American, 1880–1946
Arthur Garfield Dove (1880–1946) was an American artist considered the first American abstract painter and an early figure in modernism. Born in Canandaigua, New York, he grew up enjoying nature and art, later studying at Hobart College and Cornell University, where he graduated in 1903. Dove began his career as a commercial illustrator before traveling to Paris in 1907, where he encountered new painting styles and exhibited at the Autumn Salon. He became known for abstract landscapes, experimental collages, and innovative techniques combining various media, as seen in works like Me and the Moon (1937) and Tanks (1938).
Sources: Wikipedia (en): Arthur Dove · Wikidata Q709461
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