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 Avery's work is crucial to American
abstract painting. Avery defied
conventional perspective in order to
create representational, but highly
abstract paintings.
 His work was initially rejected as
being too abstract or out of the norm.
Later, as abstract expressionism took
hold in America, he work was
considered too representational.
Morning Workout
1955
ROSES BY THE SEA
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 From 1891 to 1894, Prendergast lived in
Paris, where he studied painting and
developed his understanding postimpressionism. Upon his return, he
became associated with a group of
artists known as The Eight, who
championed a more progressive
approach to art. He traveled to Europe
many times between 1898 and 1914. The
artist's assimilation of the avant-garde
styles of Cézanne and Matisse is evident
in his use of strokes of vivid colors in
intricate, decorative patterns that draw
attention to the picture's surface.
Bathing, Marblehead
1897
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 Arthur Dove is known as one of
America’s first true abstract artists.
His paintings depict the American
landscape through a reductionist’s
approach of bringing the forms
down to their essence. There is a
quality of nature that stays within
the work even as the forms and
shapes take on more nonrepresentational aspects. In his first
one-person exhibition, held at
Stieglitz's Gallery 291 in 1912, Dove
established himself as one of
America’s most prolific and
inventive artists working with
abstraction. His work has inspired
many future generations.
Goat, ca. 1934
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 Demuth is known for his cubist style works
depicting the Pennsylvania landscape and
cityscapes. He studied at the Drexel Institute
of Art and later at the Pennsylvania Institute
of Art and Academy of Fine Art in
Pennsylvania. Charles studied briefly with
the French cubist Albert Gleizes in Bermuda
in 1917. After returning to the United states,
he developed his own precisionist style of
painting.
Trees & Barns: Bermuda
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 Eakins was a native born artist who is
best known for his starkly realistic
paintings. Most notable is the Gross
Clinic (1875, Oil on canvas, 96” X
78”Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia).
John Biglin in a Single Scull, ca.
1873
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 Wyeth was the son of the famous
illustrator, N.C Wyeth. He was a child
prodigy who quickly developed a
reputation for detailed realism. Wyeth
focused his career on depicting the
landscape and people around Chadd’s
Ford Pennsylvania and his summer home
in Cushing, Maine. Wyeth’s regionalist
style captured the gritty ruggedness of
both people and land. He was wildly
popular during his lifetime and inspired
many future artists. He is best known for
his works in watercolor and egg
tempera.
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 O’Keeffe brought her own personal
instincts and style to the American art
scene in the early 1900’s. Her
paintings show an economy of detail
with an emphasis on form, color, and
shadow and exude of sense of
Modernism. She worked both
representationally and abstractly to
reveal a unique vision of the
southwest. Most noteworthy are her
large floral paintings.
Untitled, 1917
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 Marin travelled to Europe from
1905 to 1910 and returned to
America after being influence by
the works of Cezanne. He was
introduced to Alfred Stieglitz
soon after his return, and under
the direction of The Stieglitz 291
gallery, he began to interpret
New York through an abstract
watercolor style, the likes of
which had not been previously
seen in America.
Sunset, 1922
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 John Singer Sargent was born
January 12, 1856 to American
parents living in Florence, Italy.
Although he spent most of his life
in Europe, both of his parents
were raised in the United States
and the artist considered himself
to be an American.
Venetian Canal, 1913
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 Winslow Homer was a self-
taught artist and illustrator who
worked as a documentary artist
during the Civil War. After a
visit to France where Homer was
exposed to the work of Barbizon
School of painters, Homer
adopted his mature style and
sense of Realism. He later
moved to Maine, where he
painted several marine style
landscapes.
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