It is surprising that American Impressionist Richard Edward Miller is not better known today. After all, he was outspoken, controversial, professionally acclaimed, and financially successful; all qualities, which, when combined, made household names of many, other, twentieth-century painters. Yet Miller, whose fine drafting skills and bold use of color influenced artists not just on both coasts of the United States, but on both sides of the Atlantic, fell into near obscurity after his death in 1943. Perhaps, with the renewal of interest in the landscape work of his peers, Miller, whose own work focused on the female figure, will be rediscovered and once again be recognized for the skilled artist he was.
6 comments:
Beautiful paintings!
Wow Matt, these are gorgeous. Thanks for making me aware of him.
Wow I really like these
These paintings makes me think of Henry James and his female characters. Gorgeous
Thanks Matt! I've never seen Millers work before. I had no idea
he was out there.
Thanks to you, we have exposure to art we probably wouldn't see.
I can't say enough how your posts have introduced us to 'must see' art.
Thank you again!
I didn't know Miller, thank you for this portrait!
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