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Birth
1853 (Oswego, New York)
Death
1921 (New York City)
Lived/Active
New York/Illinois
Often Known For
atmospheric, tonalist seasonal landscape painting
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Tonalism
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John Francis Murphy is increasingly recognized today as one of the leading American Tonalist painters of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Over a productive career of some fifty years, he developed a highly individual aesthetic that was notable for its expressive and poetic nuance. His art attracted a wide following, and was avidly collected by individuals and museums both during his lifetime and in the period following his death.
Murphy was born in Oswego, New York, near Lak (showing 500 of 11738 characters). |
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