John Francis Murphy, Landscape

John Francis Murphy

American · 1853–1921 · Painter, Printmaker

John Francis Murphy was an American landscape painter. His style moved from poetic Tonalism to the innovative application of multiple layers of pigment, in order to create a… (Wikipedia)

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  1. John Francis Murphy, Tonalist Landscape, oil on canvasTonalist LandscapeBonhams · $7,200≈ £3,485≈ €4,882Sign up to see
  2. John Francis Murphy, Autumn Fields, oil on cradled panelAutumn FieldsBonhams · $6,000≈ £2,904≈ €4,069Sign up to see
  3. John Francis Murphy, Day in October, oil on canvas tacked over panelDay in OctoberBonhams · $5,000≈ £3,129≈ €3,879Sign up to see

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John Francis Murphy was an American landscape painter. His style moved from poetic Tonalism to the innovative application of multiple layers of pigment, in order to create a sparse, brooding landscape, later in his career.

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Born 1853, OswegoDied 1921, New York CityOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q6233926 ↗ULAN 500019632 ↗Museum works 8

Also known as j. f. murphy, j. francis murphy, John Murphy, murphy j.f.

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

John Francis Murphy, Landscape
Landscape1880
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · John Francis Murphy, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
John Francis Murphy, The Old Barn
The Old Barn1906
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · John Francis Murphy, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of Art
John Francis Murphy, Indian Summer
Indian Summer1903
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
John Francis Murphy, Landscape
Landscape1885
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
John Francis Murphy, The Path to the Village
The Path to the Village1882
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
John Francis Murphy, Small Landscape
Small Landscape1885
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
John Francis Murphy, The Sprout Lot
The Sprout Lot1915
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
John Francis Murphy, Rocky Fields
Rocky Fields1886
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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