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1884 New York City - 1974 New York City. Known for: Landscape, cityscape, figure, still life and genre painting, teaching.
Leon Kroll remained a painter of realism at a time when the American art world was moving rapidly into abstraction and other styles that fell under the general term of modernism. Nevertheless,... Read full biography
Leon Kroll remained a painter of realism at a time when the American art world was moving rapidly into abstraction and other styles that fell under the general term of modernism. Nevertheless, asserting that he liked easy-to-recognize subjects that created a sense of that which was warm,... Read full biography
Leon Kroll remained a painter of realism at a time when the American art world was moving rapidly into abstraction and other styles that fell under the general term of modernism. Nevertheless, asserting that he liked easy-to-recognize subjects that created a sense of that which was warm, sympathetic, and romantic, he was a leading artist of his time painting lush landscapes, figures, and still life. Other subjects such as his industrial scenes and cityscapes had elements of social realism and... Read full biography
Leon Kroll remained a painter of realism at a time when the American art world was moving rapidly into abstraction and other styles that fell under the general term of modernism. Nevertheless, asserting that he liked easy-to-recognize subjects that created a sense of that which was warm, sympathetic, and romantic, he was a leading artist of his time painting lush landscapes, figures, and still life. Other subjects such as his industrial scenes and cityscapes had elements of social realism and were painted with a heavier brush than his other works. He was especially focused on the human figure, and many of them seemed dreamlike in filmy dresses reclining in landscapes. Kroll was born in New York City in 1884. He first studied at the Art... Read full biography
Leon Kroll remained a painter of realism at a time when the American art world was moving rapidly into abstraction and other styles that fell under the general term of modernism. Nevertheless, asserting that he liked easy-to-recognize subjects that created a sense of that which was warm, sympathetic, and romantic, he was a leading artist of his time painting lush landscapes, figures, and still life. Other subjects such as his industrial scenes and cityscapes had elements of social realism and were painted with a heavier brush than his other works. He was especially focused on the human figure, and many of them seemed dreamlike in filmy dresses reclining in landscapes. Kroll was born in New York City in 1884. He first studied at the Art Students League under John H. Twachtman, and in 1904 entered the National Academy School, winning the Academy's premier award in 1908. To ear... Read full biography
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- Women Artists of Santa FeOctober 2004Grauer, Michael RAmerican Art Review
- The Henri Circle & the American ImpAugust 2004Danly, SusanAmerican Art Review
- American Art at the Flint InstituteOctober 2003Leeds, Valerie AnnAmerican Art Review
- Monhegan Island Artists: A 150-YearAugust 2003Deci, Edward LAmerican Art Review
- Art in New Mexico 1917-2002December 2002Editors, American Art ReviewAmerican Art Review
- American Paintings in GeorgiaFebruary 1999Keyes, DonaldAmerican Art Review
- The Independents/The Ashcan SchoolMay 1996Leeds, ValerieAmerican Art Review
- Robert Henri & His CircleAugust 1995Nicoll, Jessica FAmerican Art Review
- An Eye for MaineAugust 1994Hoopes, DonelsonAmerican Art Review
- Stepping out of the FrameJune 1994AR editorsAmerican Art Review