Daniel Ridgway Knight | Naturalist painter

Daniel Ridgway Knight was an American artist born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

He painted peasant women out of doors with great popular success.

Born: March 15, 1839, Pennsylvania, United States.

Died: March 9, 1924, Paris, France.

On view: Huntington Museum of Art, Berkshire Museum, High Museum of Art.

Periods: American Realism, Realism.

Art forms: Painting.

Children: Louis Aston Knight.

Education: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, École des Beaux-Arts, Paris.

Awards:

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Silver medal and Cross of the Legion of Honor, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1889;

Knight of the Royal Order of St. Michael of Bavaria, Munich, 1893;

Gold medal of honor from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1893.

Daniel Ridgway Knight è stato un pittore Statunitense paesaggista, di orientamento naturalista.

Nascita: 15 marzo 1839, Pennsylvania, Stati Uniti.

Decesso: 9 marzo 1924, Parigi, Francia.

Luogo di esposizione: Huntington Museum of Art, Berkshire Museum, High Museum of Art.

Periodi: Realismo americano, Realismo.

Figli: Louis Aston Knight.

Istruzione: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts.

Premi:

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Cavaliere dell'"Ordine Reale di San Michele" a Monaco di Baviera.

La croce di Cavaliere della Légion d'honneur.