Edwin Dickinson
Edwin Walter Dickinson (October 11, 1891 – December 2, 1978) was an American painter and draftsman best known for psychologically charged self-portraits, quickly painted landscapes, which he called premier coups, and large, hauntingly enigmatic paintings involving figures and objects painted from observation, in which he invested his greatest time and concern. His drawings are also widely admired and were the subject of the first book published on his work. Less well known are his premier coup portraits and nudes, his medium-sized paintings done entirely from imagination or incorporating elements from one of his drawings or done from observation over several days or weeks, including still lifes, portraits of others, both commissioned and not, and nudes.
Read more about Edwin Dickinson: His Art Characterized, Interpreted, and Evaluated, Early Life and Art Training, Hawthorne's Influence, World War I and European Trip, Years of Struggle, The Period From 1943 To 1958, Later Years, The Rival Beauties, Interior, Inland Lake, An Anniversary, Two Figures II, Polar Pictures, The Cello Player, Girl On Tennis Court, The Fossil Hunters, Andrée's Balloon (The Glen), Woodland Scene, Stranded Brig (Loss of The Tegethoff), Shiloh, Composition With Still Life, Portraits, Ruin At Daphne, South Wellfleet Inn, Smaller Works
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