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Mathias Joseph Alten

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Mathias Joseph Alten (1871 - 1938) was active/lived in Michigan, California.  Mathias Alten is known for Impressionist sea-landscape, portrait and rural scene painting.

Biography photo for Mathias Joseph Alten
 Work in Permanent Collections:

Everson Museum of Art; University of Michigan Museum of Art; Muskegon Museum of Art; Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Dennos Museum Center; Michigan Historical Museum; Grand Valley State University Art Collection; Aquinas College Art Collection; Calvin College Art Collection; Grand Rapids Community College; Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society; Spectrum Health Systems, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Ferris State University, Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, Cooley Law School, Grand Rapids, Michigan Campus.

The George and Barbara Gordon Gallery on the Grand Valley State University campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is dedicated to the permanent display of paintings by Mathias Alten. (Connell)

Periodical:
The Literary Digest October 12, 1929, color cover "Cabanal Fishermen"

Sources:

Information provided by James A. Straub, who publishes a catalog raisonne on the artist at www.mathiasalten.com
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Research resources

.  askART lists Mathias Joseph Alten in 1 of its research Essays. Mathias Joseph Alten has 41 artist signature examples available in our database.

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Facts about Mathias Joseph Alten

   Publications  Book References:  98
Magazine References:  3

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3 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Mathias Joseph Alten
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Michigan History Mathias Alten in Michigan September 2015 Rinck, Jonathan Yes
American Art Review Mathias J. Alten: Discovery of an American Impressionist February 2011 Connell, E. Jane Yes
American Art Review Mathias J Alten December 1998 Gerdts, William Yes
98 Book References for Mathias Joseph Alten
Year Author Title Pages Color
2019 Virginia Couse Leavitt Eanger Irving Couse- The Life and Times of an American Artist 1866-1936 388 Yes
2016 Michigan Office of the Great Lakes Michigan State of the Great Lakes 43 Yes
2016 Publisher: Grand Valley State University Mathias J. Alten - An Evolving Legacy 200 Yes
2015 Chardavoyne, David, Paul Moreno Michigan Supreme Court Reference Guide 2nd Edition 312 Yes
2010 Axom, Richard and Cindy Buckner 100 Years-100 Works of Art Introduction to the Collection of The Grand Rapids Art Museum 212 Yes
2010 Editors, The Grand Rapids Art Museum Side By Side: Mathias Alten and Norman Chamberlain 4 Yes
2010 Ostrander, Stephen Garr; Martha Aladjem Bloomfield The Sweetness of Freedom: Stories of Immigrants 392 No
2009 Stott Annette; Holly Koons McCullough et al Dutch Utopia: American Artists in Holland, 1880-1914
(Exhibition catalog)		 288 Yes
2008 Gerdts, William, Connell, E. Jane, Keny, James M. Sunlight in a Paintbrush American Impressionism from Regional Collections
(Exhibition catalog)		 36 Yes
2008 Hauck, Gary, PHD Exploring Humanities Around the World: In Celebration of the Human Spirit 736 No
2008 Siepker, Barbara Historic Cottages of Glen Lake 224 No
2006 Benezit, E Benezit Dictionary of Artists, English Version and Online (Fourteen Volumes) 0 No
2006 Kollar, A.J. American Paintings Catalogue, 2006-2007
(Exhibition catalog)		 37 Yes
2006 Renner, Christine, Michael E. Crane and Patricia Reed Images of America The Scarab Club 127 No
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
2002 Deinard, Jenny How to Draw Michigan's Sights and Symbols 0 Yes
2002 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
Available For Sale.		 1249 No
2000 Hassrick, Peter H. Unending Frontier: Art of the West The Grand Rapids Art Museum
(Exhibition catalog)		 78 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1999 Ferris, Steven A Mathias Alten's Grand Rapids
(Exhibition catalog)		 14 Yes
1999 Mann, Maybelle Art in Florida: 1564-1945 194 No
1999 Marek, Don Grand Rapids Art Metalwork 1902-1918 143 Yes
1998 Gerdts, William H Mathias J. Alten Journey of an American Painter 175 Yes
1997 Merrill, Peter German Immigrant Artists in America 341 No
