Biography from Dargate Auction Galleries:
| Known for his Tonalist-style landscape paintings, John Francis Murphy
was referred to as the "American Corot" because of his similarity to
the painting style of Camille Corot (1796-1875), one of the original
Barbizon painters in France.
Murphy was born on December 11, 1853 in Oswego, New York. Completely
self-taught, he kept his studio for many years in New York City. His
work was first exhibited at the National Academy of Design in 1876,
where he was inducted eleven years later.
He won numerous
prizes, medals and honors for his landscape paintings, which are said
to rank with those of George Inness, Alexander Wyant, and Homer Martin.
Although his world was a limited one, his landscapes captured the forms
of nature and the subtle nuances of the scene.
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Biography from Newman Galleries:
| A leading tonalist of the American Barbizon School, John Francis Murphy
painted landscapes similar to those of George Inness. He was born
in 1853, and was largely self-taught. He first exhibited his work
at the National Academy of Design in New York City in 1876. He
went on to earn several prizes for his paintings including a Gold Medal
in 1910 from the National Academy of Design, two awards from the
Society of American Artists in 1887 and 1902; and Medals from the
Pan-American Exposition in 1904.
Murphy was made a full member
of the National Academy in 1887. He participated in a number of
other artistic societies including the Rochester and Brooklyn Art
Clubs, and the American Watercolor Society.
His work can be viewed at the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the National
Gallery of Art, both in Washington, D.C., and the Metropolitan Museum
of Art in New York City. John Francis Murphy died in 1921.
Source:
Newman Galleries |
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