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George De Forest Brush

This is a rare American expressionist offering by the “poet of American Indian Painters,” George De Forest Brush. The European trained Brush is best known for his romantic potrayals of Native American life, and his Old Masters inspired portraits of Modern American Madonna and child scenes. The portraits, while they made his name and fortune in the late 19th century, were constraining, and this dark and dramatic symbolist work vividly shows his desire to break free of the stereotype of idealized portrait painter.

A Dark American Madonna

Artist: George De Forest Brush

Filed Under: Fine & Decorative Art, Sorry, It's Sold
Tagged With: 1920s, american, fine art, George De Forest Brush, native american, portrait, symbolist
Added to Gallery: July 17, 2007

 

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