1996 Editors Inventory of American Paintings Executed Before 1914 National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian 404 No
1994 Bower, James; Martha Buca Union List of Artist Names 0 No
1991 Leavitt, Virginia Couse Eanger Irving Couse Image Maker for America
(Exhibition catalog)		 248 Yes
1990 Editors, The Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph, MI Flowers in Art 32 Yes
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, National Academy of Design: 1901-1950
(Exhibition catalog)		 622 No
1990 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) The Annual Exhibition Record of the Art Institute of Chicago
(Exhibition catalog)		 1117 No
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: The South, Near Midwest (Volume Two) 396 Yes
1990 Gerdts, William H Art Across America: The Far Midwest, Rocky Mountain West, Southwest, Pacific Volume Three 396 Yes
1989 Adamson, Jerome D. American Paintings 1830-1940 A Century Observed
(Exhibition catalog)		 54 Yes
1989 Barrie, Dennis Artists in Michigan 1900-1976 A Biographical Dictionary, Wayne State University 240 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings Annual Exhibition Record, 1876-1913, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Volume II
(Exhibition catalog)		 612 No
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)		 538 No
1989 Fehrer, Catherine The Julian Academy Paris, 1868-1939: Spring Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)		 200 No
1989 Haddad, James California Painters (1900-1950)
(Exhibition catalog)		 90 Yes
1987 Marek, Don Arts and Crafts Furniture Design- The Grand Rapids Contribution 1895-1915
(Exhibition catalog)		 77 No
1987 Steelcase Inc. The Meyer May House (Frank Lloyd Wright Design) 16 Yes
1987 Sweeney, J Gray Artists of Michigan from The Nineteenth Century
(Exhibition catalog)		 215 No
1986 Omoto, Sadayoshi; E Van Liere Mathias J. Alten: The Michigan Experience 172 Yes
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Bridenstine, James, Mary Riordin, Mary B. Stephenson Michigan's Masterpieces Art From Public Collections 96 Yes
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1984 Grand Rapids Art Museum Selections from the Permanent Collection Grand Rapids Art Museum 91 Yes
1982 Opitz, Glenn Dictionary of American Artists 372 No
1981 Sweeney, J.Gray Artists of Grand Rapids 1840-1980 The Grand Rapids Art Museum and the Grand Rapids Public Museum
(Exhibition catalog)		 131 Yes
1979 Editors Collection of Exhibition Catalogs Archives of American Art 0 No
1979 Sweeney, J. Gray M. Alten Grand Rapids Bergsma Gallery
(Exhibition catalog)		 27 Yes
1977 Omoto, Sadayoshi (Essay) Early Michigan Paintings Michigan State University
(Exhibition catalog)		 142 No
1976 Travis, Anthony and Lynn G. Mapes Pictorial History of Grand Rapids 192 No
1975 Gibson, Arthur Hopkin Artists of Early Michigan A Biographical Dictionary of Artists Native To or Active in Michigan 1701-1900 250 No
1973 Havlice, Patricia Pate Index to Artistic Biography (Three Volumes) 2315 No
1972 Earle, Helen L Biographical Sketches of American Artists 370 No
1970 : Editors, Detroit Institute of Arts Paintings in The Detroit Institute of Arts Third Edition, A check list of the paintings acquired before May, 1970 167 No
1957 Editors, Detroit Historical Museum Preliminary Checklist - Michigan Portrait Survey 38 No
1939 St. John, Sarah; M Furlong Art Index. Vol 3 1490 No
1938 Editors Who's Who in American Art, 1938-1939 0 No
1936 Editors, Art Institute of Chicago American Paintings and Sculpture – Forty-Seventh Annual Exhibition October Twenty-Two to December Sixth 1936
(Exhibition catalog)		 39 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
1934 Editors, Detroit Institute of Arts Annual Exhibition For Michigan Artists
(Exhibition catalog)		 20 No
1930 Editors, Detroit Institute of Arts Annual Exhibition For Michigan Artists
(Exhibition catalog)		 18 No
1929 Editors, Holt Gallery, NY, NY Exhibition of Oil Paintings by Mathias J. Alten
(Exhibition catalog)		 4 No
1922 Editors, Art Institute of Chicago Catalogue of the Thirty-Fifth Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture At the Art Institute of Chicago – November 2, to December 10, 1922
(Exhibition catalog)		 65 No
1922 Editors, Detroit Institute of Arts Eight Annual Exhibition the Detroit Institute of Arts of the City of Detroit April 11 to May 31, 1922
(Exhibition catalog)		 20 No
