American Painting And Its Tradition

""American Painting and Its Tradition: As Represented by Inness, Wyant, Martin, Homer, La Farge, Whistler, Chase, Alexander, Sargent"" is a book written by John Charles Van Dyke. The book explores the history and development of American painting, focusing on the work of nine prominent artists: George Inness, Alexander Wyant, Homer Martin, Winslow Homer, John La Farge, James McNeill Whistler, William Merritt Chase, John White Alexander, and John Singer Sargent. The book delves into the artistic techniques and styles of each of these artists, as well as their contributions to the overall tradition of American painting. It also examines the cultural and historical contexts in which these artists worked, highlighting the ways in which their work reflected and responded to the social and political issues of their time.Through a series of in-depth analyses of specific works by each artist, Van Dyke provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of American painting over the course of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The book is an essential resource for art historians, students of American art, and anyone interested in the history of American culture and society.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.