FRANK BOGGS American School Paris Notre Dame and The Seine Oil on canvas signed
FRANK BOGGS (1855/1926 )
Paris, Notre Dame and The Seine.
Oil on canvas signed lower left.
46 x 38 cm
Museums: Boston, Montreal, Mulhouse, Nantes, New York, Niort.
Frank BOGGS (Frank Myers Boggs) 1855 – 1926 (American - naturalized French and active in France)
Painter of urban landscapes, seascapes - watercolourist - engraver - draftsman
In Paris, he was a student at the École des Beaux Arts and then exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français – In 1885, he exhibited in New York and in Chicago in 1893 alongside the American impressionists.In love with Paris, its quays and its monuments, attached to the banks of the Seine all along its course – insatiable admirer of French and foreign ports, he multiplied the views of these sites in solidly built paintings – to the skies swept by clouds, often covered. - Thus F. Boggs painted in Normandy, Brittany, Holland, England and Venice – His favorite motifs are rivers and harbors whose aquatic element allows him to suggest the multiple shades of the atmosphere.
He also illustrated himself with his highly appreciated watercolors.
FRANK BOGGS (1855/1926 )
Paris, Notre Dame and The Seine.
Oil on canvas signed lower left.
46 x 38 cm
Museums: Boston, Montreal, Mulhouse, Nantes, New York, Niort.
Frank BOGGS (Frank Myers Boggs) 1855 – 1926 (American - naturalized French and active in France)
Painter of urban landscapes, seascapes - watercolourist - engraver - draftsman
In Paris, he was a student at the École des Beaux Arts and then exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français – In 1885, he exhibited in New York and in Chicago in 1893 alongside the American impressionists.In love with Paris, its quays and its monuments, attached to the banks of the Seine all along its course – insatiable admirer of French and foreign ports, he multiplied the views of these sites in solidly built paintings – to the skies swept by clouds, often covered. - Thus F. Boggs painted in Normandy, Brittany, Holland, England and Venice – His favorite motifs are rivers and harbors whose aquatic element allows him to suggest the multiple shades of the atmosphere.
He also illustrated himself with his highly appreciated watercolors.
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FRANK BOGGS
FRANK BOGGS (1855/1926)
Museums: Boston, Montreal, Mulhouse, Nantes, New York, NiortFrank BOGGS (Frank Myers Boggs) 1855 - 1926 (American - naturalized French and active in France) Painter of urban landscapes, seascapes - watercolourist - engraver - draftsman In Paris, he was a student at the School of Fine Arts then exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français -
In 1885, he exhibited in New York and Chicago in 1893 alongside the American Impressionists. Lovers of Paris, of its quays and its monuments, attached to the banks of the Seine throughout its course - insatiable admirer of French and foreign ports, he has multiplied the views of these sites in solidly built paintings - with skies swept by clouds, often Covered. -
Thus F. Boggs painted in Normandy, Brittany, Holland, England and Venice - His favorite motifs are rivers and ports whose aquatic element allows him to suggest the multiple nuances of the atmosphere. 'is also illustrated with his popular watercolors.
