Landscape
John Robinson Tait
1894
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Biography
American, 1834-1909
Nationality:
American
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Born Cincinnati, OH 1834
Died Baltimore, MD 1909
Biography from Maryland Art Source: From Cincinnati, John Robinson Tait settled in Baltimore, his wife's hometown, where he painted landscapes that allude to quieter, more peaceful days before the Civil War. Tait was trained throughout Europe, in Italy and in Germany. He went to Dusseldorf, known for its genre painting, for fine art training, but maintained an interest in landscapes regardless of this influence. Tait's various brushstroke conventions indicate the influence of several different European styles he was exposed to in his travels. Scholar Elizabeth Johns has written that Tait was sensitive to the national mood after the Civil War, which was wistful about the lost pre-War, peaceful way of life.
Died Baltimore, MD 1909
Biography from Maryland Art Source: From Cincinnati, John Robinson Tait settled in Baltimore, his wife's hometown, where he painted landscapes that allude to quieter, more peaceful days before the Civil War. Tait was trained throughout Europe, in Italy and in Germany. He went to Dusseldorf, known for its genre painting, for fine art training, but maintained an interest in landscapes regardless of this influence. Tait's various brushstroke conventions indicate the influence of several different European styles he was exposed to in his travels. Scholar Elizabeth Johns has written that Tait was sensitive to the national mood after the Civil War, which was wistful about the lost pre-War, peaceful way of life.