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William Van De Velde Bonfield

William Van De Velde Bonfield (1834 - 1885) was active/lived in Pennsylvania.  William Bonfield is known for Coastal marine and winter scene painting.

Son of the artist George Bonfield, William Van de Velde Bonfield was named after the Dutch marine painter Willem van de Velde the Younger (1633-1707).  His father owned engravings after the Dutch artist's paintings and may have seen works by him in Joseph Bonaparte's collection at Point Breeze near Bordentown, New Jersey.

William worked mainly in New Jersey and in southeastern Pennsylvania.  He exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1861 to 1869, in 1876, 1877, 1880, and 1885 and is known for his quaint winter scenes of figures sleighing, houses and barns, or other scenes including figures and buildings in the snow.

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Facts about William Van De Velde Bonfield

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12 Book References for William Van De Velde Bonfield
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2001 Torchia, Robert W Lost Colony: The Artists of St. Augustine, 1930-1950 119 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1995 Schwarz-Philadelphia One Hundred Paintings by American & European Artists
(Exhibition catalog)
60 Yes
1991 Schwarz, Robert D. (Editor) American Watercolors and Pastels: Schwarz-Philadelphia
(Exhibition catalog)
76 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II
(Exhibition catalog)
612 No
1988 Deak, Gloria-Gilda Picturing America /1497-1899 2 vols /Prints, Maps and Drawings 1160 Yes
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Dictionary of Signatures & Monogram 556 No
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, 1807-1870, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)
472 No
1981 Schwarz-Philadelphia American Paintings
(Exhibition catalog)
23 No
1957 Groce, George; David Wallace The New York Historical Society's Dictionary of Artists in America 1564-1860 759 No
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