Biography from Roger King Fine Art, A - G:
| Sidney Lawrence Brackett (1852-1910) was born in Boston and studied
under John B. Johnson and Frederic Porter Vinton. He was a member
of the Boston Art Club, where his work appeared in exhibitions
throughout the 1890s and into the first decade of the twentieth
century.
Brackett is particularly known for his detailed and lifelike animal
paintings, which remain among the most outstanding American examples of
a genre largely lost today. He successfully combined realism with the
19th-century sensibility toward the small pleasures of domestic life,
which in Victorian and Edwardian times included portrayals of children
and family activities as well as family pets. For many persons,
these paintings are of great charm, presenting dogs, cats, puppies and
kittens in engaging and humorous situations.
"It is a testament not only to Brackett's technical skill but to his
ability to observe his subjects with a certain objective distance that
he achieves these scenes without the cloying sweetness found in so much
of this genre at the hands of lesser artists."
Though Brackett also enjoyed painting tavern, hunting, and harbor
scenes, it is for his special skill and understanding of animals that
his works are prized today.
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