William McGregor Paxton, The House Maid

William McGregor Paxton

American · 1869–1941 · Painter, Printmaker

William McGregor Paxton was an American painter and instructor who embraced the Boston School paradigm and was a co-founder of The Guild of Boston Artists. He taught briefly… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William McGregor Paxton, The Yellow Jacket, oil on canvasThe Yellow JacketBonhams · $413,000≈ £283,732≈ €366,167Sign up to see
  2. William McGregor Paxton, Girl with the Sea Beyond, oil on canvasGirl with the Sea BeyondBonhams · $161,000≈ £98,315≈ €118,452Sign up to see
  3. William McGregor Paxton, The Visitor, oil on canvas laid down on boardThe VisitorBonhams · $109,375≈ £69,772≈ €87,256Sign up to see

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William McGregor Paxton was an American painter and instructor who embraced the Boston School paradigm and was a co-founder of The Guild of Boston Artists. He taught briefly while a student at Cowles Art School, where he met his wife Elizabeth Okie Paxton, and at the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston. Paxton is known for his portraits, including those of two presidents—Grover Cleveland and Calvin Coolidge—and interior scenes with women, including his wife. His works are in many museums in the United States.

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Born 1869, BaltimoreDied 1941, BostonOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q2052021 ↗ULAN 500003172 ↗Museum works 9

Also known as Paxton, W. M. Paxton, William M. Paxton, William Paxton

Works in museum collections

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

William McGregor Paxton, The House Maid
The House Maid1910 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Ga…
William McGregor Paxton, Tea Leaves
Tea Leaves1909
Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · William McGregor Paxton, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Metropolitan Museum of…
William McGregor Paxton, The Figurine
The Figurine1921
Smithsonian American Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Smithsonian American Art Museum
William McGregor Paxton, Nude
Nude1915
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
William McGregor Paxton, Phryne
Phryne1923
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
William McGregor Paxton, Portrait of the Artist's Father (James Paxton)
Portrait of the Artist's Father (James Paxton)1902
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
William McGregor Paxton, Portrait of the Artist's Mother (Rose Paxton)
Portrait of the Artist's Mother (Rose Paxton)1902
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
William McGregor Paxton, George H. Williams
George H. Williams1905
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston
William McGregor Paxton, The New Necklace
The New Necklace1910
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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