List of paintings by Henry Ossawa Tanner
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This is a list of works by painter Henry Ossawa Tanner.
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He used a variety of techniques and his works included paintings with elements of genre, American realist, French academic, oriental, impressionist and symbolist styles.[1] See Tanner's symbolist elements
His teachers included Thomas Eakins (American realism, photography), Thomas Hovenden (American realism), Benjamin Constant (orientalist paintings and portraits, French academic) and Jean-Paul Laurens (history painting, French academic).[2][3]
His friends and colleagues included Hermon MacNeil (sculptor), Hermann Dudley Murphy (landscapes), Paul Gauguin (synthetism), Myron G. Barlow (genre painting), Charles Hovey Pepper (Japanese style woodblocks). Charles Filiger (symbolist), Armand Séguin (post-impressionism), Jan Verkade (post-impressionism, Christian symbolist), Paul Sérusier (abstract art), and Gustave Loiseau (post-impressionism).[2][4][5]
He was inspirational to young artists studying in France, including Hale Woodruff and Romare Bearden.[2]