32.5W x 38.5T
Gilded Wooden Frame with Ornate Cut Outs
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Bewley, Murray Percival (1884–1964).Murray Percival Bewley, painter, son of Murray P. and Hallie C. (Samuel) Bewley, was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 19, 1884. His first art teacher was Mrs. W. J. Lennin of Fort Worth. His mother, a patron of art, inspired him to develop his skills. He studied with Henry Read at the Denver Art School, for two years at the Chicago Art Institute, and subsequently at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Cecilia Beaux. In New York, while studying with Robert Henri and William Merrit Chase, Bewley was awarded a scholarship that enabled him to accompany Chase to Florence, Italy. Afterward, he lived in Paris from 1906 until 1913, continued to study, and exhibited regularly at the Salon.
The majority of Bewley's subjects are portraits and nudes. However, the works completed near the end of his life are primarily still lifes and flower compositions. His work is characterized by a soft, loose brush stroke, and his palette often consists of violets and opalescent colors. Bewley was a member of the Paris-American Artists Association, the Allied Artists of America, the New York Society of Artists, and the Salmagundi Club. His work is represented in the Dallas Museum of Art, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
32.5W x 38.5T
Gilded Wooden Frame with Ornate Cut Outs
Pick up or Delivery from Geneva Illinois
Bewley, Murray Percival (1884–1964).Murray Percival Bewley, painter, son of Murray P. and Hallie C. (Samuel) Bewley, was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 19, 1884. His first art teacher was Mrs. W. J. Lennin of Fort Worth. His mother, a patron of art, inspired him to develop his skills. He studied with Henry Read at the Denver Art School, for two years at the Chicago Art Institute, and subsequently at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Cecilia Beaux. In New York, while studying with Robert Henri and William Merrit Chase, Bewley was awarded a scholarship that enabled him to accompany Chase to Florence, Italy. Afterward, he lived in Paris from 1906 until 1913, continued to study, and exhibited regularly at the Salon.
The majority of Bewley's subjects are portraits and nudes. However, the works completed near the end of his life are primarily still lifes and flower compositions. His work is characterized by a soft, loose brush stroke, and his palette often consists of violets and opalescent colors. Bewley was a member of the Paris-American Artists Association, the Allied Artists of America, the New York Society of Artists, and the Salmagundi Club. His work is represented in the Dallas Museum of Art, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
