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1863 Chicago, Illinois - 1930 Hillside, New Jersey. Known for: Landscape-water, snow and marine painting.
A landscape and marine artist, George Symons was one of America's more noted plein-air painters who combined styles of impressionism and realism. His works are cited for their energy and simplicity,... Read full biography
A landscape and marine artist, George Symons was one of America's more noted plein-air painters who combined styles of impressionism and realism. His works are cited for their energy and simplicity, and he often did panoramic views. He was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1861, with the name of George... Read full biography
A landscape and marine artist, George Symons was one of America's more noted plein-air painters who combined styles of impressionism and realism. His works are cited for their energy and simplicity, and he often did panoramic views. He was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1861, with the name of George Gardner Simon, but he changed his last name to Symons when he returned from study in England because of concern about anti-semitism. Not much is known about his early life. He first studied at the... Read full biography
A landscape and marine artist, George Symons was one of America's more noted plein-air painters who combined styles of impressionism and realism. His works are cited for their energy and simplicity, and he often did panoramic views. He was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1861, with the name of George Gardner Simon, but he changed his last name to Symons when he returned from study in England because of concern about anti-semitism. Not much is known about his early life. He first studied at the Chicago Art Institute where he became a close, life-long friend of William Wendt. They painted together in California and then in Cornwall, England in 1898. He also studied in Paris, and Munich and London, and joining a colony of artists at St. Ives,... Read full biography
A landscape and marine artist, George Symons was one of America's more noted plein-air painters who combined styles of impressionism and realism. His works are cited for their energy and simplicity, and he often did panoramic views. He was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1861, with the name of George Gardner Simon, but he changed his last name to Symons when he returned from study in England because of concern about anti-semitism. Not much is known about his early life. He first studied at the Chicago Art Institute where he became a close, life-long friend of William Wendt. They painted together in California and then in Cornwall, England in 1898. He also studied in Paris, and Munich and London, and joining a colony of artists at St. Ives, adopted the plein-air techniques of Julius Olsson, Adrian Stokes, and Rudolph Hellwag. He worked in Chicago as a commercial artist, and... Read full biography
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Keywords (76)
Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Moving Scenic Panorama Painting, 3-D Diorama
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gouache
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Adobe Structures, Pueblos
- •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
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •National Parks and/or State Parks
- •Nocturnes, Nightime Scenes
- •Panoramic View and/or Large Scale Panoramic Artwork
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Spanish Missions, California
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Alaska Before 1940
- •Arizona Before 1945
- •California Before 1940
- •Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
- •Catalina Island
- •Cornwall, England
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Europe
- •Germany Before 1900
- •Grand Canyon, Arizona
- •Litchfield, Connecticut
- •Monterey, Carmel California
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
- •Southern California Before 1900
- •West Virginia Before 1920
Art Association
- •American Federation of Arts
- •Boston Art Club
- •California Art Club-
- •Chicago Society of Artists
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art School
- •Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (Royal Academy, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Chicago Union League Club
- •Morton H. Fleischer Collection
Added Description
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Marine Before 1900
- •Snowscene Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •California Art Club
- •Chicago Society of Artists-
- •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
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts