- Robert Loftin Newman
Robert Loftin Newman (November 10, 1827 - March 31, 1912) was an American painter. He specialized in oil on canvas as his medium. He is sometimes associated with
Albert Pinkham Ryder as a painter of mood.His works include "Good Samaritan", painted in 1886, "Flight into Egypt", "Harvest Time", "Sailboat Manned by Two Men", and "The Bather".
He was born in
Richmond, Virginia and moved toClarksville, Tennessee when he was 11 years of age. Later, as a young adult, he studied art inNew York ,England , andFrance .
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