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1884 New York City - 1965 Brooklyn, New York. Known for: Urban scenes, shipyard scene and still life painting.
Winthrop Duthie Turney is best described as a realist painter, although he was influenced by early-twentieth -century modernism through his expressive use of paint and vibrant color contrasts. He was... Read full biography
Winthrop Duthie Turney is best described as a realist painter, although he was influenced by early-twentieth -century modernism through his expressive use of paint and vibrant color contrasts. He was born in 1884 in New York City and received his formal training at the Art Students League. His... Read full biography
Winthrop Duthie Turney is best described as a realist painter, although he was influenced by early-twentieth -century modernism through his expressive use of paint and vibrant color contrasts. He was born in 1884 in New York City and received his formal training at the Art Students League. His teachers included George de Forest Brush, John Henry Twachtman, and Frank DuMond. Turney painted his visual memoirs of the Erie Basin along the Brooklyn waterfront until 1911. He continued to explore... Read full biography
Winthrop Duthie Turney is best described as a realist painter, although he was influenced by early-twentieth -century modernism through his expressive use of paint and vibrant color contrasts. He was born in 1884 in New York City and received his formal training at the Art Students League. His teachers included George de Forest Brush, John Henry Twachtman, and Frank DuMond. Turney painted his visual memoirs of the Erie Basin along the Brooklyn waterfront until 1911. He continued to explore urban themes such as modern cityscape and was often inspired by his friend, George Luks, a member of the realist group of painters known as The Eight (or Ashcan School). Throughout the 1930s and 1940s he often used watercolor. He also softened his... Read full biography
Winthrop Duthie Turney is best described as a realist painter, although he was influenced by early-twentieth -century modernism through his expressive use of paint and vibrant color contrasts. He was born in 1884 in New York City and received his formal training at the Art Students League. His teachers included George de Forest Brush, John Henry Twachtman, and Frank DuMond. Turney painted his visual memoirs of the Erie Basin along the Brooklyn waterfront until 1911. He continued to explore urban themes such as modern cityscape and was often inspired by his friend, George Luks, a member of the realist group of painters known as The Eight (or Ashcan School). Throughout the 1930s and 1940s he often used watercolor. He also softened his subject matter to include floral arrangements and plants in their natural setting. Turney was married to the painter, Agnes Richm... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
- •Charcoal
- •Fresco Painting, Murals
- •Oil Paint
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
- •Modernist, Modernism (Partially Abstract, Leading Edge)
Art Subject
- •Botanics, Plant Life
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Social Realism
- •Still Life
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
- •Urban Scene, City Genre
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Cape Ann, Massachusetts: Gloucester, Rockport, North Shore
- •Rockport, Massachusetts
Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League
- •Brooklyn Society of Artists
- •Salons of America
- •Society of Independent Artists-
Art Teacher
- •Frank Vincent DuMond
- •George De Forest Brush
- •John Henry Twachtman
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
- •American Artists Professional League-
- •American Watercolor Society, Painters in Watercolor-
- •Brooklyn Society of Artists-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Salons of America-
- •Society of Independent Artists--
Exhibition of Museum
- •Museum of Modern Art, New York
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts