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1810 Portsea, England - 1876 Lafayette, Indiana. Known for: Frontier genre, portrait, landscape.
Painter. Born in Portsea, England on June 10, 1810. Winter studied miniature painting at the Royal Academy in London before immigrating to the U.S. in 1830. Following further study at the NAD, in... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Portsea, England on June 10, 1810. Winter studied miniature painting at the Royal Academy in London before immigrating to the U.S. in 1830. Following further study at the NAD, in 1837 he moved to Indiana which remained his home for the rest of his life. In 1874 he came to... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Portsea, England on June 10, 1810. Winter studied miniature painting at the Royal Academy in London before immigrating to the U.S. in 1830. Following further study at the NAD, in 1837 he moved to Indiana which remained his home for the rest of his life. In 1874 he came to California to settle a relatives estate and remained for one year. While in San Francisco he established a studio and was active in the art world there during his brief stay. He left behind many paintings,... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Portsea, England on June 10, 1810. Winter studied miniature painting at the Royal Academy in London before immigrating to the U.S. in 1830. Following further study at the NAD, in 1837 he moved to Indiana which remained his home for the rest of his life. In 1874 he came to California to settle a relatives estate and remained for one year. While in San Francisco he established a studio and was active in the art world there during his brief stay. He left behind many paintings, most of which were lost in the earthquake and fire of 1906. One of Indiana's most important early artists, Winter died in Lafayette on Feb. 1, 1876. His work includes landscapes, Indian and historical genre. Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1875. In:... Read full biography
Painter. Born in Portsea, England on June 10, 1810. Winter studied miniature painting at the Royal Academy in London before immigrating to the U.S. in 1830. Following further study at the NAD, in 1837 he moved to Indiana which remained his home for the rest of his life. In 1874 he came to California to settle a relatives estate and remained for one year. While in San Francisco he established a studio and was active in the art world there during his brief stay. He left behind many paintings, most of which were lost in the earthquake and fire of 1906. One of Indiana's most important early artists, Winter died in Lafayette on Feb. 1, 1876. His work includes landscapes, Indian and historical genre. Exh: San Francisco Art Association, 1875. In: Indiana Historical Society. Art & Artists of Indiana; CD; G&W. Nearly 20,000 biographies can be found in Artists in California 1786-1940 by Edan
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Miniature Art
- •Miniature, Small Scale Painting
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Northern California Before 1900
Art School
- •National Academy of Design School, New York, Student
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Gerald Peters Collection
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •Miniature Specialty
- •Portrait Miniatures
- •Western Subject Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York