约翰·F·弗朗西斯

1808-1886 American

明亮美式静物大师

约翰·F·弗朗西斯是一位美国画家，主要创作静物画。他出生于宾夕法尼亚州费城。作为一名艺术家，他主要是自学成才，在1845年之前，他在宾夕法尼亚州中部和东部担任肖像画家。弗朗西斯的肖像画揭示了他早期对细微细节的迷恋。1845年，弗朗西斯开始在宾夕法尼亚美术学院和费城艺术联盟展出他的作品；这两家机构都通过类似抽奖的方式向订阅者赠送画作，以此推广美国艺术家。正是在这一时期，他开始专注于静物画，而拉斐尔·皮尔和其他画家已使静物画成为费城流行的题材。 His first known still life is dated 1850, and by 1854 he had ceased to paint anything else. Francis became known as a leading painter of luncheon and dessert still lifes, developing an intricate vocabulary of forms required by his specialized subject. William H. Gerdts writes, "Of all the mid-century still-life specialists, Francis was the most painterly. There is often a freshness and a brio to his paint application that successfully balance his sure delineation of form and his establishment of texture." 他几乎所有的画作都描绘水果和甜点。他绘制了许多自己作品的复制品，其风格在整个职业生涯中几乎没有变化。根据艺术史学家阿尔弗雷德·弗兰肯斯坦的说法，"他那明亮、高调的调色板总是在美国静物画的综合展览中提供最独特的点缀之一。"他的画作中很少有能确定在1872年之后的，1880年之后则一幅也没有。到1886年去世时，他基本上已被人遗忘。

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