About The Artist:
Henry McCarter
Henry Bainbridge McCarter (1866-1942) was an artist who straddled the leap from realism to modernism at the turn of the 20th century. As a teacher for many years, he influenced a generation of modern artists. McCarter was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania. At a young age, he attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, (PAFA), where he studied under Thomas Eakins and became an accomplished realist painter. He graduated from PAFA in 1883, at...
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About The Medium:
Oil
Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.