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Charles Lewis Fussell Art

American, 1840-1909
Charles Lewis Fussell was born in West Vincent, Chester County, Pennsylvania, the son of a prominent Quaker physician. He befriended Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) while attending Central High School in Philadelphia. Fussell began to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1859 and exhibited there between 1863 and 1905. He also took private art lessons from Peter Frederick Rothermel (1817-1895). He became interested in landscape after a visit to Greeley, Colorado, and after his family settled in Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania he traveled throughout the surrounding area in search of inspiring scenery. Little is known of Fussell’s activities until he settled in Brooklyn, New York, in 1889, where he lived for the next eight years. Dispirited because he failed to achieve professional success in New York, Fussell returned to the family homestead in Media. For the remaining years of his life he painted detailed watercolor views of the surrounding countryside, especially Ridley Creek.
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Small nineteenth century oil painting of Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn
Small nineteenth century oil painting of Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn

Small nineteenth century oil painting of Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn

By Charles Lewis Fussell

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Charles Lewis Fussell (American, 1840–1909) Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn Oil on canvas, 8 x 11 ½ inches FRAMED: 15 x 19 inches (approx.) Signed and inscribed at lower left: "C. L. FUSSEL...

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1890s Realist Charles Lewis Fussell Art

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Canvas, Oil

Trees in a Meadow by Media Pennsylvania Artist Charles Lewis Fussell
Trees in a Meadow by Media Pennsylvania Artist Charles Lewis Fussell

Trees in a Meadow by Media Pennsylvania Artist Charles Lewis Fussell

By Charles Lewis Fussell

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Charles Lewis Fussell (American, 1840–1909) Trees in a Meadow Oil on canvas, 12 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches FRAMED: 18 x 13 1/2 inches (approx.) Fussell probably painted this work sometime b...

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Late 19th Century Realist Charles Lewis Fussell Art

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Canvas, Oil

Grisaille Watercolor of Sheep in a Landscape, 1895
Grisaille Watercolor of Sheep in a Landscape, 1895

Grisaille Watercolor of Sheep in a Landscape, 1895

By Charles Lewis Fussell

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Charles Lewis Fussell (American, 1840–1909) Sheep Wandering through a Gully Watercolor on paper, 9 x 12 inches FRAMED: 19 x 22 inches (approx.) Signed and dated at lower left: "C. L...

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1890s Realist Charles Lewis Fussell Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Collins Center, Erie County New York by Charles Lewis Fussell
Collins Center, Erie County New York by Charles Lewis Fussell

Collins Center, Erie County New York by Charles Lewis Fussell

By Charles Lewis Fussell

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Charles Lewis Fussell (American, 1840–1909) Collins Center, NY Oil on canvas, 11 3/4 x 8 inches FRAMED: 18 x 14 inches (approx.) Signed lower left Charles Lewis Fussell was born in ...

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Late 19th Century Realist Charles Lewis Fussell Art

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Canvas, Oil

View of Collins Center, Erie County, New York by Charles Lewis Fussell
View of Collins Center, Erie County, New York by Charles Lewis Fussell

View of Collins Center, Erie County, New York by Charles Lewis Fussell

By Charles Lewis Fussell

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Charles Lewis Fussell (American, 1840–1909) Collins Center Oil on canvas, 8 3/4 x 6 3/4 inches FRAMED: 14 x 12 inches (approx.) Collins Center, is a small town in Erie County in nor...

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Late 19th Century Realist Charles Lewis Fussell Art

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Canvas, Oil

Watercolor View from Gayley Street, Media Pennsylvania, 1905
Watercolor View from Gayley Street, Media Pennsylvania, 1905

Watercolor View from Gayley Street, Media Pennsylvania, 1905

By Charles Lewis Fussell

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Charles Lewis Fussell (American, 1840–1909) View from Gayley Street, Media PA, 1905 Watercolor on paper, 13 1/2 x 23 3/4 inches Framed: 25 1/2 x 35 3/4 (approx.) Signed and dated a...

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Paper, Watercolor

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