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Mathias Joseph Alten (1871-1938)
Born in Gusenburg, Germany, near Trier, Mathias Alten is hailed as the foremost painter of Grand Rapids, Michigan and a second-generation Impressionist whose primary theme was agrarian labor. He was apprenticed to Joseph Klein, a decorative painter in Saint Wendel, Germany and worked on ceiling and wall decorations for churches and theaters. At age 17, he emigrated with his family to Grand Rapids, Michigan, which was a major manufacturing [...] Click here to continue reading.
The Comic Book in America
A comic book is a magazine or book containing the sequential art in the form of a narrative. Comic books are often called comics for short. Although the term implies otherwise, the subject matter in comic books is not necessarily humorous, and in fact its dramatic seriousness varies widely. The term “comics” in this context does not refer to comic strips (such as Peanuts or Dilbert). In the early [...] Click here to continue reading.
William Bradford (American, 1823 to 1892)
William Bradford was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1823, and started painting in 1852. From his studio overlooking the harbor, Bradford painted portraits of the ships that were coming into New Bedford as part of the lucrative whaling business. He continued this type of painting in Boston, where he painted much larger clipper ships. In 1854, Bradford decided to focus more on marine scenes, coastal views, and [...] Click here to continue reading.
James Earle Fraser (American Sculptor, 1876 to 1953)
James Earle Fraser spent his boyhood on the prairies of South Dakota. He studied at the Chicago Art Institute and in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Academies Julian and Colarossi. In 1894, before he was seventeen years old, he created what is undoubtedly one of the best-known works of American sculpture, End of the Trail. It won him a $1,000 award and the [...] Click here to continue reading.
Louis Joseph Bahin (French/American, 1813 to 1857)
Louis Joseph Bahin was born in Armentieres, France; his wife Fanny Josephine Caremantrand was from Mantua, Italy. While residing in Paris they had two sons, Gustave and Alphonse. Also while in Paris, Bahin’s portraits were exhibited at the National Museum of the Louvre in 1848 and 1850. The family immigrated to New Orleans, and about 1852 established permanent residence in Natchez, Mississippi. One of the few, French [...] Click here to continue reading.
George Benjamin Luks (American, 1867 to 1933)
George Luks was born in Williamsport Pennsylvania in 1867. After traveling and studying in Europe he returned to the United States in 1894 to work for the “Philadelphia Press,” doing reportorial sketches, a method that became his forte. He enrolled at Pennsylvania Academy, but his rebellious nature resisted the formal study and he withdrew after one month. In Philadelphia, he became friends with John Sloan, Robert Henri, [...] Click here to continue reading.
Charles (Carl) Schmidt (1875-1959)
Charles Schmidt was born in 1875 in Germany and apparently changed his given name to Carl shortly after joining Rookwood in 1896. He is noted for his fine scenic landscape and marine decorations under vellum glaze. He left Rookwood in 1927 to join R. F. Johnston Paint Co., and later worked for the The Cincinnati Times Star.
Carl Schmidt decorated for Rookwood from 1896 to 1927. His mark was CS [...] Click here to continue reading.
Camille Hilaire (French, 1916 to 2004)
Camille Hilaire was born in Metz, France in 1916. He studied at Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and in Andre Lhote’s academy. Hilaire’s work frequently used searing colors and neo-cubist forms.
Information courtesy of Harlowe Powell Auction Gallery, April, 2011.
Fernand Marie Eugene Legout-Gerard (French, 1856 to 1924)
Though interested in art from a young age, Legout-Gerard gave in to filial pressure and entered the banking profession. Eventually attaining the prestigious position as Bank Director in his native Normandy, Legout-Gerard did not return to painting until after an 1890 visit to the Breton town of Concarneau. Enthralled by Brittany and encouraged by his artist friends, he visited the region numerous times on painting excursions. [...] Click here to continue reading.
Steuben’s Aurene Glass
Steuben Glass Works, founded in 1904 by Frederick Carder, created many types of lustrous lead glass, including the iridescent “Aurene”. This glass proved quite popular and was produced by spraying various chemicals and metallic salts on to a base glass (usually amber, clear or topaz). The addition of tin or iron solutions produced a matte finish, while alabaster and calcite produced green and red glass. Other similar formulas produced blue, brown [...] Click here to continue reading.
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