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William Perkins Babcock Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

American, 1826-1899
William Perkins Babcock was an American artist who lived between 1826 and 1899. An expatriate painter, noted for figure painting of peasants as well as Classical, Biblical scenes, mythology subjects, and still lifes, William Babcock was born in Boston, Massachusetts but lived most of his life in France. In 1847, he became one of the first Americans to study with Thomas Couture in Paris. He then went to the village of Barbizon where, along with other American artists, he did peasant genre paintings. He became good friends with Jean-Francois Millet, a leading Barbizon painter, whose figure painting much influenced Babcock. Babcock introduced William Morris Hunt to Millet, and, in turn, Hunt became a strong exponent of the Barbizon School of painting in America. Although he continued to live in Paris and died in that city, Babcock had a good market for his work in Boston. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has a large collection of his works. His painting has been described as having a "strong poetic strain" and a "Venetian feeling for form, color and light, in a manner reflecting Couture and Titian.
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Artist: William Perkins Babcock
Nude Portrait "Waiting for Death"
By William Perkins Babcock
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Waiting for Death" is a haunting graphite drawing by American artist William Perkins Babcock, known for his symbolic and evocative works. In this powerful composition, Babcock explo...
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Mid-19th Century William Perkins Babcock Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Nude Portrait of Woman with Infant
By William Perkins Babcock
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This delicate graphite drawing by William Perkins Babcock captures an intimate and timeless moment between a woman and a child. Known for his refined draftsmanship and sensitivity to...
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Mid-19th Century William Perkins Babcock Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Nude Portrait of Infant Giving Flower to Mother
By William Perkins Babcock
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
"Nude Portrait of Child Giving Flower to Mother" is a sensitive and intimate graphite drawing by American artist William Perkins Babcock. The artwork beautifully captures a tender mo...
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Mid-19th Century William Perkins Babcock Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

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