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Charles Harold Davis (1856-1933) Evening, 1886 |
The Bruce Museum in Connecticut is holding a
retrospective exhibition of American painter Charles Harold Davis, who captured a range of moods of his native New England landscapes.
He studied with Jules Joseph Lefebvre at the Académie Julian and painted in the forest of Fontainebleau, later settling in Mystic, Connecticut.
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Charles Harold Davis, Change of Wind, c. 1927 Oil on canvas, 50 ⅛ x 60 ⅛ in |
Davis is best known for his exuberant cloudscapes, painted after his style shifted from Barbizon-inspired tonalism to a more painterly impressionist style.