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Oil Paintings by Edwin Lord Weeks, America 1849 to 1903
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Edwin Lord Weeks was born near Boston.He traveled to Paris where he studied with Leon Bonnat, and Jean-Leon Gerome at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.Weeks, like Gerome, was interested in Oriental subject matter, and as a student traveled to North Africa, Spain, and the Middle East.His paintings in the 1870s emulated Gerome, and his painting Departure from the Stronghold would be typical of the style he favored during this time. His paintings became more technical and detailed, as in The Gate at the Fortress of Agra.
Paris was his base during the 1880s, and there he exhibited his paintings of India at the Salon of 1884, where he received positive recognition, and soon achieved national acclaim. He continued to make painting expeditions to Persia, Turkey, and India.He received recognition during his international career, and he belonged to several art organizations including the Boston Art Club and the Paris Society of American Painters.
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