Historical and
Commemorative Medals
Collection of Benjamin Weiss
WASHINGTON ALLSTON WRIGHT, Charles Cushing: USA, 1847, Bronze, 63 mm
Washington Allston (1779-1843) is considered to be the
first important U.S. romantic painter. He was born in South Carolina and
studied at the Royal academy in London, at the Louvre in Paris, and in
Italy, which acquainted him with the Venetian and Roman masters. He also
studied under Benjamin West. He returned
to the United States in 1818 and settled in Massachusetts. Allston was a
significant figure in the experiments on dramatic subject matter and the use
of light and atmospheric color, characteristic of early 19th century
painting. Although is life's production was relatively small, he was a
painter of distinction and at his best of remarkable power. He was also a
writer of some note. LINK to Painting by Washington Allston, The Spanish Girl in Reverie (from www.metmuseum.org) |
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