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1817 New Ipswich, New Hampshire - 1907 Woburn, Massachusetts. Known for: Mountain landscape, portrait and still-life paintings.
Champney (1817-1907) began as an apprentice to a lithographer in Boston. Reportedly, the American old master Washington Allston advised Champney to study in Paris, then the young artist departed in... Read full biography
Champney (1817-1907) began as an apprentice to a lithographer in Boston. Reportedly, the American old master Washington Allston advised Champney to study in Paris, then the young artist departed in 1841. He must have been a success, since his landscape views of the outskirts of Paris appeared at... Read full biography
Champney (1817-1907) began as an apprentice to a lithographer in Boston. Reportedly, the American old master Washington Allston advised Champney to study in Paris, then the young artist departed in 1841. He must have been a success, since his landscape views of the outskirts of Paris appeared at the Salons of 1843 and 1844. In the Louvre Champney made copies of landscapes by Claude Lorrain, Joseph Vernet and Ruysdael. He said that he fell in love with the landscapes of Diaz de la Peña, the... Read full biography
Champney (1817-1907) began as an apprentice to a lithographer in Boston. Reportedly, the American old master Washington Allston advised Champney to study in Paris, then the young artist departed in 1841. He must have been a success, since his landscape views of the outskirts of Paris appeared at the Salons of 1843 and 1844. In the Louvre Champney made copies of landscapes by Claude Lorrain, Joseph Vernet and Ruysdael. He said that he fell in love with the landscapes of Diaz de la Peña, the Barbizon painter, and he also appreciated the progressive techniques of Constant Troyon: "the green tones of which were marvellously rich and juicy," while some critics called the French painter's landscapes "plates of spinach." Often Champney would dine... Read full biography
Champney (1817-1907) began as an apprentice to a lithographer in Boston. Reportedly, the American old master Washington Allston advised Champney to study in Paris, then the young artist departed in 1841. He must have been a success, since his landscape views of the outskirts of Paris appeared at the Salons of 1843 and 1844. In the Louvre Champney made copies of landscapes by Claude Lorrain, Joseph Vernet and Ruysdael. He said that he fell in love with the landscapes of Diaz de la Peña, the Barbizon painter, and he also appreciated the progressive techniques of Constant Troyon: "the green tones of which were marvellously rich and juicy," while some critics called the French painter's landscapes "plates of spinach." Often Champney would dine with his roommate John Kensett and John Casilear (1811-1893). In addition, he met John Vanderlyn and William M. Thackera... Read full biography
Benjamin Champney - Artist Info
About Benjamin Champney: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (8)
All MuseumsFleming Museum, University of Vermont
University of Vermont
61 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05405Fogg Art Museum: Harvard University Art Museums
Harvard University
32 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
The University of Georgia
90 Carlton Street
Athens, GA 30602-6719Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115Smith College Museum of Art
20 Elm Street at Bedford Terrace
Northampton, MA 01063Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
401 Museum Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21741-0423Yale University Art Gallery
1111 Chapel Street
Box 208271
New Haven, CT 06520-8271