Frank Duveneck
Frank Duveneck was born in Covington, Kentucky in 1848. When he was twenty-one he was sent to study art at Munich’s Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Duveneck spent roughly seven years in Munich between 1870-1879, painting some of his most powerful paintings. As a student he was influenced by the works of Dutch masters Rubens and Hals.
This influence is reflected in Duveneck’s Munich style portraits, which are painted in a loose manner with broad strokes. Duveneck’s technique was a forerunner to the free non-linear brushwork later employed by the artists of the then avant-garde Impressionist movement.
Duveneck was also influential with his teaching, both abroad and in the US. He spent the latter part of his career teaching at such institutions as the Art Students League and the Cincinnati Art Academy. Duveneck died in Cincinnati, in January of 1919.
This influence is reflected in Duveneck’s Munich style portraits, which are painted in a loose manner with broad strokes. Duveneck’s technique was a forerunner to the free non-linear brushwork later employed by the artists of the then avant-garde Impressionist movement.
Duveneck was also influential with his teaching, both abroad and in the US. He spent the latter part of his career teaching at such institutions as the Art Students League and the Cincinnati Art Academy. Duveneck died in Cincinnati, in January of 1919.
(Covington, Kentucky, 1848 – 1919, Cincinnati, Ohio)
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