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    Charles Courtney Curran (né en 1861 à Hartford dans le Kentucky, mort en 1942

    à New York) est un peintre américain.

     

    Charles Courtney Curran (1861-1942) On the Cliff 1910

     

     

    Charles Courtney Curran (1861-1942)

      

     

     

     

    En 1881, à l'âge de 20 ans, Charles Courtney Curran quitte son Kentucky natal et s'installe à Sandusky, dans l'Ohio. Il étudie durant une année à la Cincinnati School of Design, puis il part à New York.

      

      

      

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     Afin de parfaire sa formation, il vient étudier à Paris où, de 1888 à 1902, il est l'élève, à l'Académie Julian, de Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, Jules Joseph Lefebvre et Henri-Lucien Doucet.

     

     

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    À New York, Curran devient lui aussi un enseignant au Pratt Institute, à la Cooper Union et à la National Academy of Design. 

     

     

    Biography 

     

    Early American Impressionist Charles Courtney Curran was memorable both for his elegant interior and exterior portraits of women and children, as well as for his leadership role at the Cragsmoor Art Colony.

      

      

    Often compared to fellow American Impressionists Mary Cassatt, Frank Benson, and Edmund Charles Tarbell, Curran’s iconic paintings featuring graceful young women in flowing dresses set against the vast expanse of nature captivated art critics and the public, as well as his contemporaries.

      

      

      

      

    Curran’s impressionistic techniques utilizing loose brushstrokes and a vivid palette combined with his nostalgic subject matter encapsulate the leisurely summer beauty of Cragsmoor.

     

     

     

     

     



     

    Charles Courtney Curran was born in 1861 in Hartford, Kentucky and raised in Sandusky, Ohio. He studied under Thomas B.

      

      

      

      

    Noble at the Cincinnati School of Design for a year before moving to New York City in 1882 where he first attended the National Academy of Design and later studied at the Art Student’s League under Walter Satterlee.

      

      

     

      

    At the age of 23, he made his public debut at the Academy of Design, a venue that showcased his work for the remainder of his career.

      

      

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    In 1887, Curran’s paintings also began exhibiting at the Pennsylvania Academy where he continued to show his work for nearly three decades.

      

      

      

    He left for Paris in 1889 where he studied under Jules Lefebvre at the Académie Julian for two years.

     

      

      

      

    Upon his return to the United States, the artist settled in New York and began teaching at the Pratt Institute and Art Students League.

     

     

     



    In 1903, fellow artist and friend Frederick Dellenbaugh invited Curran to visit Cragsmoor.

      

      

    A bourgeoning summer art center started by Edward Lamson Henry, Cragsmoor was located along a plateau in the Shawangunk Mountains of the Hudson River Valley.

      

      

      

      

    Captivated by the landscape and creative atmosphere and Curran set up a summer home and studio.

     

      

      

      

    He soon established himself as a central figure of the art colony, painting, teaching, and with the help of his wife, editing the student art publication Palette and Brush during his summers in Cragsmoor.

     

      

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    While he is best known for his sweeping landscapes featuring young women and children, Curran also painted many portraits and created a series of works featuring the Imperial Temples of Peking.

     

     



    For nearly thirty years, until his death in 1942, Curran split his time between Cragsmoor and New York City. He continued to paint and maintained teaching positions at Pratt Institute, Cooper Union, and the National Academy.

      

      

      

    In addition to his role as a leader of the Cragsmoor Art Colony, Curran remained an active member of the American Water Color Society, Society of American Artists, and the National Arts Club.

     

    Written and compiled by Lauren A. Zelaya

     

      

    sources

    http://www.caldwellgallery.com/bios/curran_biography.html

     

     

     

     Charles Courtney Curran (1861-1942) Sunlit Valley 1920

     

     

     

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    Charles Courtney Curran Lady with a Bouquet

     

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