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1886 New York, New York - 1953 Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Known for: Synchromist, modernist painter.
Morgan Russell was born in New York City in 1886. He was a handsome young man who modeled nude for sculpture classes as a student and made his first trip to Europe at the age of twenty. The Fauves... Read full biography
Morgan Russell was born in New York City in 1886. He was a handsome young man who modeled nude for sculpture classes as a student and made his first trip to Europe at the age of twenty. The Fauves and their brilliant, emotional colors were all the rage and much influenced Russell. He settled in... Read full biography
Morgan Russell was born in New York City in 1886. He was a handsome young man who modeled nude for sculpture classes as a student and made his first trip to Europe at the age of twenty. The Fauves and their brilliant, emotional colors were all the rage and much influenced Russell. He settled in Paris in 1909, took classes from Matisse and in conjunction with Macdonald-Wright, synthesized their research into what they called Synchronism, meaning simply "with color." It combined the spatial... Read full biography
Morgan Russell was born in New York City in 1886. He was a handsome young man who modeled nude for sculpture classes as a student and made his first trip to Europe at the age of twenty. The Fauves and their brilliant, emotional colors were all the rage and much influenced Russell. He settled in Paris in 1909, took classes from Matisse and in conjunction with Macdonald-Wright, synthesized their research into what they called Synchronism, meaning simply "with color." It combined the spatial figures of Cubism with full-blast color and pushed beyond any clear images into abstraction. But the flame burned out quickly and Russell all but abandoned the movement by 1916. Consequently, Robert Delaunay was credited with inventing the style. Physical... Read full biography
Morgan Russell was born in New York City in 1886. He was a handsome young man who modeled nude for sculpture classes as a student and made his first trip to Europe at the age of twenty. The Fauves and their brilliant, emotional colors were all the rage and much influenced Russell. He settled in Paris in 1909, took classes from Matisse and in conjunction with Macdonald-Wright, synthesized their research into what they called Synchronism, meaning simply "with color." It combined the spatial figures of Cubism with full-blast color and pushed beyond any clear images into abstraction. But the flame burned out quickly and Russell all but abandoned the movement by 1916. Consequently, Robert Delaunay was credited with inventing the style. Physical problems plagued him also; he wrote Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, whose monthly... Read full biography
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About Morgan Russell: Keywords
Keywords (39)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
- •Abstraction, Abstract
- •Fauve, Fauvism, Strong, Vivid Coloration
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
- •Synchromism
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Still Life
- •Torsos
- •Townscape, Village Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Expatriate from USA or Canada
Art Teacher
- •Andrew Dasburg
- •James Earle Fraser
- •Robert Henri
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Chouinard Art Institute, CalArts, Teacher
- •New York School of Art, Chase School, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Art Collection
- •Lawrence H. Bloedel Collection
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Stendahl Galleries, Los Angeles
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition of Special Venue, Art Parks
- •Armory Show 1913, New York
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons