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Fiene, born in Germany, became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1927, having spent the previous fifteen years studying art at various New York institutions and building his reputation as a painter of American scenes.
A fixture on the faculty of the Art Students League, he was also a prolific artist with a body of work spanning many media, from etchings to frescoes.
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A teacher and artist, Ernest Fiene created works in many media but was noted primarily for his landscapes of American scenes. He also did portraits, etchings, lithographs, murals and book illustrations. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he refused to isolate technique from subject matter, and incorporated his interest in human life and his optimism about humanity into his paintings.
He was born in Elberfeld, Germany, came to the United States in 1912, and was naturalized by 1927. He studied at the National Academy of Design from 1914 to 1918, at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design from 1916 to 1918, and was also at the Art Students League and in Paris at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere.
From 1938 to 1964, he taught at the Art Students League and was also a member of the supervising faculty of the Famous Artists School in Westbury, Connecticut.
Source: David Zellman, 300 Years of American Art |
Biography from David Cook Galleries:
| Born in Elberfeld, Germany, Ernest Fiene was an illustrator, muralist, printmaker, and painter. Fiene came to the United States in 1912. He studied at the National Academy of Design from 1914-1918, and the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design from 1916-1918. He also studied at the Art Students League and in Paris at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere.
Fiene became a naturalized citizen in 1927. He taught at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center in the summer of 1935. From 1938-1964, he taught at the Art Students League. He was a member of the supervising faculty of the Famous Artists School in Westbury, Connecticut.
Further Reading: Pikes Peak Vision: The Broadmoor Art Academy, 1919-1945. The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center: Colorado Springs, 1989.; Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Vol. I. Peter Hastings Falk, Georgia Kuchen and Veronica Roessler, eds.,Sound View Press, Madison, Connecticut, 1999. 3 Vols. |
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