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Edward Willis Redfield

Edward Willis Redfield (1869 - 1965) was active/lived in Pennsylvania, Delaware.  Edward Redfield is known for Landscape-snow-watery view painting.

Born in Bridgeville, Delaware, Edward Redfield moved to Philadelphia as a youngster and lived much of his life near New Hope in Bucks County, an easy distance north of Philadelphia. There he became the leader of the colony of artists known as the New Hope Impressionists.

n modified Impressionist style and methods, he did many landscapes, especially panoramic snowscenes of the area, and used thick paint applied to large canvases with long brush strokes instead of the feathery strokes of true French Impressionism.
He usually finished his paintings in "one go" meaning plein-air, sometimes strapping his canvas to a tree on blustery days and standing knee-deep in snow. In the summers, he painted at Boothbay Harbor, Maine. He was also a teacher at the Pennsylvania Academy and a skilled craftsman who built his own house, cabinets and restored antiques.

Redfield took his early training from a Mr. Rolf in order to pass the examination at the Pennsylvania Academy, where he st   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 16438 characters.]  Artist bio

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