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Like many artists of his generation, Walter Shirlaw furthered his training in Europe, studying at the Royal Academy in Munich. German instruction focused on a dark, painterly realism and was steeped in an astute understanding of aesthetic traditions. In Toning the Bell, executed during his student years and now considered his best-known work, the artist demonstrated an accomplished Munich style, featuring noble peasants, a limited tonal palette, and strong contrasts of light and dark. Prior to his time abroad, Shirlaw had worked in Chicago and helped establish the Chicago Academy of Design, a forerunner to the Art Institute of Chicago.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 76 × 101 Cm |
| Tags | Chicagopeopleportraits |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
Timeline
Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
Thu
22
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Susanne Böller, "Exkurs: 'The Munich Men' – Amerikanische Maler der Münchner Schule," in Es war einmal in Amerika – 300 Jahre US-amerikanische Kunst [Once Upon a Time in America: Three Centuries of American Art], eds. Barbara Schaefer and A...
Susanne Böller, "Exkurs: 'The Munich Men' – Amerikanische Maler der Münchner Schule," in Es war einmal in Amerika – 300 Jahre US-amerikanische Kunst [Once Upon a Time in America: Three Centuries of American Art], eds. Barbara Schaefer and Anita Hachmann (Cologne: Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud/Wienand Verlag, 2018), 110, fig. 11 (ill.).
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22
Jan
exhibition
Evanston, Illinois, Scott Hall, Northwestern University, Apr. 2–9, 1954.
Evanston, Illinois, Scott Hall, Northwestern University, Apr. 2–9, 1954.
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22
Jan
exhibition
Chicago, Lyon and Healy, Apr. 14–30, 1952.
Chicago, Lyon and Healy, Apr. 14–30, 1952.
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22
Jan
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Judith A. Barter, et al., American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I
Judith A. Barter, et al., American Arts at The Art Institute of Chicago: From Colonial Times to World War I (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998), 208–210, no. 96.
Mon
22
Jan
exhibition
Berlin, Deutscheshistorisches Museum, VICEVERSA Geman Painters in America–American Painters in German 1813 – 1913, Sept. 19–Dec. 31, 1996.
Berlin, Deutscheshistorisches Museum, VICEVERSA Geman Painters in America–American Painters in German 1813 – 1913, Sept. 19–Dec. 31, 1996.
Fri
22
Jan
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Carolyn Kinder Carr, et al., "Revisiting the White City: American Art at the 1893 World's Fair"
Carolyn Kinder Carr, et al., "Revisiting the White City: American Art at the 1893 World's Fair" (University Press of New England, 1993), 317 (ill.).
Sun
22
Jan
exhibition
Cincinnati Art Museum, Munich & American Realism in the 19th Century, Apr. 20–May 28, 1978; Milwaukee Art Center, July 13–Aug. 27, 1978; Sacramento, E.B. Crocker Art Gallery, Oct. 28–Dec. 10, 1978.
Cincinnati Art Museum, Munich & American Realism in the 19th Century, Apr. 20–May 28, 1978; Milwaukee Art Center, July 13–Aug. 27, 1978; Sacramento, E.B. Crocker Art Gallery, Oct. 28–Dec. 10, 1978.
Thu
22
Jan
exhibition
Art Institute of Chicago, Art at The Time of the Centennial, June 19–Aug. 8, 1976, no catalogue or checklist published.
Art Institute of Chicago, Art at The Time of the Centennial, June 19–Aug. 8, 1976, no catalogue or checklist published.
Sun
22
Jan
exhibition
Chicago, World's Columbian Exposition, May 1–Oct. 31, 1893.
Chicago, World's Columbian Exposition, May 1–Oct. 31, 1893.
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