Martha Walter Figurative Paintings
American, 1875-1976
Walter was born in Philadelphia in 1875. She enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where she studied under William Merritt Chase, who became her primary mentor. At his insistence, she entered a number of Academy student competitions and eventually won a prestigious Cresson Traveling Scholarship in 1908. This award enabled her to travel throughout Europe, where she continued her art education at the Grande Julien in Paris. Soon disenchanted with the academicism of the Parisian schools, Walter set out on her own and began producing plein-air paintings in the manner of the French Impressionists. At the outbreak of World War I, she returned to the United States and took up painting at various East coast beach resorts such as Coney Island and Gloucester. In her beach scenes of this period, colorful bathing suits, gowns and umbrellas punctuate a tranquil, pastel surface. Her expertise in the treatment of light and shadow is evident in her depictions of these settings at various times of day.
In 1922, she spent some months painting the thousands of immigrants kept in the detention hall at Ellis Island. The dreadful, crowded conditions inspired a group of paintings that were exhibited that year in the Galerie Georges Petit in Paris. One was selected for the permanent collection of the Musée de Luxembourg. An exhibition at the Art Club of Chicago in 1941 featured a group of watercolor paintings inspired by the artist's travels through Spain and North Africa. These works were intensely colored visions of such subjects as Algerian street scenes, mosques and Spanish fishermen.
Walter worked well into her nineties, continuing to paint portraits of women and children, beach scenes, gardens and marketplaces. Before her death in 1976, she had exhibited widely, and her works are included in major national and international private and public collections. Hammer Galleries had several exhibitions of her work during her lifetime, the last taking place in 1975 when the artist was one hundred years old.to
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Artist: Martha Walter
"A Day on the Beach"
By Martha Walter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Martha Walter (1875-1976).
Born in Philadelphia in 1875, Martha Walter attended Girls’ High School followed by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. It was at the Academy that Walter’s artistic talent was discovered. An admiring instructor by the name of William Merritt Chase took young Martha under his wing, giving her both inspiration and direction. She additionally enrolled with Chase at his summer school in Shinnecock, Long Island and in 1903, was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship by the Pennsylvania Academy. This sent Martha Walter on travels to France, Italy, Spain, and Holland, where she attended the Grand Chaumiere and the Academie Julian in Paris. Afterwards, she established a studio on the Rue De Bagneaux in France with several other American women artists. In 1909, Walter won the Mary Smith Prize from the Academy for a portrait she had painted while in Europe. At the onset of World War I, Martha returned home and began painting plein-air subjects, such as Ellis Island, the fishing village of Gloucester, scenes of cheerful children, and the quintessential American beach scenes which have brought her national acclaim.
Throughout her life, Walter continued to travel with great regularity capturing in oil and watercolor a wealth of landscapes and cultures across the globe. Martha lived a charmed life...
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1810s Martha Walter Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Mothers and Children, North Africa" Martha Walter, Impressionist Watercolor
By Martha Walter
Located in New York, NY
Martha Walter
Mothers and Children, North Africa
Signed lower right
Watercolor on paper
6 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches
Martha Walter was best known as a painter of colorful beach scenes and ...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Martha Walter Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Late Afternoon at Brighton Beach"
By Martha Walter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Martha Walter (1875 - 1976).
Born in Philadelphia in 1875, Martha Walter attended Girls’ High School followe...
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1910s American Impressionist Martha Walter Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"The Brittany Family"
By Martha Walter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Martha Walter (1875 - 1976).
Born in Philadelphia in 1875, Martha Walter attended Girls’ High School followed by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. It was at the Academy that Walter’s artistic talent was discovered. An admiring instructor by the name of William Merritt Chase took young Martha under his wing, giving her both inspiration and direction. She additionally enrolled with Chase at his summer school in Shinnecock, Long Island and in 1903, was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship by the Pennsylvania Academy. This sent Martha Walter on travels to France, Italy, Spain, and Holland, where she attended the Grand Chaumiere and the Academie Julian in Paris. Afterwards, she established a studio on the Rue De Bagneaux in France with several other American women artists. In 1909, Walter won the Mary Smith Prize from the Academy for a portrait she had painted while in Europe. At the onset of World War I, Martha returned home and began painting plein-air subjects, such as Ellis Island, the fishing village of Gloucester, scenes of cheerful children, and the quintessential American beach scenes which have brought her national acclaim.
