Artists Magazine - USA (2019-10)

(Antfer) #1
96 Artists Magazine October 2019

Lasting impression


When I was growing up in Cincinnati,I hadtheprivilege


of seeing work by FrankDuveneck[American,1848–1919]attheCincinnati


Art Museum. Duveneck,whostudiedpaintinginMunichwithGerman


artist Wilhelm Leibl [1844–1900],wasborninCovington,Ky.,justacross


the Ohio River fromCincinnati,andeventaughtfora timeatthe


Cincinnati Art Academy.Hisstrong,painterly,chiaroscurostyle—with


bold brushwork and thickapplications—isverymuchinevidenceinthis


1871 portrait. The artist,throughhispaintingandteaching,influenced


many renownedAmericanartistsincludingmyownmentor,


John Johansen [1876–1964];myteacher,RobertBrackman


[1898–1980]; and Brackman’steacherRobertHenri[1865–1929].


DANIEL E. GREENE
Artist, Author, Instructor THE HENRY C. AND MARTHA B. ANGELL COLLECTION

The Old Professor
by Frank Duveneck
1871; oil on canvas, 24x19
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON
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