Artist: Ernest Lawson (1873 - 1939)
Nationality: American
Movement: Impressionism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Ernst Lawson was an American painter who was a member of The Eight. However, he was the least known of the members and worked in a traditional style. He was a landscapist above all, but painted several urban scenes. His paintings are best described as Impressionist.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Ernest Lawson Harlem River at High Bridge oil on canvas circa 1915
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Artist: Ernest Lawson Title: Segovia Date: about 1916 Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: H.33 x
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River Landscape, Ernest Lawson (Nova Scotia, Halifax, 1873 - 1939)  (Artist), early 20th century, Oil on canvas
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Ernest Lawson - Winter c. 1919 oil on canvas The Detroit Institute of Art American
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Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) "Girencester" (Mr. Harry Lawson Webster Lawson, M.P.), Statesmen No. 626 from Vanity Fair, November 18, 1893 Lithograph 1893
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Ernest Lawson - Segovia c. 1916 oil on canvas Minneapolis Institute of Arts American
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Ernest Lawson - The Garden 1914 oil on canvas Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester American
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Ernest Lawson - River Landscape early 20th cent oil on canvas Los Angeles County Museum of Art American
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Ernest Lawson - Connecticut Landscape c. 1905 oil on canvas Florence Griswold Museum Canadian
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Ernest Lawson - Early Spring 1918 oil on canvas Cleveland Museum of Art American
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Ernest Lawson - Moret-sur-Loing c. 1893 oil on canvas The Maier Museum of Art American
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Ernest Lawson - Harlem River Scene 20th century Oil on Masonite Minneapolis Institute of Arts American
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Ernest Lawson - Country Scene - Winter c. 1910 oil on canvas Florence Griswold Museum Canadian
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Cecil Lawson "The Maid was in the Garden," pg. 35, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Facsimile of crayon drawing on cream paper 1883
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Cecil Lawson "Morn in Russet mantle Clad," pg. 31, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Facsimile of pen and ink drawing on cream paper 1883
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Cecil Lawson "View from Don Saltero's, in Cheyne Walk," facing pg. 25, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Facsimile of pen and ink drawing on cream paper 1883
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Female Impersonators, Lawson Little  (Artist), 1971, Gelatin-silver print
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Cecil Lawson "The Pastoral," pg. 13, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Wood engraving on cream paper adhered onto laid cream paper 1883
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Cecil Lawson "Brentford Eyot," pg. 3, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Wood engraving on cream paper adhered onto laid cream paper 1883
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Cecil Lawson "Sketch for 'The Foundling'," pg. 9, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Wood engraving on cream paper adhered onto laid cream paper 1883
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Cecil Lawson "Sketch for 'Evening'," pg. 11, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Wood engraving on cream paper adhered onto laid cream paper 1883
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Herman G. Herkomer "Portrait of Cecil Lawson," frontispiece, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Drypoint from a water colour drawing on cream paper 1883
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Cecil Lawson "Wharfedale," pg. 32, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Wood engraving on cream paper adhered onto laid cream paper 1883
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Cecil Lawson "In Hawthornden," pg. 23, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Wood engraving on cream paper adhered onto laid cream paper 1883
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Cecil Lawson "Sketch for 'The Song of Summer'," pg. 5, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Wood engraving on cream paper adhered onto laid cream paper 1883
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Cecil Lawson "The Track-Boat," pg. 15, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Wood engraving on cream paper adhered onto laid cream paper 1883
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Cecil Lawson "A Chelsea Garden," pg. 19, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Wood engraving on cream paper adhered onto laid cream paper 1883
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Cecil Lawson "The Minister's Garden," pg. 20, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Wood engraving on cream paper adhered onto laid cream paper 1883
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Cecil Lawson "The Wet Moon, Old Batersea," pg. 26, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Wood engraving on cream paper adhered onto laid cream paper 1883
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Cecil Lawson "Sketch for 'Moonlight Memories'," pg. 29, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Wood engraving on cream paper adhered onto laid cream paper 1883
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Robert Lawson Manhattan Etching 19th - 20th century
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Manifestation of Dance, Lawson Oyekan (England, born 1961)  (Artist), 1996, Porcelain
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Cecil Lawson "First Sketch for 'Making Hay while the Moon Shines'," pg. 17, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Wood engraving on cream paper adhered onto laid cream paper 1883
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Robert Lawson The Connoisseurs Etching 19th - 20th century
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John Saddler "The Hop-gardens of England," facing pg. 13, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Engraving from an oil painting on cream paper 1883
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LA SORTIE DE MOSCOU, 1812 (1914) by LAWSON Cecil C P
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Book with 20 illustrations total: 2 drypoints, 2 etchings, 1 engraving, 3 facsimiles of pen and ink drawings, and 13 wood engravings on cream pap
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Herman G. Herkomer "The Hop-Gardens of England," facing pg. 7, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Etching from a water colour drawing on cream paper 1883
