Edward Charles Volkert

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name = Edward Charles Volkert


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birthdate = 1871
location = Cincinnati, Ohio
deathdate = 1935
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nationality = American
field = Impressionism, Landscape art
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Edward Charles Volkert (1871–1935), was an American Impressionist artist best known for his colorful and richly painted impressionist landscapes. His trademark subject was that of cattle and plowmen. He has been referred to as a "cow painter extraordinaire." [ [http://www.flogris.org/learning/foxchase/html/cow.php "The Cow", Florence Griswold Museum] ]

The son of a hat merchant from Alsace, Volkert was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1871. He studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy under Frank Duveneck, whose draftsmanship would influence Volkert. His mature style combined elements of the Barbizon school of painting and impressionism.

For many years he traveled between Cincinnati and New York City, and most preferred to paint cattle in Ohio farmlands. After staying in Old Lyme, Connecticut, as a guest of Florence Griswold, Volkert bought a home there in 1922, and remained in Old Lyme for the rest of his life, where he continued to work at his subject of choice.

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References

* [http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/5aa/5aa280a.htm Biography, "Ohio Impressionists and Post-Impressionists"]
* [http://www.antiquesandfineart.com/articles/article.cfm?request=12 Biography, Antiques and Fine Art]

External links

* [http://www.flogris.org/learning/resources/toolbox/movies.php Films of Volkert at work, Florence Griswold Museum]