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1884 Shelbyville, Indiana - 1949 Taos, New Mexico. Known for: Indian genre, landscape and portrait painting.
A key member of the Taos, New Mexico Society of Artists, Victor Higgins seemed much more influenced by modernist, abstract art than the other members although much of his work seemed realistic. From... Read full biography
A key member of the Taos, New Mexico Society of Artists, Victor Higgins seemed much more influenced by modernist, abstract art than the other members although much of his work seemed realistic. From 1920, he was combining Impressionism with Cubism and painting mostly landscapes reduced to basic... Read full biography
A key member of the Taos, New Mexico Society of Artists, Victor Higgins seemed much more influenced by modernist, abstract art than the other members although much of his work seemed realistic. From 1920, he was combining Impressionism with Cubism and painting mostly landscapes reduced to basic shapes, giving a sense of visual rhythm and showing geometric relationships of form and design. He was a native of a farming community in Indiana who was inspired towards art by an itinerant sign... Read full biography
A key member of the Taos, New Mexico Society of Artists, Victor Higgins seemed much more influenced by modernist, abstract art than the other members although much of his work seemed realistic. From 1920, he was combining Impressionism with Cubism and painting mostly landscapes reduced to basic shapes, giving a sense of visual rhythm and showing geometric relationships of form and design. He was a native of a farming community in Indiana who was inspired towards art by an itinerant sign painter. He studied briefly at the Art Institute of Chicago, having left home for Chicago at the age of 15 and studying with E. Martin Hennings and Walter Ufer. For four years, he traveled in Europe and studied in Munich, and in 1912 returned to Chicago... Read full biography
A key member of the Taos, New Mexico Society of Artists, Victor Higgins seemed much more influenced by modernist, abstract art than the other members although much of his work seemed realistic. From 1920, he was combining Impressionism with Cubism and painting mostly landscapes reduced to basic shapes, giving a sense of visual rhythm and showing geometric relationships of form and design. He was a native of a farming community in Indiana who was inspired towards art by an itinerant sign painter. He studied briefly at the Art Institute of Chicago, having left home for Chicago at the age of 15 and studying with E. Martin Hennings and Walter Ufer. For four years, he traveled in Europe and studied in Munich, and in 1912 returned to Chicago where an exhibition of his work at the Palette and Chisel Club earned him national attention and the esteemed Gold M... Read full biography
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Keywords (55)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Adobe Structures, Pueblos
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Snowscene, Winter Landscape
- •Still Life
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Cornwall, England
- •New Mexico Before 1940
- •Santa Fe, New Mexico Before 1940
- •Taos, New Mexico Before 1940
Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America-
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •New Mexico Painters
- •Society of Independent Artists-
- •Taos Society of Artists
Art Teacher
- •Robert Henri
Art School
- •Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, Student
- •Chicago Academy/School of Fine Arts, Student
- •Chicago Academy/School of Fine Arts, Teacher
- •Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine art, Chicago
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Benjamin Altman Prize, National Academy of Design
- •Frank Logan Prize, Art Institute of Chicago
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Art Collection
- •Anschutz Collection
- •Chicago Union League Club
- •Harmsen Western Art Collection
- •Santa Fe Railroad Commissioned Art
- •William Foxley Collection-Western
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Genre Specialty
Artist Colony
- •Taos Art Colony
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Hoosier Art Salon-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Palette & Chisel Club, Chicago-
- •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