Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Sacramento, CA 95814
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1860 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1932 San Francisco, California. Known for: Landscape and marine painting, illustration.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Henry Breuer earned a reputation as a well-known "painter of poetic landscapes." (Hughes 145) He studied art during the 1870s in Buffalo, New York, and then worked... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Henry Breuer earned a reputation as a well-known "painter of poetic landscapes." (Hughes 145) He studied art during the 1870s in Buffalo, New York, and then worked as a designer-decorator for the Rockwood Pottery Company in Cincinnati where he also attended the... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Henry Breuer earned a reputation as a well-known "painter of poetic landscapes." (Hughes 145) He studied art during the 1870s in Buffalo, New York, and then worked as a designer-decorator for the Rockwood Pottery Company in Cincinnati where he also attended the Art Academy. He worked for five years as a lithographer in New York City. In 1888, he settled in San Francisco where he became art editor for the San Francisco Chronicle and Californian magazine. Then... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Henry Breuer earned a reputation as a well-known "painter of poetic landscapes." (Hughes 145) He studied art during the 1870s in Buffalo, New York, and then worked as a designer-decorator for the Rockwood Pottery Company in Cincinnati where he also attended the Art Academy. He worked for five years as a lithographer in New York City. In 1888, he settled in San Francisco where he became art editor for the San Francisco Chronicle and Californian magazine. Then he went to France for art study and was influenced by the Barbizon School of impressionist painters of rural landscapes. Living out of a horse-drawn wagon, he traveled extensively along the western coast of California and Oregon, painting and earning... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Henry Breuer earned a reputation as a well-known "painter of poetic landscapes." (Hughes 145) He studied art during the 1870s in Buffalo, New York, and then worked as a designer-decorator for the Rockwood Pottery Company in Cincinnati where he also attended the Art Academy. He worked for five years as a lithographer in New York City. In 1888, he settled in San Francisco where he became art editor for the San Francisco Chronicle and Californian magazine. Then he went to France for art study and was influenced by the Barbizon School of impressionist painters of rural landscapes. Living out of a horse-drawn wagon, he traveled extensively along the western coast of California and Oregon, painting and earning a national reputation for his landscapes. He also painted in Arizona including Canyon de... Read full biography
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About Henry Breuer: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (3)
All MuseumsOakland Museum of California
1000 Oak Street
Oakland, CA 94607Saint Mary's College Museum of Art (Hearst Coll.)
1928 St. Mary's Road
P.O. Box 5110-Smc
Moraga, CA 94575-5110