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1889 Cheshire, Connecticut - 1975 New Haven, Connecticut. Known for: Landscape, portrait and still-life painting.
An American Regionalist from Connecticut, Frederick Sexton seldom traveled farther than 50 miles from his home of New Haven. Of his part of the country, he said: "I wonder if one can get any better... Read full biography
An American Regionalist from Connecticut, Frederick Sexton seldom traveled farther than 50 miles from his home of New Haven. Of his part of the country, he said: "I wonder if one can get any better subjects at any other places. Take our beaches---our wharves, they are wonderfully interesting. We... Read full biography
An American Regionalist from Connecticut, Frederick Sexton seldom traveled farther than 50 miles from his home of New Haven. Of his part of the country, he said: "I wonder if one can get any better subjects at any other places. Take our beaches---our wharves, they are wonderfully interesting. We don't need to go away. Beauty is right here . " (18) His painting subjects included landscapes, portraits and post-World War I genre scenes of people enjoying life after the tensions of World War I. His... Read full biography
An American Regionalist from Connecticut, Frederick Sexton seldom traveled farther than 50 miles from his home of New Haven. Of his part of the country, he said: "I wonder if one can get any better subjects at any other places. Take our beaches---our wharves, they are wonderfully interesting. We don't need to go away. Beauty is right here . " (18) His painting subjects included landscapes, portraits and post-World War I genre scenes of people enjoying life after the tensions of World War I. His landscapes are "filled with the secure beauty of the commonplace and the sure conviction that a pasture is as important a source of inspiration as the sublimity of a mountain wilderness or the romance of a foreign subject. During his most active... Read full biography
An American Regionalist from Connecticut, Frederick Sexton seldom traveled farther than 50 miles from his home of New Haven. Of his part of the country, he said: "I wonder if one can get any better subjects at any other places. Take our beaches---our wharves, they are wonderfully interesting. We don't need to go away. Beauty is right here . " (18) His painting subjects included landscapes, portraits and post-World War I genre scenes of people enjoying life after the tensions of World War I. His landscapes are "filled with the secure beauty of the commonplace and the sure conviction that a pasture is as important a source of inspiration as the sublimity of a mountain wilderness or the romance of a foreign subject. During his most active period in his career, the 1920s, 30s and 40s, he was widely reviewed and exhibited. His work was well received because it reflected the int... Read full biography
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Keywords (33)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Palette Knife, Heavy Texture
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Style
- •Post Impressionism
- •Realism/Semi Impressionism
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Regionalism, Local Scene
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Old Lyme, Connecticut
- •Russia
Art Association
- •Lyme Art Association, Connecticut
- •New Haven Paint & Clay Club
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •The Hartford Salmagundians, Hartford CT.
Art School
- •Yale University School of Fine Art and Architecture, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Artist Colony
- •Old Lyme Artist Colony
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Lyme Art Association-Connecticut
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Paint and Clay Club-
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City-
- •The Hartford Salmagundians, Hartford CT-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC