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Edward Henry Potthast 1857 - 1927

Edward Henry Potthast was born on June 10, 1857 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio United States, and died at age 69 years old on March 9, 1927 in New York, NY. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Edward Henry Potthast.

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    Edward Henry Potthast Edward Henry Potthast (June 10, 1857 – March 9, 1927) was an American Impressionist painter. He is known for his paintings of people at leisure in Manhattan's Central Park.
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    Edward Henry Potthast Edward Henry Potthast, Self-Portrait, ca. 1920–27 Born Edward Henry Potthast June 10, 1857 Cincinnati, Ohio Died March 9, 1927 (aged 69) New York City Nationality American Education Académie Julian Known for Painting Movement American Impressionism Awards Medal, Royal Munich Academy, 1885 Inness Prize, 1903, 1906 Silver Medal, University of Saint Louis Exhibition, 1904 Hudnut Prize, 1914 Edward Henry Potthast (June 10, 1857 – March 9, 1927) was an American Impressionist painter. He is known for his paintings of people at leisure in Central Park, and on the beaches of New York and New England.[1] Life and work Edward Henry Potthast was born on June 10, 1857, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Henry Ignatz Potthast and Bernadine Scheiffers.[2] Starting in 1870 he studied art at the McMicken School in Cincinnati and in 1873 he started working at the Strobridge Lithography Company.[3] From June 10, 1879, to March 9, 1881,[citation needed] Potthast studied under Thomas Satterwhite Noble, a retired Confederate army captain who had studied with Thomas Couture in Paris.[4] Potthast later studied at the Royal Academy in Munich with the American-born instructor Carl Marr. After returning to Cincinnati in 1885 he resumed his studies with Noble. In 1886, he departed for Paris, where he studied with Fernand Cormon. In 1895 he relocated to New York City and remained there until his death in 1927.[citation needed] Until the age of thirty-nine Potthast earned a living as a lithographer. The purchase of one of his paintings by the Cincinnati Museum of Art may have encouraged him to abandon lithography for a career as a fine artist.[1] His paintings retained the subdued colors and strong contrasts of the Munich school until he adopted the Impressionist palette late in his career.[citation needed] After his arrival in New York Potthast worked as a magazine illustrator, and exhibited regularly at the National Academy of Design, the Society of American Artists and the Salmagundi Club, winning numerous prizes. By 1908 he was installed in a studio in the Gainsborough Building. Thereafter he painted sun-saturated images of Central Park, New England landscapes, and the Long Island beach scenes for which he is best remembered.[1] His work is included in many major museums in the United States,[5] including the Orlando Museum of Art,[1] the Brooklyn Museum,[6] the Cape Ann Museum,[7] the Delaware Art Museum,[8] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,[9] the Phoenix Art Museum,[10] the Nasher Museum of Art,[11] and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.[12]
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Potthast, Ernst (Jan 9, 1936 - Nov 22, 1987) Potthast, Anthony (Jun 28, 1933 - Jul 4, 2001) Potthast, Grace (Oct 19, 1937 - Dec 29, 2003) Potthast, Alvin (Oct 3, 1910 - Jan 3, 2009) Potthast, Mary (Nov 5, 1924 - Oct 1, 2008) Potthast, John (Aug 18, 1928 - Dec 25, 1984) Potthast, June (Mar 9, 1917 - Jan 28, 1992) Potthast, Amelia (Feb 18, 1913 - Jan 20, 1999) Potthast, Anne (Sep 7, 1892 - Nov 1976) Potthast, John (Nov 30, 1870 - Jul 1962)
Potthast, Berthold (Mar 24, 1913 - Dec 1981) Potthast, George (Nov 25, 1895 - Apr 5, 1988) Potthast, Theodor (Apr 29, 1875 - May 1966) Potthast, Charles (Oct 21, 1909 - Nov 25, 1987) Potthast, William (Oct 18, 1902 - Sep 1971) Potthast, Theodore (Jan 12, 1905 - Oct 14, 1998) Potthast, Michael (Dec 24, 1911 - Feb 1973) Potthast, Mary (Aug 8, 1917 - Apr 10, 2004) Potthast, William (Mar 9, 1932 - Jun 1, 2011) Potthast, Irene (Jun 2, 1934 - Oct 11, 2010)
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