George Henry Bogert Art

George Henry Bogert, (American 1864-1944) impressionistic oil on canvas painting depicting a wooded landscape and meandering river, signed lower left Bogert; circa 1890-1900. Canvas is approximate 27.5 x 35.5, overall, approximate 34.25 x 42.25. George Henry Bogert was born in New York City, the son of Henry Bogert and Helen Anderson...

An original oil on canvas painting by well listed American artist George Henry Bogert (1864-1944). This stunning painting comes in its original period frame. The canvas size of the work is 20" (h) x 30" (w) and the framed size is 32" (h) x 42" (w). Born in New York City, George Henry Bogert became known for landscapes, seascapes of Venice and urban subjects and is especially aligned with the style of Tonalism* and the Barbizon School* of painting. In his signature work, he used "cool blue tones to achieve blurred form and soft half-light effects, further accentuated by the application of dense impasto." (Zellman 385). Much of this work seemed related to the popular turn-of-the-century soft focus photography. In the early 1880s, he studied at the National Academy of Design* and then went to Paris where his teachers were Puvis de Chavannes, Raphael Collin and Aime Morot...