Edwin Dickinson
- Introduction
- Edwin Walter Dickinson (October 11, 1891 – December 2, 1978) was an American painter and draftsman best known for psychologically charged self-portraits, quickly painted landscapes, which he called premier coups, and large, hauntingly enigmatic paintings involving figures and objects painted from observation, in which he invested his greatest time and concern. His drawings are also widely admired and were the subject of the first book published on his work. Less well known are his premier coup portraits and nudes, his medium-sized paintings done entirely from imagination or incorporating elements from one of his drawings or done from observation over several days or weeks, including still lifes, portraits of others, both commissioned and not, and nudes. His style of painting, which eschewed details in favor of close attention to the relationships between masses of color, was strongly influenced by the example of his teacher Charles W. Hawthorne. The strange juxtapositions and perplexing hints of narrative in his large compositions have been compared to Surrealism, and his premier coups often approach abstraction, but Dickinson resisted being identified with any art movement.
- Wikidata
- Q5346359
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Landscapist, Painter
- Names
- Edwin Walter Dickinson, Edwin Walter Dickenson, Dickinson, edwin dickinson, Edwin W. Dickinson
- Ulan
- 500010408
Exhibitions
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American Modern: Hopper to O’Keeffe
Aug 17, 2013–Jan 26, 2014
MoMA
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The Natural Paradise: Painting in America 1800–1950
Sep 29–Nov 30, 1976
MoMA
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Ways of Looking
Jul 28–Nov 1, 1971
MoMA
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American Drawings and Watercolors: A Selection from the Collection
Dec 24, 1969–Mar 1, 1970
MoMA
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Drawings: Recent Acquisitions
Jun 26–Nov 22, 1967
MoMA
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Edwin Dickinson has
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