Thursday, October 11, 2012

William Bradford

William Bradford (1823-1892) was an American painter who specialized in Arctic and maritime scenery.

 A Sunset Calm in the Bay of Fundy (1860)

 An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay (1871)

 Arctic Caravan

 Arctic Harbor

 Arctic Invaders (1882)

 Fishing Fleet off Labrador (1884)

 Floe Ice (1870-79)

 Ice Dwellers, Watching the Invaders (1879)

Labrador Fishing Boats near Cape Charles

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

William McGregor Paxton

William McGregor Paxton (1869-1941) was an American painter who specialized in portraits of women. His style drew inspiration from the Dutch Baroque painter Johannes Vermeer.

 Diana of the Peaks

 Girl Combing Her Hair (1909)

 Glitter (1930)

 Glow of Gold, Gleam of Pearl (1906)

 In the Studio (ca. 1905)

 La Russe (1913)

 Leaving the Studio (1921)

 Nude (1915)

 Penumbra (1915)

Rose and Blue (1913)

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Dwight Tryon

Dwight Tryon (1849-1925) was a landscape artist in the Tonalist school.

 Apple Blossoms (1895)

 Autumn Day (1911)

 Autumn Night (1916)

 Autumn, New England (1916-17)

 Before Sunrise, June (1905)

 Daybreak (1885)

 Early Dawn (1900)

 Fall Plowing (1916)

Farmyard (1896)

Monday, October 8, 2012

Winslow Homer, ctd

Mending the Nets (1882)

 Mink Pond (1891)

 Montagnais Indians (1895)

 Moonlight (1894)

 Morning Glories (1873)

 October Day (1889)

 Officers at Camp Benton, Maryland, 1861 (1881)

 Orange Tree, Nassau (1885)

 On Guard (1864)

On the Trail (ca. 1892)

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Ralph Blakelock

Ralph Blakelock (1847-1919) was an American Romanticist painter.

 California Redwoods (1869)

 Encampment along the Snake River (1871)

 Enchanted Pool

 Fall Landscape, Catskills, with Hikers

 Indian Camp (1871)

 Indian Encampment on the James River, North Dakota (1872)

Landscape with Figures and Boat

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Daniel Ridgway Knight

Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839-1924) was an American painter who mostly worked in Europe. He specialized in depictions of women in rural settings.

 A Moment of Rest

 Chrysanthemums

 Hailing the Ferryman

 Harvest Scene (1875)

 Leçon de Danse

 Picking Poppies

 Picking Wildflowers

 Returning Home

Spring Blossoms