Edward Henry Potthast
Edward Henry Potthast | |
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Born | Edward Henry Potthast June 10, 1857 |
Died | March 9, 1927 | (aged 69)
Nationality | American |
Education | Académie Julian |
Known for | Painting |
Movement | American Impressionism |
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Edward Henry Potthast (June 10, 1857 – March 9, 1927) was an
Life and work
Edward Henry Potthast was born on June 10, 1857, in
Until the age of thirty-nine Potthast earned a living as a
After his arrival in New York Potthast worked as a magazine illustrator, and exhibited regularly at the National Academy of Design, the Society of American Artists and the Salmagundi Club, winning numerous prizes. By 1908 he was installed in a studio in the Gainsborough Building. Thereafter he painted sun-saturated images of Central Park, New England landscapes, and the Long Island beach scenes for which he is best remembered.[1]
His work is included in many major museums in the United States,[5] including the Orlando Museum of Art,[1] the Brooklyn Museum,[6] the Cape Ann Museum,[7] the Delaware Art Museum,[8] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[9] the Phoenix Art Museum,[10] the Nasher Museum of Art,[11] and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.[12]
Gallery
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Edward Henry Potthast Coney Island, c. 1914
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Edward Henry Potthast Summer day, Brighton Beach
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Edward Henry Potthast A July Day, oil, 1914
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Edward Henry Potthast Happy Days, oil on panel, c. 1910–1920
References
- ^ a b c d Orlando Museum
- ^ Jacobowitz, Arlene, Edward Henry Potthast: 1857-1927, NYC: The Chapellier Galleries, 1968, 4.
- ISBN 0823021157.
- ^ Noble was best known for his portraits and genre paintings of the Old South. Pierce, Patricia Jobe, Marco Apollo, and Prescott S. Bush, Edward Henry Potthast: More Than One Man, Hingham: Pierce Galleries, Inc., 6.
- ^ "Edward Henry Potthast Museum Collections". Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
- ^ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Portrait of a Fisherman by Edward Potthast - { site_config.sitename }} - Collection". Cape Ann Museum. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Edward Henry Potthast". emuseum.delart.org. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Exchange: Young Birches". exchange.umma.umich.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Looking Across the Grand Canyon (Vista al Gran Cañón)". Phoenix Art Museum. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "Beach Scene – Words & Pictures". sites.nasher.duke.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- ^ "The July Number, The Century (Primary Title) - (93.40)". Virginia Museum of Fine Arts |. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
- Edward Henry Potthast, American Impressionist: Selections from the Gross Family Collection Retrieved 3-25-10
Further reading
- Jacobowitz, Arlene, Edward Henry Potthast: 1857-1927, New York City: The Chapellier Galleries, 1968
- Pierce, Patricia Jobe, Marco Apollo, and Prescott S. Bush. Edward Henry Potthast: More Than One Man, Hingham: Pierce Galleries, Inc., 2006, 158 pages
- Stula, Nancy with Nancy Noble. American Artists Abroad and their Inspiration, New London: Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 2004, 64 pages [1]
External links
- Edward Henry Potthast Biography: Hollis Taggart Galleries
- www.EdwardHenryPotthast.org 118 works by Edward Henry Potthast
- American paintings & historical prints from the Middendorf collection, an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Potthast (no. 50)