Arthur Beecher Carles
American, 1882-1952
Philadelphia Modernist Arthur Beecher Carles was born in Philadelphia and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where he also taught and travelled to Paris on the prestigious Cresson Scholarship in 1907. Greatly influenced by French Fauvism and Post-Impressionism, Arthur B. Carles met and became friends with Matisse and others living in Paris. His work is in major museums including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Whitney Museum of American Art. Carles' main subjects were nudes and still lifes. His nudes, painted between 1920-30, were heavily influenced by his trips to Paris; his model and muse in many of these paintings was Angele, a red-headed French girl who was persuaded by Carles' daughter, Mercedes to model for her father. Whether painting a still life or figure, Carles used the surface to apply abstract forms of color, defining his new "Modern" approach.(Biography provided by Dixon-Hall Fine Art)
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Artist: Arthur Beecher Carles
Still-Life with Flowers
By Arthur Beecher Carles
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower right: CARLES
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Arthur Beecher Carles
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Reclining Nude, " Arthur B. Carles, American Modernist, Figurative
By Arthur Beecher Carles
Located in Larchmont, NY
Arthur B. Carles (1882 - 1952)
Reclining Nude, circa 1920
Oil on canvas
32 x 51 inches
Signed "Mercedes Matter" on the overlap
Provenance:
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York
Michael Altman Fine Art, New York
Known for his use of expressive and uninhibited color, Arthur B. Carles explored modernist principles without following a particular formula. At times, he arrived at artistic innovations in advance of other painters of his day. Considered a precursor of the Abstract Expressionists, he and his work were respected and admired by major critics and fellow artists including Hans Hofmann. He was recognized by ARTNews as one of the most important art teachers in America.
Born in Philadelphia on March 9, 1882, Arthur Beecher Carles, Jr., may have received his first artistic instruction from his father, who was a designer and amateur artist. As a young man, Carles studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts between 1900 and 1907. His teachers—among them Thomas Anshutz, Hugh Breckenridge, Henry McCarter, Cecilia Beaux, and William Merritt Chase—were inspired by modern French painting and all stressed color and design to varying degrees. In 1903, Carles won the Henry P. Thouron Prize for best student composition and participated in the Philadelphia Watercolor Exhibition. Two years later, Carles was awarded the William Emlen Cresson Traveling Scholarship. Accompanied by artist friend George Oberteuffer...
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1930s American Modern Arthur Beecher Carles
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Angele in the Studio, Paris
By Arthur Beecher Carles
Located in Phoenixville, PA
Arthur Beecher Carles (1882-1952)
"Angele in the Studio, Paris"
Oil on canvas, 26" X 20'; 30" X 25" framed
Provenance available
Authenticated by Barbara A. Wolanin, Ph.D.
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Early 20th Century Modern Arthur Beecher Carles
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Seated Woman
By Arthur Beecher Carles
Located in Miami, FL
Charming portait with Modernest colors.
Provenance: Christie's
Mercedes Matter, daughter of the artist, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York. Private Collection. Sale: Skinner, Inc...
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1910s American Modern Arthur Beecher Carles
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Charming Seated Woman Against Maroon Drapes
By Arthur Beecher Carles
Located in Miami, FL
Charming portait with Modernest colors.
Provenance: Christie's
Mercedes Matter, daughter of the artist, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York. Private Collection. Sale: Skinner, Inc...
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1910s American Modern Arthur Beecher Carles
Materials
Oil
The Red Shawl,
By Arthur Beecher Carles
Located in Concord, MA
ARTHUR BEECHER CARLES (1882-1952)
The Red Shawl, n.d.
Oil on canvas
21 ¼ x 18 ¼ inches
Unsigned
Framed
Arthur B. Carles was born in Pennsylvania, and stu...
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Early 20th Century American Modern Arthur Beecher Carles
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Abstraction"
By Arthur Beecher Carles
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Arthur B. Carles (1882-1952)
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Arthur Carles was a painter whose work went through phases...
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1930s American Modern Arthur Beecher Carles
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Canvas, Oil
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