約翰·F·法蘭西斯
明亮美式靜物大師
約翰·F·弗朗西斯是一位美國畫家,主要創作靜物畫。他出生於賓夕法尼亞州費城。作為一名藝術家,他主要是自學成才,在1845年之前,他在賓夕法尼亞州中部和東部擔任肖像畫家。弗朗西斯的肖像畫揭示了他早期對細微細節的迷戀。1845年,弗朗西斯開始在賓夕法尼亞美術學院和費城藝術聯盟展出他的作品;這兩家機構都通過類似抽獎的方式向訂閱者贈送畫作,以此推廣美國藝術家。正是在這一時期,他開始專注於靜物畫,而拉斐爾·皮爾和其他畫家已使靜物畫成為費城流行的題材。 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." 他幾乎所有的畫作都描繪水果和甜點。他繪製了許多自己作品的複製品,其風格在整個職業生涯中幾乎沒有變化。根據藝術史學家阿爾弗雷德·弗蘭肯斯坦的說法,「他那明亮、高調的調色板總是在美國靜物畫的綜合展覽中提供最獨特的點綴之一。」他的畫作中很少有能確定在1872年之後的,1880年之後則一幅也沒有。到1886年去世時,他基本上已被人遺忘。
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- Raphaelle Peale Source
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Artworks by this artist (12 total)
- Apples On A Table 1867
- Basket of Pears and Crabapples
- Mary Elizabeth Francis, the Artist’s Daughter ca. 1840
- Still Life, Apples and Chestnuts 1859
- Watermelon and Grapes 1863
- Still Life 1866
- Still Life With Wine And Fruit 1863
- Wine, Cheese, and Fruit 1857
- Still Life with Silver Cake Basket 1866
- The Dessert 1872
- Dessert Still Life 1855
- Luncheon Still Life ca. 1860