Jean Paul Laurens
- •John Fabian Carlson
- •John Henry Twachtman
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Broadmoor Art Academy, Colorado Springs, Student
- •Broadmoor Art Academy, Teacher
- •Kansas City Art Institute, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Jennie Sesnan Gold Medal, The Pennsylvania Academy
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Anschutz Collection
- •Daniel J Terra Collection
- •Gerald Peters Collection
- •Hainsworth Collection
- •John J. McDonough Collection
- •Pfeil Collection-Impressionists
- •Preston Morton Collection
- •Rita and Daniel Fraad Collection
- •The Marshall Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
- •Nocturne Specialty
- •Snowscene Specialty
Artist Colony
- •Cornish Art Colony, New Hampshire
- •Cos Cob Colony
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •MacBeth Gallery, New York City
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Canadian Art Club, Toronto-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Arts Club
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Carnegie Institute, International Exhibition
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Smithsonian Institution/Museums
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
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