Fernand Lungren
American painter (1857–1932) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fernand Lungren (1857–1932) was an American painter and illustrator. He is mostly known for his paintings of American South Western landscapes and scenes (in California, New Mexico, Arizona) as well as for his earlier New York and European city street scenes.
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Born | Fernand Harvey Lungren 13 November 1857, Hagerstown, Maryland, US |
Died | 9 November 1932 Santa Barbara, California, US |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Michigan, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Académie Julian |
Known for | Painter and illustrator, especially of California desert and American tribal scenes |
Movement | Orientalist; Barbizon school; Californian Plein-air school |
Spouse | Henrietta Whipple |
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He is famous for his vibrantly colored paintings of the Southern California desert, especially in the Death Valley and Mojave Desert area, which remarkably express the immensity, colors and solitude of these landscapes. He also dabbled in Orientalist art, while travelling through Europe and North Africa.