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1854 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1907 Island Heights, New Jersey. Known for: Trompe still life, marine and portrait painting.
John Peto was born on March 17, 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a dealer in picture frames and later of fire department supplies. Little is known of his early artistic training except... Read full biography
John Peto was born on March 17, 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a dealer in picture frames and later of fire department supplies. Little is known of his early artistic training except that he enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1877 and during the next half dozen... Read full biography
John Peto was born on March 17, 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a dealer in picture frames and later of fire department supplies. Little is known of his early artistic training except that he enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1877 and during the next half dozen years he contributed works to its annual exhibitions. While as the Academy he was influenced by classmate William Harnett, "trompe l'oeil" painter. In contrast to Harnett, he painted commonplace subjects... Read full biography
John Peto was born on March 17, 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a dealer in picture frames and later of fire department supplies. Little is known of his early artistic training except that he enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1877 and during the next half dozen years he contributed works to its annual exhibitions. While as the Academy he was influenced by classmate William Harnett, "trompe l'oeil" painter. In contrast to Harnett, he painted commonplace subjects that were in disorder and ramschackled. From 1879 to 1889 Peto tried to live the life of a professional artist by maintaining a studio in Philadelphia. However he was not very successful because he often painted objects that were perceived as ugly... Read full biography
John Peto was born on March 17, 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a dealer in picture frames and later of fire department supplies. Little is known of his early artistic training except that he enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1877 and during the next half dozen years he contributed works to its annual exhibitions. While as the Academy he was influenced by classmate William Harnett, "trompe l'oeil" painter. In contrast to Harnett, he painted commonplace subjects that were in disorder and ramschackled. From 1879 to 1889 Peto tried to live the life of a professional artist by maintaining a studio in Philadelphia. However he was not very successful because he often painted objects that were perceived as ugly and not the pleasing subjects the public wanted. He found he made more money by playing the cornet. In 1887... Read full biography
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Keywords (28)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
Art Media
Art Style
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
- •Trompe l'oeil
Art Subject
- •Abraham Lincoln
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •West Virginia Before 1920
Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Jo Ann & Julian Ganz, Jr. Collection
- •John & Dolores Beck Collection
- •John Wilmerding Collection
- •Preston Morton Collection
- •Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection
- •Warner Collection
Added Description
- •Marine Before 1900
- •Miniature Specialty
- •Still Life Specialty
Exhibition of Museum
- •Brooklyn Museum of Art
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts