Maxfield Parrish, Daybreak

Maxfield Parrish

American · 1870–1966 · Painter, Printmaker

Maxfield Parrish was an American painter and illustrator active in the first half of the 20th century. His works featured distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Maxfield Parrish, Humpty Dumpty, oil on boardHumpty DumptyPhillips · $740,000≈ £591,574≈ €655,680Sign up to see
  2. Brook at SunsetBrunk Auctions · $80,000≈ £62,583≈ €73,584Sign up to see
  3. Maxfield Parrish, Lanterns at Twilight, oil on boardLanterns at TwilightBonhams · $77,000≈ £40,914≈ €59,918Sign up to see

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Maxfield Parrish was an American painter and illustrator active in the first half of the 20th century. His works featured distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery. The National Museum of American Illustration deemed his painting Daybreak (1922) to be the most successful art print of the 20th century.

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Born 1870, PhiladelphiaDied 1966, PlainfieldOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q1333928 ↗ULAN 500004193 ↗Museum works 9

Also known as F. Maxfield Parrish, Frederick Maxfield Parrish, Frederick Parrish, Maxfield Frederick Parrish, Parrish

Works in museum collections

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

Maxfield Parrish, Daybreak
Daybreak1922
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/9c43bd9aa1d1374703971271c348fda0 ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
Maxfield Parrish, The Gardener
The Gardener1906
Birmingham Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Birmingham Museum of Art
Maxfield Parrish, From the Story of Snow White
From the Story of Snow White1912
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Maxfield Parrish, Dream Castle in the Sky
Dream Castle in the Sky1908
Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Minneapolis Institute of Art
Maxfield Parrish, Villa Gamberaia, Settignano
Villa Gamberaia, Settignano1903
Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Minneapolis Institute of Art
Maxfield Parrish, The Fisherman and The Genie: from the Arabian Nights
The Fisherman and The Genie: from the Arabian Nights1905
Yale University Art Gallery ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Yale University Art Gallery
Maxfield Parrish, The Lantern Bearers
The Lantern Bearers1908
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Maxfield Parrish, Saint Valentine
Saint Valentine1904
National Academy of Design ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Academy of Design
Maxfield Parrish, Alarums and Excursions
Alarums and Excursions1899 · brush and black and gray wash, with white gouache, over graphite, framing lines in pen and black ink
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee — Open Access (CC0)

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

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