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Henry Ossawa Tanner (artist) American, 1859 - 1937 The Seine, c. 1902 oil on canvas Overall: 22.8 x 33 cm (9 x 13 in.) framed: 41.9 x 52.1 x 6.4 cm (16 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.) Gift of the Avalon Foundation 1971.57.1 |
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The city of Paris and the river Seine that winds through it have often served as inspiration for artists. Henry Tanner's small landscape depicts the right bank of the river looking westward toward the silhouette of the Trocadéro Palace. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Tanner was the son of a prominent African American clergyman. After seeing a landscape painter at work in a city park, the youthful Tanner decided to become an artist. He left the United States for Paris in 1891 and almost immediately gained the success that had eluded him earlier. A man of independent mind and vision, he remained detached from the contemporary art movements of postimpressionism and cubism. In each of his paintings, Tanner expressed his passion for the elusive and mystical aspects of life.
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