Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
These beautiful landscapes are from Theodore Clement Steele (1847-1926), an American Impressionist painter known for his expertise in depicting Indiana landscapes. Steele was an innovator and leader in Midwestern painting in the United States and was one of the most famous painters of the Indiana Hoosier Group.
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Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Steele was born on September 11, 1847 in Owen County, Indiana. His family moved to Weaveland, Indiana, in 1852, where young artists grew up and studied for a while at The Local School of Art in Weaveland. However, he had little formal training in painting and was almost self-taught.
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Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
He made a living as a portrait painter until 1870. In 1873, Steele moved to Indianapolis. In 1880 he took a lesson in life painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and studied painting with Ludwig von L fftz (1845-1910), which won the silver medal of the academy in 1884. He also collaborated with the American expatriate, J. Curry. Frank Currier, 1843-1909) studied landscape painting.
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Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
In 1885, Steele's artistic style underwent a significant change, and for a time in Munich it was monotonous and high-contrast. When he returned to Indianapolis, the colors changed completely differently from before, and a better and more vivid picture appeared.
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Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
In 1900 he received an honorary master's degree from Wabash College. He received his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 1916. In addition, Steele was elected an Associate Member of the National Academy of Design in New York in 1913. He died in Pennsylvania on July 24, 1926, at the age of 79.
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Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
Appreciate | the nature of the American Impressionist painters, and the scenery is beautiful
