Internet Antique Gazette

Dawson Dawson-Watson (American, 1864 to 1939)

Dawson-Watson is the son of painter and illustrator John Dawson-Watson of London, England. The family lived in St. John’s Wood, London, a fashionable residential district made up of artists, authors and actors and here Dawson Dawson-Watson spent his early life.

At the age of 8, he entered the Diocesan Grammar School in South Sea, England, where he made rapid progress in his art work and at the [...] Click here to continue reading.

Warren B. Davis (1865-1928)

Best known for his paintings of idealized female figures, Warren Davis studied at the Art Students League in New York. He was also a magazine illustrator, and many of his depictions of ethereal-appearing goddesses were on the covers of Vanity Fair. Later in his career he became a skilled etcher and exhibited in Europe and the United States including the Pennsylvania Academy and the Salmagundi Club.

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Lucien Dasselborne (1873-1952)

Lucien Dasselborne, French, noted for his work in watercolor as well as oil, was born in Louvroil, France. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Francais (receiving an Honorable Mention in 1922, the year after he painted this work), at the Salon de la Societe Nationale, and in 1931, at the Salon d’Automne.

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Thomas Bigelow Craig (1849 – 1924)

Thomas Bigelow Craig, born in 1849 in Philadelphia, was best known for his summer landscapes depicting grazing or wading cows. Although he was a largely self-taught artist, some evidence exists that Craig may have studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He exhibited at the Nationl Academy annuals for 45 years and also spent time as an artist in the California art scene. He died in [...] Click here to continue reading.