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Title: Autumn In The Su squehanna
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Artist: Robert Schneider Country: United States Of America Work Date/Period: Late 20th. Century Description: Oil on canvas painted en pleine aire near Cooperstown, in the Susquehanna Valley of New York State. Landscape painter Robert Schneider embodies the rich tradition of the Hudson River School. Using a traditional academic style he strives to capture the always-changing landscape. Schneider acknowledges the influence of painters of the past including George Inness, Thomas Cole and Fredrick Church as he creates new work in the style now referred to as new traditionalism. Schneider studied drawing and painting with Frank Mason at the Art Students League of New York and in Mr. Mason's summer school in Stowe Vermont. His style reflects Mason's primary concerns, the illusion of subject matter in space and atmosphere, revealed through light. He has also studied with Richard Goetz, who is a founder of the Oklahoma Museum of Art, and a noted teacher of the fundamental principals of drawing, painting and composition stressing an approach to color based on the methods of the impressionists. Schneider's work has been exhibited and collected internationally in private and public collections including, The Readers Digest Collection, the Aetna Insurance Company Collection, The Hartford Insurance Company, The Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Collection and the l.B.M. Collection. His work has been exhibited at many Art Institutions including; The National Arts Club, The Salmagundi Club, The Art Students League of New York, The Hudson River Museum of Yonkers N.Y. The Oklahoma Museum of Art and the Proctor Art Center, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, New York. His work can also be seen in a feature article in the November 2007 issue of American Artist Magazine. An enthusiastic supporter of the arts Schneider has contributed to many area benefits including: The Northern Duchess Hospital Center, Rhinebeck, New York. Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, New York. Brookwood Garden, Cooperstown, New York. Olana State Historic Site, Hudson, New York. The Garrison Art Center, Garrison, New York. The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York. WMHT TV Schenectady, New York. WPIX TV, New York, New York. The Children's Miracle Network, Salt Lake City, Utah. Schneider has served on the board of directors of the Garrison art Center, Garrison, New York and as President of the board of directors of the Howland Art Center, Beacon, New York, from 1988 to 1995. Together with his wife, portrait painter Susan Goetz, Schneider founded the Hudson Valley School of Art in 1987. Continuing the tradition of academic realism with classes in portrait, still life, figure and landscape painting. Students from this school have gone on to universities including The Rhode Island School of Design and Pratt Institute obtaining scholarships on the strength of their Hudson Valley School of Art portfolios. Signature/Other Markings: Signed Dimensions: 10"W X 8"H 25.5cm W X 20.25cm H Medium: Oil Condition: Excellent Number of items: 1 Item ID: 5599 Price: $650 |