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Charlotte Amelia Lawson, American, born about 1830 Sampler United States, about 1840 Linen plain weave
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LE PETIT BRIGAND (1893) by HEBERT Ernest
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BARQUE POUSSEE A LA MER PAR SIX MATELOTS (2e moitié 19e siècle) by HEBERT Ernest
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RAVENNE (1908 avant) by HEBERT Ernest
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ACADEMIE D'HOMME (1834 entre ; 1839 et) by HEBERT Ernest
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LE TIBRE, UN COUDE DU FLEUVE (1889) by HEBERT Ernest
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler "The Swan and the Iris," facing pg. 23, in the book Cecil Lawson: A Memoir by Edmund W. Gosse (London: The Fine Art Society, 1883)~ Etching from a sketch in oils on laid cream paper adhered upon cream paper 1883
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TERRACINA PAR TEMPS GRIS (1908 avant) by HEBERT Ernest
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SCENE ANTIQUE? (1908 avant) by HEBERT Ernest
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ACADEMIE D'HOMME (1835) by HEBERT Ernest
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ACADEMIE D'HOMME (1835) by HEBERT Ernest
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MAREMME SOUS UN CIEL NUAGEUX (2e moitié 19e siècle) by HEBERT Ernest
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OPHELIE (1876) by HEBERT Ernest
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MER HOULEUSE A GAETE (1871) by HEBERT Ernest
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ACADEMIE D'HOMME (1835) by HEBERT Ernest
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FEMME ASSISE (2e moitié 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by HEBERT Ernest
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JOUEUSE DE MANDOLINE (1908 avant) by HEBERT Ernest
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PETITE EVE AU PAVOT (1908 avant) by HEBERT Ernest
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CAPRI, TERRASSE SUR LA MER (1908 avant) by HEBERT Ernest
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SUITE DE PROUES DE CINQ BARQUES TIREES SUR LE SABLE (2e moitié 19e siècle) by HEBERT Ernest
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ACADEMIE D'HOMME (1835) by HEBERT Ernest
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MARINE AU CIEL ROSE (1908 avant) by HEBERT Ernest

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (15)
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Lawson Menzies: Significant Aboriginal Fine Artworks to be Auctioned
This is one of the few times when photography has been included with traditional art and with some of the masters of Aboriginal art. Wayne Quilliam is the only photographer represented in the collection. Along with the recent release of a Mauri/...
Metropolitan Museum of Art: City Life: Around the Eight
This installation features a selection of about 25 drawings and small paintings from the Museum's collection by William Glackens, Ernest Lawson, George Luks, Everett Shinn, and John Sloan (all members of the Eight) and their contemporary Geo...
Museum of Arts and Sciences: Crossing the Threshold with Thelma and Louise
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Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University: USES OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN CONTEMPORARY ART
In collaboration with the citywide event, Atlanta Celebrates Photography, the Carlos MuseumÕs exhibition will be curated by Dr. Clark Poling, Art History Department, Emory University, and Jeff Thompson, Art History Department Ph.D. candidate, Emo...
Royal College of Art: The 20th Century British Art Fair
It is the only fair to cover British art from 1900 to the present day and for five days, under one roof, art lovers can enjoy and marvel at the talent and diversity of painting, sculpture, photography and ceramics which incorporate 20th Century Briti...
Kluge-Ruhe Gallery, University of Virginia: Shades of Black: Wayne Quilliam
On the international scene Wayne Quilliam has participated the successful auction of his photographs at both Sotherby's and Lawson Menzies Auction Houses which saw the prints brought by collectors in France, Germany and Australia. While in th...
Art Gallery of Ontario: Uniform: Robin Pacific - Collaboration with Protection Services Officers
Their collective desire to make the unique personalities and opinions of fellow PSOs both audible and visible at the AGO is realized in UNIFORM, a series of photographic, audio and video installations throughout the galleries. The PSOs are: ...
IGPOTY: Call for Artists: International Garden Photographer of the Year
How to enter Prizes for all competition entrants - meet the judges! Everybody who enters the competition will be eligible for a FREE ENTRY (value £13 for adults) to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Lon...
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts: Pride in Place: Landscapes by the Eight in Southern Collections
Early in the twentieth century, Macbeth Gallery in New York City was one of the few commercial venues for the exhibition of contemporary American art. Most opportunities for public access to artists' works were obtained through the exhibitio...
Gibbes Museum of Art: Painters of American Life: The Eight AND The American Scene on Paper: Prints and Drawings from the Schoen
Painters of American Life: The Eight In 1908, eight American artists organized an exhibition at Macbeth Galleries in New York that became the talk of the town. Arthur B. Davies, William Glackens, Robert Henri, Ernest Lawson, George Luks, ...
Bonner David Galleries: Beyond the Sky by Gail Morris
To achieve this, Morris finds her work to be informed by the great color field abstractionists as much as it is by the traditions of landscape. By merging these influences with her own visceral response to these places, she endeavors to create a ...
Laguna Art Museum: California Holiday: The E. Gene Crain Collection
Support for the exhibition has been provided by the Festival of Arts Foundation, the City of Laguna Beach, the Fieldstone Foundation, Jim and Martha Newkirk, John and Barbara Bing, the late Rex Brandt, Gerald and Bente Buck, Mary and Matt Lawson, ...
Woman Made Gallery: Fabrications: Cat Chow, Anne Elizabeth and Jill Ziccardi
Cat Chow is showing three new works from her Mourning Gowns series which is inspired by Victorian mourning/memorial jewelry.  Chow’s work blurs the distinctions between sculpture, fashion and architecture. She manipulates everyday objects into fa...
Riffe Gallery: Aspirations: Toward a Future in the Middle East
There will be an opening reception on Thursday, January 25, from 5-7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Aspirations is produced by the Ohio Arts Council's International Program in partnership with Arts Midwest and with the supp...
Luggage Store: TelAranaTelAranaTelA by ANA T. FERNANDEZ
Critic Yasmine Van Pee writes, ".... Fernandez' works literally embody the arduous, sisyphean tasks of her performances.... "...The in-your-face sexuality of her hyper-femme stage persona, a theatrical stilettoed amazon straddling iron bo...

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