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julian alden weir
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The_Bridge:Nocturn_(mk43)
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1910
Hirshhorn_Museum_and_Sculpture_Garden,Smithson-ian_institution,Washington
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The Bridge:Nocturn (mk43)
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1910
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,Smithson-ian institution,Washington
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American Impressionist Painter, 1852-1919
.American painter. He studied with his father Robert Walter Weir, a landscape painter of the Hudson River school, at the National Academy; and with Görôme in Paris. He was one of the earliest American impressionist painters. Subtle gradations of light and tone characterize his work. He was a founder of the Society of American Artists (1877), a member of the National Academy (1886), and its president (1915 C17). When the Ten American Artists formed a separate group (1898), he joined them. His works include Idle Hours, The Green Bodice, and The Red Bridge; a portrait and Autumn ; and Midday Rest in New England.
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