William Lamb Picknell | |
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| Born | October 23, 1853 Hinesburg, Vermont |
| Died | August 8, 1897 (aged 43) Marblehead, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Orientalist |
William Lamb Picknell (October 23, 1853 – August 8, 1897) was an American painter of landscapes, coastal views, and figure genres, known for his rapid painting style. He was born in Hinesburg, Vermont and died in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Life and career
Born in Hinesburg, Vermont, William was the son of Ellen Maria Upham and the Reverend William Lamb Picknell, a Baptist minister, both of New England families. William had a younger brother George W. Picknell[1] born in 1864. In July, 1868, the summer following his father's death, the Picknell family moved to Chelsea, Massachusetts.[2]
He began his career by working in a Boston frame shop. In 1872, he travelled to Europe where he trained with Jean-Léon Gérôme in Rome (1874–75) and also received some informal training from Robert Wylie in Brittany.[3]
Throughout the 1880s, he primarily lived Waltham, Massachusetts, but frequently travelled abroad; spending two winters in England and also visiting other parts of the US, including Florida and California. He was living at Moret-sur-Loing, on the edge of the Forest of Fontainebleau, for most of the 1890s, but often spent the winters in the south of France. He returned to Massachusetts in 1897.[3] He died of heart failure in Marblehead on August 8, 1897.[4]
Notable works
- The Road to Concarneau 1880, Corcoran Gallery
- Lobster Fisherman 1882
- Lande de Kerran, Finistere 1877
- Morning on the Loing at Moret c. 1895, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Banks of the Loing c. 1895
Honors
- Honorable Mention, Paris Salon, 1880 (The Road to Concarneau)
- Member, Society of American Artists
- Associate, National Academy of Design
- Member, Society of British Artists
See also
References
- ↑ "Picknell, George W. (1864–1943)"
- ↑ Rabb, L. W., "William Lamb Picknell: An American Emersonian Artist"
- 1 2 "Picknell, William Lamb (1853–97)", in The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists
- ↑ "Death of Painter Picknell". The Buffalo Evening Times. Marblehead, Massachusetts. August 9, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- William Lamb Picknell from the Dictionary of American Artists
- William Lamb Picknell on the Amico Library
Further reading
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 584.
- Rabb, Lauren (1991). William Lamb Picknell, 1853–1897. New York: Hollis Taggart Galleries.