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1843 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1924. Known for: Landscape, coastal view and figure painter, educator.
Landscape painter William Sartain, in 1877, was known primarily for his Tonalist paintings, especially scenes of the tidal wetlands of Nonquitt, Massachusetts, where he spent many summers, and along... Read full biography
Landscape painter William Sartain, in 1877, was known primarily for his Tonalist paintings, especially scenes of the tidal wetlands of Nonquitt, Massachusetts, where he spent many summers, and along the Manasquam River in New Jersey, where he often traveled on weekends. He helped found the Society... Read full biography
Landscape painter William Sartain, in 1877, was known primarily for his Tonalist paintings, especially scenes of the tidal wetlands of Nonquitt, Massachusetts, where he spent many summers, and along the Manasquam River in New Jersey, where he often traveled on weekends. He helped found the Society of American Artists. While Sartain evolved to broadly handled, painterly landscapes of coastal subject matter, his early work included heads and canal and street scenes of Venice and Algiers. Despite... Read full biography
Landscape painter William Sartain, in 1877, was known primarily for his Tonalist paintings, especially scenes of the tidal wetlands of Nonquitt, Massachusetts, where he spent many summers, and along the Manasquam River in New Jersey, where he often traveled on weekends. He helped found the Society of American Artists. While Sartain evolved to broadly handled, painterly landscapes of coastal subject matter, his early work included heads and canal and street scenes of Venice and Algiers. Despite modest sales, his dealer was the well-known William MacBeth of New York City. Exhibition venues included the Brooklyn Art Association, Pennsylvania Academy, the National Academy of Design and the Boston Art Club. Artist Celia Beaux said Sartain gave... Read full biography
Landscape painter William Sartain, in 1877, was known primarily for his Tonalist paintings, especially scenes of the tidal wetlands of Nonquitt, Massachusetts, where he spent many summers, and along the Manasquam River in New Jersey, where he often traveled on weekends. He helped found the Society of American Artists. While Sartain evolved to broadly handled, painterly landscapes of coastal subject matter, his early work included heads and canal and street scenes of Venice and Algiers. Despite modest sales, his dealer was the well-known William MacBeth of New York City. Exhibition venues included the Brooklyn Art Association, Pennsylvania Academy, the National Academy of Design and the Boston Art Club. Artist Celia Beaux said Sartain gave her her first valuable art instruction, and she studied with him for two years, 1881-1883, beginning with a... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •France Before 1900
- •Italy Before World War I
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
- •Venice, Italy
Art Association
- •Boston Art Club
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club
- •Society of American Artists, New York
- •Society of American Etchers/Brooklyn Society of Etchers
Art Teacher
- •Christian Schussele
- •Leon Bonnat, Bonnat Atelier, Paris
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Teacher
- •Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Teacher
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Figure Specialty
Artist Colony
- •Ridgefield, New Jersey
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •MacBeth Gallery, New York City
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-
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •Lotos Club
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club-
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts