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What is Maxfield Parrish known for?
Maxfield Parrish was an American artist known for his paintings and illustrations. Parrish’s artwork intensely captured light through the use of glaze over a tonal underpainting. You’ll find a range of Maxfield Parrish art and prints from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
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Cascades (Quiet Solitude)
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
In 1930, Maxfield Parrish turned his attention to painting landscapes exclusively. Cascades is a fine example of the style that defined his late career. The composition features a fa...
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1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Egypt, Original Edison Mazda Calendar Illustration
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Maxfield Parrish’s Egypt, commissioned for the 1922 calendar and likely painted in 1920 or 1921, formed part of his series chronicling humanity’s evolving mastery of light, following...
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1920s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Prometheus
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Panel Sight Size 31.00" x 21.25", Framed 36.00" x 22.00" Signature: Signed Lower Left Maxfield Parrish began his career at age 25 as an illustrator, painting magazin...
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1910s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Water Let in on a Field of Alfalfa
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signed with initials M.P. (lower right); inscribed Article III. "Irrigation" water let in on a field of alfalfa (in the lower margin) Written on back "February of 1902. Hot Springs,...
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Early 1900s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Rawhide Part III
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Artwork Dimensions: 16.00" x 12.125" Frame Dimensions: 22.5" x 18.75" Medium: Oil on Paper Mounted to Board Signature: Signed Lower Right, Signed Again and Dated August of 1904 on Reverse The Rawhide Part III, 'He swung himself into the saddle and rode away.' Signed with initials M·P...
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Early 1900s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Board

La Palazzina (Villa Gori), Siena, for the book Italian Villas and Their Gardens
By Maxfield Parrish
Located in Fort Washington, PA
By the time Maxfield Parrish painted his Italian Villa series in 1903, he was already acknowledged as one of America’s most successful artists. Edith Wharton was commissioned to writ...
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Early 1900s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

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