Albert Abendschein (1860-1914)
American miniaturist painter & author ;
A. Abendschein ; A. Abendschien ;
[Born February 13, 1860 in New York, NY – died 1914 in ?]
FAD record control number: 27958 ;
Record level: Person ;
Record type: Artist ;
Albert Abendschein (1860-1914) biography:
Birth: February 13, 1860 in New York, NY ;
Death: 1914 ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Aquarius ;
Known for: Portraiture ; miniatures ;
Medium: Watercolor ; ivory ;
Technique: Miniature painting ;
Subjects: People ; portraits ;
Areas: New York, NY ; Munch, Germany ; Rome, Italy ;
Region: North East ;
Lived: 57 East 47th Street, New York, NY ; 153 4th Avenue, New York, NY (1896-1898) ; Central Valley, Orange County, New York, NY ;
Father: George Abendschein ;
Mother: Anna A. Abendschein ;
Relatives:
Spouse: Helena (Cole) Abendschein, married September 10, 1885 ;
Children:
Training: Art Students’ League, New York, NY ; Munich, Germany ; Italy ;
Instructors:
Work:
Taught:
Students:
Member:
Exhibited with: National Academy of Design, New York, NY ; Royal Academy of Arts, London, England ; Philadelphia, PA ; St Louis, MO ;
Awards: 3 medals, Munich, Germany ;
Milestones: Authored The secret of the old masters, D. Appleton & Co, New York, NY, 1906, 25 years in the making, covers the materials and methods of the old masters ; Involved in a gun accident in Vermont at Frank Foster’s farm, West Swanton killing Ray Miller (18 yrs old) while shooting black-birds ; Proponent of pure white grounds ; Opposed tempura paint revival, quoted as saying “the egg is more useful taken internally and kept out of the studio.” ; Advocated for indirect painting using glazes layered onto a monochromatic underpainting
Notes:
Albert Abendschein (1860-1914) artworks:
Albert Abendschein (1860-1914) exhibitions:
Albert Abendschein (1860-1914) related documents:
FAD notes:
Document information
Document permalink:
http://fineartdatabase.org/artist/?p=27958
Digital-born document number:
FAD.2018.27958
Digital document provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Fine Art Database, 266 West 21st Street, New York, NY.
Document license:
Creative Commons Corporation shareAlike (sa) license. Some of the information contained within this document may hold further publication restrictions depending on final use. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine.
Image license:
The author of this artwork died more than 70 years ago. According to U.S. Copyright Law, copyright expires 70 years after the author’s death. In other countries, legislation may differ.
Record birth date:
May 1, 2018
[lastupdated]
