Benjamin Greenleaf PRICE CHARTS
1769 Hull, Massachusetts - 1821 Weymouth, Massachusetts. Known for: Itinerant naive portrait painting.
Benjamin Greenleaf the painter was once thought to be identical to Benjamin Greenleaf (1786-1805) the prominent American educator. In 1981, however, the artist was revealed to be a different... Read full biography
Benjamin Greenleaf the painter was once thought to be identical to Benjamin Greenleaf (1786-1805) the prominent American educator. In 1981, however, the artist was revealed to be a different individual, born in Hull, Massachusetts, 13 Janaury 1769. His known works range in date from 1803 to 1818.... Read full biography
Benjamin Greenleaf the painter was once thought to be identical to Benjamin Greenleaf (1786-1805) the prominent American educator. In 1981, however, the artist was revealed to be a different individual, born in Hull, Massachusetts, 13 Janaury 1769. His known works range in date from 1803 to 1818. During this period he worked in Massachusetts (Weymouth, Hingham, Braintree, and Newton, 1803-1812; Weymouth again, 1815; Boston area, 1817), New Hampshire (Hopkinton, Hanover, 1813) and Maine (Bath,... Read full biography
Benjamin Greenleaf the painter was once thought to be identical to Benjamin Greenleaf (1786-1805) the prominent American educator. In 1981, however, the artist was revealed to be a different individual, born in Hull, Massachusetts, 13 Janaury 1769. His known works range in date from 1803 to 1818. During this period he worked in Massachusetts (Weymouth, Hingham, Braintree, and Newton, 1803-1812; Weymouth again, 1815; Boston area, 1817), New Hampshire (Hopkinton, Hanover, 1813) and Maine (Bath, Paris, Portland, 1816; Bath, Bridgton, Phippsburg, 1817-1818). He painted the members of many families that were related through intermarriage, and seems to have relied on word-of-mouth, rather than newspaper or other advertising, to obtain... Read full biography
Benjamin Greenleaf the painter was once thought to be identical to Benjamin Greenleaf (1786-1805) the prominent American educator. In 1981, however, the artist was revealed to be a different individual, born in Hull, Massachusetts, 13 Janaury 1769. His known works range in date from 1803 to 1818. During this period he worked in Massachusetts (Weymouth, Hingham, Braintree, and Newton, 1803-1812; Weymouth again, 1815; Boston area, 1817), New Hampshire (Hopkinton, Hanover, 1813) and Maine (Bath, Paris, Portland, 1816; Bath, Bridgton, Phippsburg, 1817-1818). He painted the members of many families that were related through intermarriage, and seems to have relied on word-of-mouth, rather than newspaper or other advertising, to obtain commissions. To date there are fifty-six known works by Greenleaf, the majority of them reverse paintings on g... Read full biography
