Thomas Wilmer Dewing - Young Girl Seated [1896]

Thomas Wilmer Dewling - Young Girl Seated [1896], originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

Thomas Wilmer Dewing (Boston, Massachusetts, 1851 – New York City, 1938) painted many images of young, elegant women who gaze away from the viewer as if lost in thought. The delicate brushstrokes in this painting emphasize the soft, gauzy material of the girl’s dress, and her skin appears pale against the dark background, creating a sense of fragility and tenderness. Dewing was surrounded by strong women (his wife was an artist and suffragist and his daughter was headstrong) and his idyllic images of ladies at leisure suggest that he was responding to the changing role of women at the turn of the twentieth century.

[Oil on canvas, 51.10 x 40.90 cm]

Thomas Wilmer Dewing - A Reading [1897]

Thomas Wilmer Dewing - A Reading [1897], originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.

Thomas Wilmer Dewing (May 4, 1851 – November 5, 1938) was an American painter working at the turn of the 20th century. He was born in Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts. He studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, and later settled into a studio in New York City. He married Maria Oakey Dewing, an accomplished painter with extensive formal art training and familial links with the art world. He died in New York City.

[Oil on canvas, 51.3 x 76.8 cm]