Minnesota Marine Art Museum
800 Riverview Drive
Winona, MN 55987
Winona, MN 55987
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Museums page for Francis Augustus Silva ((1835 - 1886)), known for Coastal views, marine and landscape painting. Showing 7 museum collections and exhibitions.
Francis Augustus Silva MUSEUMS
1835 New York City - 1886. Known for: Coastal views, marine and landscape painting.
Born in New York, Francis Silva was a second generation Hudson River School* painter, who did much painting along the Hudson River and along the coastline from Chesapeake Bay to Cape Ann,... Read full biography
Born in New York, Francis Silva was a second generation Hudson River School* painter, who did much painting along the Hudson River and along the coastline from Chesapeake Bay to Cape Ann, Massachusetts. His earliest known painting is titled Cape Ann. He became one of the leading marine painters of... Read full biography
Born in New York, Francis Silva was a second generation Hudson River School* painter, who did much painting along the Hudson River and along the coastline from Chesapeake Bay to Cape Ann, Massachusetts. His earliest known painting is titled Cape Ann. He became one of the leading marine painters of the luminist* style of the mid to late 19th century, especially known for his brilliant sunsets with atmospheric* effects. Of him, it was written: "For Silva, the subtle manipulation of light and... Read full biography
Born in New York, Francis Silva was a second generation Hudson River School* painter, who did much painting along the Hudson River and along the coastline from Chesapeake Bay to Cape Ann, Massachusetts. His earliest known painting is titled Cape Ann. He became one of the leading marine painters of the luminist* style of the mid to late 19th century, especially known for his brilliant sunsets with atmospheric* effects. Of him, it was written: "For Silva, the subtle manipulation of light and atmosphere was an aesthetic device that transcended naturalism and became an almost abstract means of expressing sentiment." (Zellman, 265). Francis Silva was the son of a barber who had emigrated from Madeira to New York in 1830. He showed early art... Read full biography
Born in New York, Francis Silva was a second generation Hudson River School* painter, who did much painting along the Hudson River and along the coastline from Chesapeake Bay to Cape Ann, Massachusetts. His earliest known painting is titled Cape Ann. He became one of the leading marine painters of the luminist* style of the mid to late 19th century, especially known for his brilliant sunsets with atmospheric* effects. Of him, it was written: "For Silva, the subtle manipulation of light and atmosphere was an aesthetic device that transcended naturalism and became an almost abstract means of expressing sentiment." (Zellman, 265). Francis Silva was the son of a barber who had emigrated from Madeira to New York in 1830. He showed early art talent and with no apparent formal training, he apprenticed to a sign painter in New York and... Read full biography
Francis Augustus Silva - Artist Info
About Francis Augustus Silva: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (7)
All MuseumsMunson
310 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13502Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
Paseo del Prado, 8
Madrid, SpainNew-York Historical Society
2 West 77th Street At Central Park
New York City, NY 10024Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
161 Essex Square
Salem, MA 01970The Brooklyn Museum of Art
200 Eastern Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11238-6052The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102