Waves

Catalog no. 0001181

MediumOil on Panel
Size9 x 16 Inches
DateCirca 1890

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About the artist

Born in Philadelphia, William Trost Richards became one of America’s truly great artists. Initially a designer, he was a student of American artist Paul Weber and in 1853 embarked on a three year journey to study art in Florence, Rome, Paris, and Dusseldorf. At first Richards was recognized for his landscapes and still lifes painted around his home in Germantown, Pennsylvania. In 1874 he began spending summers in Newport, Rhode Island which turned his focus to the marine paintings for which he is best known today. His marine works are reminiscent in quality and subject with paintings by his…

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