Edwin Austin Abbey
(1852–1911) amerikansk illustratör och målare
Edwin Austin Abbey (USA, 1852–1911) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Edwin Austin Abbey belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.
Edwin Austin Abbey was born in Philadelphia and died in London. Edwin Austin Abbey trained at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Yale University. Edwin Austin Abbey studied under Christian Schussele. Edwin Austin Abbey worked in London. Edwin Austin Abbey became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters, Royal Academy of Arts, and Royal Watercolour Society. Edwin Austin Abbey was awarded Knight of the Legion of Honour.
The works belong mainly to the genres portrait and painting. The catalogue has 71 works by Edwin Austin Abbey with free images. The dated works span the years 1878–1911. Works by Edwin Austin Abbey are held by several collections, among them Yale University Art Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and Yale Center for British Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Edward Onslow Ford, Petar Ubavkić, James Carroll Beckwith, Tadeusz Dowgird, and Walter William Winans.