Who created "Walter Shirlaw"?

Walter Shirlaw was created by Frank Duveneck in ca. 1873.

When was "Walter Shirlaw" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1873.

Is "Walter Shirlaw" in the public domain?

Yes, Walter Shirlaw is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Walter Shirlaw

Frank Duveneck

ca. 1873

Medium

Painting

Classification

Painting

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Walter Shirlaw

Accession Number

1913.11.5

Tags

designerpainterprintmakerbust

About this artwork

Walter Shirlaw was a painter and illustrator who studied in Munich, Germany, where he met and befriended Frank Duveneck. Shirlaw was a founder and first president of the Society of American Artists, and a teacher at the Art Students League in New York. In Munich, Duveneck learned the technique of painting a face in lighter tones against a dark background to heighten the psychological power of a portrait. Here, Shirlawâs direct gaze and firmly set lips convey a no-nonsense personality. Duveneck...

About the Artist

Frank Duveneck

Frank Duveneck (1848–1919) was an American painter, etcher, and teacher whose dark, bravura style made him one of the most celebrated and influential American artists of the late nineteenth century. Born in Covington, Kentucky, he showed early artistic promise and eventually made his way to Munich, where he studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts under Wilhelm von Diez. Munich's artistic culture...

Walter Shirlaw

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