George Edward Candee (1837-1907)
American Historic Realist / Luminist landscape, portrait and still-life painter ;
Geo. E. Candee ; Geo. Candee ; G.E. Candee ; G. E. Candee ; G. Edward Candee ; George E. Candee ;
[Born December 25, 1837 in New Haven, CT – died December 11, 1907 in New Haven, CT]
FAD record control number: 47337 ;
Record level: Person ;
Record type: Artist ;
George Edward Candee (1837-1907) biography:
Birth: December 25, 1837 in New Haven, CT ;
Death: December 11, 1907 in New Haven, CT ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Capricorn ;
Known for: Realist landscape painting ; still-life painting ; figure and portrait painting ;
Medium: Oil ; watercolor ;
Technique: Painting ;
Subjects: Trees ; mountains ; people ; still-life ;
Areas: New Haven, CT (1838-1870) ; PA (1865-1870) ; NY (1865-1866) ; CT (1865-1870) ; Rome, Italy (August, 1870) ; Perugia, Italy (1871) ; Long Island, NY ; Brooklyn, NY ; NH ; Martha’s Vineyard, MA ; Lake George, NY ;
Region: North East ; Europe ;
Lived: New Haven, CT ; Brooklyn, NY ; New York, NY ;
Father: Norris Edward Candee (1802-1855) ;
Mother: Sarah Maria (Fowler) Candee (1805-1896) ;
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Training: Apprenticed to an ornamental painter in New Haven, CT ; Took lessons from portrait painter Joseph Kyle (1809-1863) ; Umbrian School, Rome, Italy (1870-1871) ;
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Work: Apprenticed to an ornamental painter in New Haven, CT ;
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Member: Montauk Club, Brooklyn, NY ;
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Digital-born document number:
FAD.2019.47337
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March 10, 2019
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