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THOSE MAXFIELD PARRISH BLUES. Maxfield Parrish Illustrator /Painter Born: July 25, 1870 Maxfield Parrish was an American painter and illustrator active in the first half of the 20th century. He is known for his distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery. His career spanned fifty years and was wildly successful: his painting Daybreak is the most popular art print of the 20th century. Maxfield Parrish was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to painter and etcher Stephen Parrish and Elizabeth Bancroft.[2] His given name was Frederick Parrish, but he later adopted Maxfield, his paternal grandmother's maiden name, as his middle, then finally as his professional name. He was raised in a Quaker society. As a he began drawing for his own amusement, showed talent, and his parents encouraged him. Between 1884 and 1886, his parents took Parrish to Europe, where he toured England, Italy, and France, was exposed to architecture and the paintings by the old masters, and studied at the Paris school of a Dr. Kornemann. He attended the Haverford School and later studied architecture at Haverford College for two years beginning in 1888. To further his education in art, from 1892 to 1895 he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts under artists Robert Vonnoh and Thomas Pollock Anshutz. After graduating from the program, Parrish went to Annisquam, Massachusetts where he and his father shared a painting studio. A year later, with his father's encouragement, he attended the Drexel Institute of Art, Science & Industry. Wikipedia           |
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Beautiful paintings, Sparkle, the blues are absolutely wonderful. Wish I could paint like that!
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Not the sort of thing I would hang in my home either, but I'm exploring blues at the moment in my painting and Parrish does it so well.......I think you're right about those influences, especially the Pre Raphaelite.........influence is a funny thing.......you never know what people will see in your work.......though Parrish played it pretty safe..
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Beautiful paintings, Sparkle, the blues are absolutely wonderful. Wish I could paint like that!
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