Abbott Handerson Thayer
Painter, best known for his idealistic and allegorical paintings of women as angels and madonnas. His interest in color and nature led to his writingConcealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom(1909), the basis for camouflage techniques in World War I.Joan StahlAmerican Artists in Photographic Portraits from the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection(Washington, D.C. and Mineola, New York: National Museum of American Art and Dover Publications, Inc., 1995)
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Sunrise or Sunset, study for book, Concealing Coloration in…$211.50
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White Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in…$204.90
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The Sky Simulated by Red Flamingoes, study for book…$195.50
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Lunar Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in… #02$205.50
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Sphinx Caterpillar, study for book Concealing Coloration in… #03$204.90
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Roseate Spoonbill, study for book Concealing Coloration in…$201.50
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Abbott Handerson Thayer: Elevate your collection with the ethereal, deeply spiritual, heavily impastoed late 19th-century American angelic figure paintings of Abbott Handerson Thayer.