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Meyer Straus (American, 1831 to 1905) Born in Bavaria in 1831, Straus emigrated to the United States in 1848. He lived in Ohio, then in St Louis, Missouri where he obtained s employment as a scene painter in the Old Pine Street Theater. In the years surrounding the Civil War, Strauss obtained work in Mobile, New Orleans, and other parts of the South. In 1875 Straus moved west to San Francisco where he painted [...] Click here to continue reading. Robert Eberle (Indiana, born 1945) Robert Eberle is a native of Indianapolis, and a lifelong artist. Study at Herron School of Art in Indianapolis prepared him for a career in commercial art as well as his future in fine art. Eberle captures the airy, atmospheric quality of the Indiana landscape in his impressionistic works. Eberle’s subjects, from natural settings to busy city scenes, are equally mastered with his entrancing color and bold brushwork. Eberle [...] Click here to continue reading. James Otto Lewis (American, 1799 to 1858) James Otto Lewis was born in Michigan and began painting Native Americans in 1823. Between 1825 and 1828, the United States Indian Department commissioned him to attend treaty ceremonies. While at these ceremonies, Lewis rendered portraits and interviewed chiefs and subsequently published the first collection of native North American portraits, the North American Aboriginal Port-Folio. In 1835 the Aboriginal Portfolio was published in ten parts each containing [...] Click here to continue reading. Charles Schreyvogel Born in New York in 1861, Charles Schreyvogel (1861 to 1912) was the second son of Paul and Theresa Schreyvogel, two German immigrants whose families moved to the United States to escape revolutionary troubles in Europe. His interest in art became apparent as a young child. Although discouraged by his father, a shopkeeper, he pursued these interests by working as an apprentice to a die-sinker and then in a lithography shop. The [...] Click here to continue reading. Rosalie (Rosa) Marie Bonheur 1822 to 1899 Rosalie Marie Bonheur was born in Bordeaux, France on March 16th, 1822. She was the oldest of four children born to an impoverished French painter and all the four children became artists. Rosa began sketching at the age of four. She would go to the Paris horse market and sketch horses. In her adult life she was considered eccentric because she would go to slaughter houses where [...] Click here to continue reading. Bryant Chapin (American, 1859 to 1927) Bryant Chapin was born, lived, painted and died in Fall River, Massachusetts, though he did travel on occasion to Europe, where he painted landscapes. But he was primarily a still life painter and sometime portraitist as one of the group of Fall River artists. Fruit was Chapin’s primary still life subject, depicted with atmospheric form and light, and high key color, and placed on complexly constructed tables whose [...] Click here to continue reading. Chaim Gross (Austrian/American, 1904 to 1991) Chaim Gross was born in the Carpathian Mountain Region of Austria. He studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna before his family fled the area during the Russian invasion in World War I. After several years of wandering as refugees, Gross and his brother moved to the U.S. in 1921. In New York, Gross studied clay modeling under Elie Nedelman (1882 to 1946) at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design [...] Click here to continue reading. Maurice Day (American, 1892 to 1983) Maurice Day was one of the earliest and best known animators in the Walt Disney Studios. He is credited with bringing the Felix Salten book, “Bambi,” to Disney’s attention and spent months sketching and photographing in the Maine woods to provide source material for the 1942 feature length cartoon. Information courtesy of Northeast Auctions, May 2010. Francoise Gilot (French, born 1921) Francoise Gilot was Pablo Picasso’s partner and they had two children together before she left him in 1953. Her artwork frequently exhibits a vibrant color palette. Gilot is known for her poetry as well as her artistic career. She studied at the University of Paris, the Academie Julian, as well as obtaining a philosophy degree from the Sorbonne and an English degree from Cambridge University. Information courtesy of Harlowe [...] Click here to continue reading. Achille Perelli (Italian/American, 1822 to 1891) Born in Italy, Achille Perelli was studying at the Academy of Arts in Milan for sculpture and in 1848 fought with the Italian patriot Garibaldi’s Freedom Fighters and came to New Orleans after their defeat. He was an avid teacher, sculptor, and painter and received significant commissions for sculptures placed in many cemeteries and public spaces. Information courtesy of New Orleans Auction, May 2006. The Italian artist Achille [...] Click here to continue reading. |
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