Abbott Handerson Thayer
(1849–1921) American artist (1849-1921)
Abbott Handerson Thayer (USA, 1849–1921) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Abbott Handerson Thayer belongs to the chapter ‘Impressionism’ in this site’s history of art.
Abbott Handerson Thayer was born in Boston and died in Dublin. Abbott Handerson Thayer trained at Beaux-Arts de Paris and Chapel Hill – Chauncy Hall School. Abbott Handerson Thayer studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme. Abbott Handerson Thayer became a member of American Academy of Arts and Letters. Abbott Handerson Thayer was awarded Temple Gold Medal. The students included Margarita Pumpelly Smyth.
The best-known works include ‘Stevenson Memorial’ and ‘The Sisters’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 82 works by Abbott Handerson Thayer with free images. The dated works span the years 1874–1920. Works by Abbott Handerson Thayer are held by several collections, among them Smithsonian American Art Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and Vanderbilt Museum of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Susan Stuart Frackleton, Nikolaus Geiger, Edwin Lord Weeks, Julien Dillens, and Carl Fredrik Hill.