Henry Hammond Ahl (1869-1953)
American Tonalist landscape painter, sculptor and muralist ;
Henry Ahl ; H. Ahl ; H. Hammond Ahl ; H.H. Ahl ; H. H. Ahl ;
[Born December, 1869 in East Hartford, CT [also listed as born in Springfield, MA but this is true for his wife] – died May 20, 1953 in Newburyport, Byfield, MA]
FAD record control number: 42146 ;
Record level: Person ;
Record type: Artist ;
Henry Hammond Ahl (1869-1953) biography:
Birth: December, 1869 in East Hartford, CT ;
Death: May 20, 1953 in Byfield, MA ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ;
Zodiac: Sagittarius / Capricorn ;
Known for: Tonalist landscape painting ; murals ; portraits ;
Medium: Oil ;
Technique: Painting ; fresco ;
Subjects: Landscape ; trees ; marine ; seascape ; hills ; towns ; still-life ;
Areas: East Hartford, CT ; Munich, Germany ; Paris, France ; Washington, DC ; England, UK ; Ireland, UK ; Scotland, UK ; Wales, UK ; Boston, MA ; Newbury, CT ; Byfield, MA ;
Region: North East ; Europe ;
Lived: 2-1/2 Orchard Street, Newbury, Essex, MA (1935-1940) ; 5 Orchard Street, Newbury, CT (1953) ;
Father: Michael Ahl (1830-?) ;
Mother: Margert Ahl (1837-?) ;
Relatives: John Ahl (1856-1940), brother ; George Ahl (1862-?), brother ; Michael Ahl (1865-?), brother ; Louisa Ahl (1873-?), sister ;
Spouse: Eleanor (Curtis) Ahl (1875-1953), wife, married 1902, a painter-poet ;
Children: Henry Curtis Ahl (1905-1996), son, also a painter ;
Training: Royal Academy in Munich, Munich, Germany under Alexander von Wagner (1838-1919) and Franz von Stuck (1863-1928) (1889) ; Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France under Jean-Leon Gérome (1824-1904) ; Peter Paul Muller (1853-1930) ;
Instructors: Alexander von Wagner (1838-1919) ; Franz von Stuck (1863-1928) ; Jean-Leon Gérome (1824-1904) ; Peter Paul Muller (1853-1930) ;
Work: Opened studio / shop on Fifth Avenue, New York, NY ;
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Member: American Artists Professional League, New York, NY ; Copley Society, New York, NY ; Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, artist member (1913-1953) ; Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, CT ;
Exhibited with: Salmagundi Club, New York, NY ; Munich Royal Academy, Munich, Germany ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY ; American Watercolor Society, New York, NY ; Washington Art Club, Washington, DC ; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA ; Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA ; Boston Art Club, Boston, MA ; Worcester Museum of Art, Worcester, MA ; Hartford Atheneum, Hartford, CT ; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC ; North Shore Artists Association ;
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Digital-born document number:
FAD.2018.42146
Digital document provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Fine Art Database, 266 West 21st Street, New York, NY.
Document license:
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Record birth date:
October 26, 2018
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