1922 Editors, Detroit Institute of Arts Annual Exhibition for Michigan Artists Under the Auspices of the Scarab Club
(Exhibition catalog)		 11 No
1921 Editors, Detroit Institute of Art Catalogue of the Seventh Annual Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists April 20-May 31, 1921
(Exhibition catalog)		 23 No
1921 Editors, Detroit Institute of Arts Annual Exhibition for Michigan Artists Under the Auspices of the Scarab Club
(Exhibition catalog)		 11 No
1920 City Art Museum, St.Louis, Missouri Fifteenth Annual Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists
(Exhibition catalog)		 37 No
1920 Editors, Detroit Institute of Arts Annual Exhibition for Michigan Artists Under the Auspices of the Scarab Club
(Exhibition catalog)		 11 No
1920 Editors, NAD Catalogue National Academy of Design Ninety-Fifth Annual Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)		 87 No
1919 Editors, Art Institute of Chicago Catalogue of the Thirty-First Annual Exhibition of America Paintings and Sculpture 34 No
1919 Editors, Detroit Institute of Arts Annual Exhibition for Michigan Artists Under the Auspices of the Scarab Club
(Exhibition catalog)		 12 No
1917 Editors, Art Institute of Chicago Thirtieth Annual Exhibition of American Oil Paintings and Sculpture
(Exhibition catalog)		 63 No
1916 Editors, Detroit Museum of Art (now Detroit Institute of Art) Catalogue of the Scarab Club-Annual Exhibition for Michigan Artists
(Exhibition catalog)		 12 No
1916 Young, J. W. Catalogue of Important Paintings by Distinguished Artists
(Exhibition catalog)		 19 No
1915 Editors, Art Institute of Chicago American Oil Paintings and Sculpture Twenty-Eight Annual Exhibition. Art Institute of Chicago – November 16, 1915, to January 2, 1916
(Exhibition catalog)		 91 No
1914 Editors, Grand Rapids Art Association Catalogue of the Twenty-Sixth Exhibition - Paintings by American Artists The Michigan State Federation of Art 2 Yes
1914 Editors, The Detroit Museum of Art Michigan State Federation of Arts Exhibition of Paintings by American Artists 4 No
1913 Editors, Art Institute of Chicago The Twenty-Fifth Annual Exhibition of Watercolors and Miniatures by American Artists – March 25 to April 27, 1913 59 No
1912 Editors, Art Institute of Chicago Sixteenth Annual Exhibition of Works by Chicago Artists and Vicinity
(Exhibition catalog)		 96 No
1911 Editors, Art Institute of Chicago Twenty-Fourth Annual Exhibition of Oil Paintings and Sculpture by Contemporary American Artists
(Exhibition catalog)		 94 Yes
1911 Editors, The Art Association of Grand Rapids Exhibition of Paintings by Mathias Alten
(Exhibition catalog)		 4 No
1910 Editors, The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy Fifth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists
(Exhibition catalog)		 65 No
1910 Halsey C. Ives, Director Fifth Annual Exhibition of Selected Paintings by American Artists The City Art Museum – St. Louis, September 15 to November 15, 1910
(Exhibition catalog)		 68 No
1908 Art Institute of Chicago Catalogue of the Twenty-First Annual Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture By Contemporary American Artists
(Exhibition catalog)		 48 No
1905 Art Institute of Chicago Catalogue of the Tenth Annual Exhibition of the Society of Western Artists 21 No
1905 Dumond, Frank Vincent Official Catalogue for the Museum of Art The Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Portland, Oregon
(Exhibition catalog)		 40 No
1905 Editors, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Catalogue of the Second Annual Watercolor Exhibition 70 No
1905 Hoskins, Arthur Nicholas The Artists Year Book 230 No
1904 Cincinnati Museum, Juried Show The Society of Western Artists Tenth Annual Exhibition,
(Exhibition catalog)		 22 No
1904 Editors, National Academy of Design National Academy of Design – Eightieth Annual Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)		 76 No
1903 Editors, Art Institute of Chicago Eight Annual Exhibition of the Society of Western Artists
(Exhibition catalog)		 23 No
1903 Editors, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Catalogue of the Seventy-Second Annual Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)		 111 No
1902 Editors, Toledo Museum of Art Catalog of Pictures: Second Exhibition of the Toledo Museum of Art 24 No
1902 Smith, Hall Horace, Secretary Report of the Pan-American Exposition Commission for the State of Michigan 46 No
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