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OIL PAINTING : In the Studio, c.1905 |
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William Paxton became a prominent late 19th, early 20th-century figure painter, especially noted for female subjects, and a key artist in the establishment of American Impressionism. Paxton also painted outdoor views of upper class life such as croquet games and hotel verandah scenes. In Philadelphia where Paxton lived briefly, he received so many commissions for portrait paintings that he was referred to as the "court painter of Philadelphia.
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