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Abbott Fuller Graves
American 1859 -1936 fl (1859-1936)
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Born: |
Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Active: |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Studied: |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Paris 1884 Italy 1884 Academie Julien, Paris 1887-1891
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Instructors: |
Jean Paul Laurens 1887-1891 Paul Jean Gervais 1887-1891
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Examples of Work: |
Portland Museum of Art, Maine National Arts Club Collection
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Specialty: |
Painter Instructor Illustrator
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Style/School: |
Impressionism
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Subjects Known For: |
Gardens Flowers Still lifes Figural
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Memberships: |
National Academy of Design p. ANA 1926 Allied Artists of America American Art Association of Paris Artists' Fund Society Boston Art Club Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts
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Teaching Positions: |
Cowles Art School 1885
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Artist Profile |
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BIOGRAPHY: |
Abbott F. Graves, born in 1859, was a decorative painter known for his floral still lifes and garden scenes. He studied in Paris at the Academie Julian and with Laurens and Gervais. In 1900 Graves travled to Bermuda to paint. ...
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Abbott Fuller Graves was a renowned specialist in decorative open-air garden paintings and floral still lifes. His use of thick, impasto brushstrokes, bright colors and natural light, most evident in his later garden pai...
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