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ROBERT EMMETT OWEN

(1878 - 1957)

 

Robert Emmett Owen was a successful artist best known for his Impressionist views of rural landscapes.

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His color-filled paintings capture the moods and seasonal splendor of the New England countryside.  From the beginning of his career, Owen demonstrated a capacity for tight and precise draftsmanship, which enabled him to find success as an illustrator.

Later, when he became influenced by Impressionism, he adopted a vivid palette and painted with loose, vigorous strokes, while continuing to portray forms with a firm sense of reality. His images capture the varying moods of the New England countryside and portray architectural and landscape forms with a truthfulness that has been likened to the poetry of Robert Frost.

 

Owen began his art training at the Drury Academy in his hometown of North Adams, Massachusetts.

In 1897, while supporting himself by working at a local retail establishment, he contributed pe