Henry Farrer

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Sunset, Gowanus Bay, 1880
A Calm Afternoon, Long Island, 1876

Henry Farrer (* 23. March 1844 in London , † 24. February 1903 in Brooklyn ) was an American artist who for his tonalistischen Watercolor - landscapes and etchings is known.

Life

Farrer was the younger brother of the artist Thomas Charles Farrer . Thomas had studied in Great Britain under John Ruskin and Dante Gabriel Rossetti , members of the Pre-Raphaelites . Henry was self-taught and may have adapted his style to that of his brother.

Farrer emigrated to America in 1863 and opened a studio in New York . A newcomer to the American art world, he became a member of the Society for the Advancement of Truth in Art , a short-lived organization his brother co-founded and which stood in the Pre-Raphaelite tradition of truthful and highly realistic artistic representation. In his early years as a professional artist in the 1860s, he painted Pre-Raphaelite still lifes , some landscapes, and marine paintings , and began to erase.

In the 1870s his landscape style shifted to the tonalistic style for which he is best known. He was a co-founder of the American Watercolor Society and, unlike most artists of the time, painted almost exclusively using the watercolor technique. His tonalistic landscapes, which he also painted in the 1890s, typically show foggy or cloudy motifs with a marsh or a small pond in the foreground. Sunsets and a sense of silence are common. His use of muted, earthy colors creates a meditative mood.

During the same period, Farrer became a driving force behind the etching revival in America. He was a founding member of the New York Etching Club in 1877 , promoting etching as a creative medium as opposed to a reproductive one. Farrer's most famous etchings show New York. A series of street scenes was created in the 1860s. New York harbor scenes were created in the late 1870s and 1880s.

Farrer is buried in Brompton Cemetery , London.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Henry Farrer b. 23 Mar 1843 London, Middlesex, England d. Feb 24, 1903 Brooklyn, NY. In: geneagraphie.com. Geneagraphy - Families all over the world, accessed October 12, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Kevin J. Avery: North America 1700-1900. In: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. New Series, volume. 57, No. 2, 1999. pp. 50-55.
  3. ^ Winter Scene in Moonlight 1869. at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  4. ^ Henry Farrer (1843-1903). In: brierhillgallery.com. Brier Hill Gallery, accessed October 12, 2015 .
  5. ^ A b Rona Schneider: The American Etching Revival. Its French Sources and Early Years. In: American Art Journal. Volume 14, No. 4, 1982. pp. 40-65.
personal data
SURNAME Farrer, Henry
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American artist
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1844
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH February 24, 1903
Place of death Brooklyn