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Arthur Beecher Carles
Man at a Bar, Paris

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Provenance The artist; Collection of Henry Dubin, Philadelphia until 2018 Exhibitions Avery Galleries, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Living Color Modern Life: Hugh Henry Breckenridge and Arthur B. Carles, October 5-November 2, 2018. Perhaps more than any other American modernist painter, Arthur Carles was strongly rooted in Philadelphia and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He studied at PAFA from 1900 to 1907; taught there from 1917 to 1925; and exhibited at the Annual Exhibitions throughout his career. To quote Richard Boyle, a former Director of PAFA, Carles was “the leading ‘Pennsylvania Academy Modern.’” Like his contemporaries, Carles entered the Academy at one of the most exciting times in American art history. The art world was about to change dramatically as the advent of European modernism captured the imaginations of so many young art students. And while his principle instructors at PAFA, namely William Merritt Chase, Thomas Anshutz, and Cecilia Beaux, would have discouraged his eventual move toward total abstraction, they were the first people to encourage Carles to look at modern French art while emphasizing the importance of technique and the development of personal style. In their classes Carles gained a strong artistic foundation on which he built for his entire career. Hugh Breckenridge, a younger instructor at PAFA, was also extremely influential for Carles. His bold experiments with color greatly inspired the young artist and initiated his lifelong fascination with color. From Breckenridge, Carles said he learned “that color resonance is what you paint pictures with.” Carles won the Cresson Traveling Scholarship at the Academy and when he graduated in 1907 he left for France. At that time, Paris was filled with young artists, who were captivated by Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso, and Carles was no exception. He met Matisse probably through Gertrude and Leo Stein and was greatly affected by the French artist’s imaginative and highly unorthodox use of color. Indeed, the understanding of young artists, who were captivated by Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso, and Carles was no exception. He met Matisse probably through Gertrude and Leo Stein and was greatly affected by the French artist’s imaginative and highly unorthodox use of color. Indeed, the understanding of color as it related to form that Carles gained on this trip to France would inform the rest of his career.
  • Creator:
    Arthur Beecher Carles (1882-1952, American)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.125 in (23.18 cm)Width: 5.75 in (14.61 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    nonePrice: $4,500
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  • Condition:
    Excellent condition. Evidence of incidental natural aging and deterioration commensurate with materials.
  • Gallery Location:
    Bryn Mawr, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2773215163682

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