Charles Abel Corwin

Charles Abel Corwin, American, (1858-1938). Charles Abel Corwin was a muralist, painter, and lithographer. He was born in Newburgh, New York, and most of his active career was in New York City, although he spent much time in Chicago where he taught at the Art Institute and was a member of the Chicago Society of Artists. He also spent time in Boston and in San Francisco. Corwin began his art studies in New York City, and then studied in Munich with Frank Duveneck and for some time he adopted the Munich Style of painting, characterized by a heavy palette and dark tones. However, his fine-art work later in his career became lighter, and his subjects were landscapes, seascapes, and animals. He belonged to the Chicago Society of Artists, the Salmagundi Club and the Bronx Artist Guild. Corbin's work was exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago (1900) where he won a prize, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art between 1901 and 1906, the Chicago Society of Artists, the Boston Art Club (1906-07), the California Artists, Golden Gate Memorial Museum (1916), the San Francisco Art Association, and the California Palace of the Legion of Honor (1916). He died at age 81 in January, 1938 at his home in Hyde Park, Illinois. In his obituary, it was written: "His work included scenes from every continent and landscapes and seascapes of the earth as it is today and as it was millions of years ago." On exhibit: "Afternoon Reflection", Signed lower right. Oil on canvas. 12" x 16" Price:

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