Art Wanted

John Frederick Peto

John Frederick Peto (1854 - 1907) was active/lived in New Jersey, Pennsylvania.  John Peto is known for Trompe still life, marine and portrait painting.

John Peto was born on March 17, 1854 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a dealer in picture frames and later of fire department supplies.  Little is known of his early artistic training except that he enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1877 and during the next half dozen years he contributed works to its annual exhibitions.  While as the Academy he was influenced by classmate William Harnett, "trompe l'oeil" painter. In contrast to Harnett, he painted commonplace subjects that were in disorder and ramschackled.

From 1879 to 1889 Peto tried to live the life of a professional artist by maintaining a studio in Philadelphia.  However he was not very successful because he often painted objects that were perceived as ugly and not the pleasing subjects the public wanted. He found he made more money by playing the cornet.

In 1887 Peto traveled to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he met and married Christine Pearl Smith.  It was al   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 18748 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 227 auction lots for John Frederick Peto (of which 144 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 3 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 9 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by John Frederick Peto as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists John Frederick Peto in 1 of its research Essays. John Frederick Peto has 17 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for John Frederick Peto available:    William Michael Harnett,  Severin Roesen,  Sanford Robinson Gifford,  Theodore Robinson,  John F Francis,  Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins,  Martin Johnson Heade,  Levi Wells Prentice,  Jasper Francis Cropsey,  John Frederick Kensett,  Maurice Brazil Prendergast,  Eastman Johnson,  Paul LaCroix,  Rembrandt Peale,  Walter Launt Palmer,  Worthington (Thomas) Whittredge,  David Johnson,  Edward Willis Redfield,  Edward Hopper,  Frederick Carl Frieseke,  John Henry Twachtman,  Willard Leroy Metcalf,  Ernest Lawson,  Charles Henry Demuth