Throughout her life, Walter continued to travel with great regularity capturing in oil and watercolor a wealth of landscapes and cultures across the globe. Martha lived a charmed life...
Category
Early 20th Century Martha Walter Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Market Scene, North Africa" Martha Walter, Female Impressionist Scene of Market
By Martha Walter
Located in New York, NY
Martha Walter
Market Scene, North Africa
Signed lower right
Watercolor on paper
9 x 9 inches
Martha Walter was best known as a painter of colorful beach scenes and landscapes. Infl...
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Martha Walter Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Women and Children in Anticoli, Italy" Martha Walter, Family, Genre Scene
By Martha Walter
Located in New York, NY
Martha Walter
Women and Children in Anticoli, Italy, circa 1908-1910
Signed lower right
Oil on canvas
36 x 40 inches
Provenance
Spanierman Gallery, New York
Exhibited
New York, Hawthorne Fine Art...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Martha Walter Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Lady of Summer"
By Martha Walter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Martha Walter (1875-1976)
Born in Philadelphia in 1875, Martha Walter attended Girls’ High School followed by the Pennsylva...
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Early 1900s American Impressionist Martha Walter Figurative Paintings
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Oil, Board
"Under the Large Striped Umbrella on a Foggy Day"
By Martha Walter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to offer this piece by Martha Walter (1875 - 1976).
Born in Philadelphia in 1875, Martha Walter attended Girls’ High School followed by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. It was at the Academy that Walter’s artistic talent was discovered. An admiring instructor by the name of William Merritt Chase took young Martha under his wing, giving her both inspiration and direction. She additionally enrolled with Chase at his summer school in Shinnecock, Long Island and in 1903, was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship by the Pennsylvania Academy. This sent Martha Walter on travels to France, Italy, Spain, and Holland, where she attended the Grand Chaumiere and the Academie Julian in Paris. Afterwards, she established a studio on the Rue De Bagneaux in France with several other American women artists...
Category
1910s American Impressionist Martha Walter Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Autumn Afternoon in Luxembourg Garden"
By Martha Walter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Martha Walter (1875-1976)
Born in Philadelphia in 1875, Martha Walter attended Girls’ High School followed by the Pennsylva...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Martha Walter Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Bathing by the Big Rock, American Impressionist Landscape and Beach Scene
By Martha Walter
Located in Doylestown, PA
This Impressionist beach scene and landscape was painted by American artist Martha Walter. The 15 x 18 oil on board is framed in a 22K gold reproduction frame and is signed "Martha W...
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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Martha Walter Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Passageway North Africa, street scene
By Martha Walter
Located in New York, NY
Passageway North Africa was executed during Walter’s extensive travels throughout Spain, Northern Africa, and the Dalmatian coast. These works are magnificent snapshots –pictorial po...
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1920s American Impressionist Martha Walter Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Swimming Pool"
By Martha Walter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed LR
Born in Philadelphia, Martha Walter was a well-known Philadelphia Impressionist who specialized in light hearted, colorful beach ...
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20th Century Impressionist Martha Walter Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$21,000
"Congregating Outside the Home, Brittany"
By Martha Walter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this piece by Martha Walter (1875 - 1976).
Born in Philadelphia in 1875, Martha Walter attended Girls’ High School followed by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. It was at the Academy that Walter’s artistic talent was discovered. An admiring instructor by the name of William Merritt Chase took young Martha under his wing, giving her both inspiration and direction. She additionally enrolled with Chase at his summer school in Shinnecock, Long Island and in 1903, was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship by the Pennsylvania Academy. This sent Martha Walter on travels to France, Italy, Spain, and Holland, where she attended the Grand Chaumiere and the Academie Julian in Paris. Afterwards, she established a studio on the Rue De Bagneaux in France with several other American women artists. In 1909, Walter won the Mary Smith Prize from the Academy for a portrait she had painted while in Europe. At the onset of World War I, Martha returned home and began painting plein-air subjects, such as Ellis Island, the fishing village of Gloucester, scenes of cheerful children, and the quintessential American beach scenes which have brought her national acclaim.
Throughout her life, Walter continued to travel with great regularity capturing in oil and watercolor a wealth of landscapes and cultures across the globe. Martha lived a charmed life...
Category
Early 20th Century Martha Walter Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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