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1843 Boston, Massachusettes - 1916 New York City. Known for: Marine, sailing ship, figure, genre, animal and landscape painting.
Born in Boston, William Norton became a noted marine painter, stirred by his youth when he sailed on family-owned ships. He studied at the Lowell Institute in Boston, and with George Inness, and then... Read full biography
Born in Boston, William Norton became a noted marine painter, stirred by his youth when he sailed on family-owned ships. He studied at the Lowell Institute in Boston, and with George Inness, and then established a studio in Boston. In the early 1870s, he went to Paris and became a student with... Read full biography
Born in Boston, William Norton became a noted marine painter, stirred by his youth when he sailed on family-owned ships. He studied at the Lowell Institute in Boston, and with George Inness, and then established a studio in Boston. In the early 1870s, he went to Paris and became a student with Chevreuse and A. Vollon, and then he settled in London where he exhibited throughout the last quarter of the 19th century. His reputation there was based on his scenes of the Thames River, and ocean and... Read full biography
Born in Boston, William Norton became a noted marine painter, stirred by his youth when he sailed on family-owned ships. He studied at the Lowell Institute in Boston, and with George Inness, and then established a studio in Boston. In the early 1870s, he went to Paris and became a student with Chevreuse and A. Vollon, and then he settled in London where he exhibited throughout the last quarter of the 19th century. His reputation there was based on his scenes of the Thames River, and ocean and coastal views. In 1901, he and his wife returned to the United States and settled in New York City. He also painted at Monhegan Island, Maine, where a treacherous ledge on the southern side of the island is named "Norton's Ledge" for him. He was a... Read full biography
Born in Boston, William Norton became a noted marine painter, stirred by his youth when he sailed on family-owned ships. He studied at the Lowell Institute in Boston, and with George Inness, and then established a studio in Boston. In the early 1870s, he went to Paris and became a student with Chevreuse and A. Vollon, and then he settled in London where he exhibited throughout the last quarter of the 19th century. His reputation there was based on his scenes of the Thames River, and ocean and coastal views. In 1901, he and his wife returned to the United States and settled in New York City. He also painted at Monhegan Island, Maine, where a treacherous ledge on the southern side of the island is named "Norton's Ledge" for him. He was a member of the Boston Art Club with whom he exhibited from 1873 to 1909. He also exhibited with the Pennsylvania Academy, the Royal... Read full biography
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Keywords (43)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Style
- •Impressionism Before 1940
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Beach Scenes, Bathers, Swimming Genre
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Nocturnes, Nightime Scenes
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Ship Portraits and Other Sea Vessels
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Boston Before 1900
- •England, Great Britain Before 1900, London
- •Europe
- •Expatriate from USA or Canada
- •Long Island, New York
- •Monhegan Island, Maine
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •American Federation of Arts
- •Boston Art Club
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
Art Teacher
- •George Inness
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Marine Before 1900
- •Miniature Specialty
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1892-1893
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition of Commercial Art Gallery and/or Salon
- •Paris Salons
Exhibition By An Art School
- •Royal Academy of Arts, London
- •Royal Academy of the Arts, England
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts