American, 1851–1938
Thomas Wilmer Dewing (1851–1938) was an American painter known for his figure paintings of aristocratic women, often depicted in moody, dreamlike settings. Born in Boston, he apprenticed as a lithographer before studying in Paris at the Académie Julian. Dewing taught at the Art Students League of New York and was a founding member of the Ten American Painters, as well as a member of the Society of Landscape Painters. He received several medals at major exhibitions and spent many summers at the Cornish Art Colony in New Hampshire with his wife, Maria Oakey Dewing.
Sources: Wikipedia (en): Thomas Dewing · Wikidata Q1378807
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