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Albert Pinkham Ryder

1847–1917

Alice Boughton. Photographic portrait, 1905.
Alice Boughton. Photographic portrait, 1905.

Ryder trained at the National Academy of Design and joined the Society of American Artists in 1878. He reworked canvases for months or years, sometimes painting over layers that had not dried. This practice contributed to the fragility of his paintings.

Works

The Toilers of the Sea — Albert Pinkham RyderAlbert Pinkham Ryder

The Toilers of the Sea

The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse) — Albert Pinkham RyderAlbert Pinkham Ryder

The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse)

Sources

Alice M. Boughton, 14 May 1866 - 21 Jun 1943 · National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution · National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution · CC0 1.0 Portrait source · Licence