"View of the Bridge," oil on canvas, by the American artist Ernest Lawson. 20 in. x 16 in. Yale University Art Gallery, gift of Mabel Brady Garvan. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
Painting ID:: 72964
English: "View of the Bridge," oil on canvas, by the American artist Ernest Lawson. 20 in. x 16 in. Yale University Art Gallery, gift of Mabel Brady Garvan. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
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Painting ID:: 74783
Ernest Lawson 1873-1939
Ernest Lawson Galleries
Ernest Lawson (March 22, 1873 ?C December 18, 1939) was a Canadian-American painter and a member of The Eight, a group of artists which included the group's leader Robert Henri, Everett Shinn, John Sloan, Arthur B. Davies, Maurice Prendergast, George Luks, and William J. Glackens.
Lawson was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Though Lawson mostly painted landscapes, he also did some realistic urban scenes which were shown at the 1908 exihibition of The Eight. His painting style is heavily influenced by Impressionism, especially the style of John Henry Twachtman, Alfred Sisley, and J. Alden Weir.
Lawson exhibited as a member of the Canadian Art Club from 1911 to 1915. He died in Miami Beach, Florida in 1939. View of the Bridge English: "View of the Bridge," oil on canvas, by the American artist Ernest Lawson. 20 in. x 16 in. Yale University Art Gallery, gift of Mabel Brady Garvan. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
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