William McGregor Paxton

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William McGregor Paxton was an American painter of the Boston School, renowned for his refined portraits and interior scenes characterized by meticulous detail and luminous, carefully controlled light.

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instanceOf human
painter
activeYearsEnd 1941
activeYearsStart 1890
artStyle impressionism
realism
associatedWith Boston School of painting NERFINISHED
birthDate 1869-06-22
deathDate 1941-02-13
educatedAt Académie Julian NERFINISHED
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston NERFINISHED
familyName Paxton NERFINISHED
field painting
gender male
genre interior scene painting
portrait painting
givenName William
influencedBy Dutch Golden Age painting NERFINISHED
Jean-Léon Gérôme NERFINISHED
knownFor carefully controlled light
interior scenes
luminous effects
meticulous detail
refined portraits
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf The Guild of Boston Artists NERFINISHED
movement American Impressionism NERFINISHED
Boston School NERFINISHED
name William McGregor Paxton NERFINISHED
nationality United States of America
notableWork Girl Combing Her Hair NERFINISHED
Tea Leaves NERFINISHED
The Breakfast NERFINISHED
The Housemaid NERFINISHED
The New Necklace NERFINISHED
The Yellow Jacket NERFINISHED
occupation art teacher
painter
placeOfBirth Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Newton, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED
signatureElement use of a central area of sharp focus with surrounding softness
spouse Elizabeth Vaughan Okie Paxton NERFINISHED
studiedUnder Jean-Léon Gérôme NERFINISHED
taughtAt School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston NERFINISHED
workLocation Boston, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED

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Boston art community associatedWithArtist William McGregor Paxton
Boston School of painters notableMember William McGregor Paxton