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1876 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1953 New York City. Known for: Nude figure, portrait and landscape painting.
Born in Philadelphia, Lillian Genth is known for her paintings of female nudes in landscapes, which she painted at her summer home in the Berkshires. However, later in her career (1928), she... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Lillian Genth is known for her paintings of female nudes in landscapes, which she painted at her summer home in the Berkshires. However, later in her career (1928), she abandoned that subject matter for scenes of her travels that included Spain, North Africa, Japan, China,... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Lillian Genth is known for her paintings of female nudes in landscapes, which she painted at her summer home in the Berkshires. However, later in her career (1928), she abandoned that subject matter for scenes of her travels that included Spain, North Africa, Japan, China, Fiji, Bali, New Guinea, and Thailand where she was commissioned to paint a portrait of the King. She studied with Elliott Daingerfield at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, and through the... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Lillian Genth is known for her paintings of female nudes in landscapes, which she painted at her summer home in the Berkshires. However, later in her career (1928), she abandoned that subject matter for scenes of her travels that included Spain, North Africa, Japan, China, Fiji, Bali, New Guinea, and Thailand where she was commissioned to paint a portrait of the King. She studied with Elliott Daingerfield at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, and through the school worked as a dress designer. In 1900, she won the Elkins Scholarship which allowed a year in Paris studying with James McNeill Whistler, and she stayed an additional two years. Upon her return, she settled in New York City and participated in... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Lillian Genth is known for her paintings of female nudes in landscapes, which she painted at her summer home in the Berkshires. However, later in her career (1928), she abandoned that subject matter for scenes of her travels that included Spain, North Africa, Japan, China, Fiji, Bali, New Guinea, and Thailand where she was commissioned to paint a portrait of the King. She studied with Elliott Daingerfield at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, and through the school worked as a dress designer. In 1900, she won the Elkins Scholarship which allowed a year in Paris studying with James McNeill Whistler, and she stayed an additional two years. Upon her return, she settled in New York City and participated in exhibitions including the National Academy of Design and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Early in her career, she gained a... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Pastoral Landscape
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Sports Figures, Athletes, Genre, Events
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Africa
- •Asia, Orient
- •Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
- •China
- •Japan
- •Litchfield, Connecticut
- •Monterey, Carmel California
- •Venice, Italy
Art Association
- •American Federation of Arts
- •Boston Art Club
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •National Arts Club, New York
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •James McNeill Whistler
Art School
- •Moore College of Art and Design for Women, Student
- •Philadelphia School of Design for Women, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Mary Smith Prize, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Louise and Alan Sellars Collection
- •Matthew Bakkom Archive Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Nude Figure Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •National Arts Club
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors)
- •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