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John La Farge - Paintings


John La Farge was a significant American painter, illustrator, writer and glass painter of Naturalism born to French parents. He is internationally known for his glass windows.
Born: 31 March 1835 in New York
Died: 14 November 1910 in Providence, Rhode Island
John La Farge discovers his love for art during a stay in Paris. In addition to studying with Thomas Couture in Paris, he also meets with members of the Pre-Raphaelites brotherhood. There, he gets acquainted with William Morris Hunt, with whom he collaborates in Newport. His early work is characterized by landscapes. He also works as an illustrator. He is known for his religious wall paintings, among others, at the Church of Ascension in New York. Later, he will also design its windows. It is not until the 1870s that John La Farge gets interested in glass painting, developing a unique colorful technique, earning him international orders. Through several travels to the South Seas and to Japan, he can enrich his late work by exotic theme complexes.
John La Farge

John La Farge - paintings - A Brittany Beadle
A Brittany Beadle

John La Farge - paintings - A Rishi Calling up a Storm
A Rishi Calling up a Storm

John La Farge - paintings - Agathon to Erosanthe
Agathon to Erosanthe

John La Farge - paintings - Autumn (Study)
Autumn (Study)

John La Farge - paintings - Seated Figure in Yellow
Seated Figure in Yellow

John La Farge - paintings - Fagaloa Bay Samoa
Fagaloa Bay Samoa

John La Farge - paintings - Flowers in a Persian Porcelain Water Bowl
Flowers in a Persian Porcelain Water Bowl

John La Farge - paintings - Flowers in a Japanese Vase
Flowers in a Japanese Vase

John La Farge - paintings - Girls Carrying a Canoe Vaiala in Samoa
Girls Carrying a Canoe Vaiala in Samoa

John La Farge - paintings - Hilltop
Hilltop

John La Farge - paintings - Marine
Marine

John La Farge - paintings - Maua a Samoan
Maua a Samoan

John La Farge - paintings - Nocturne
Nocturne

John La Farge - paintings - Paradise Rocks
Paradise Rocks

John La Farge - paintings - Paradise Valley
Paradise Valley

John La Farge - paintings - Portrait of Faase the Taupo
Portrait of Faase the Taupo

John La Farge - paintings - Portrait of Henry James
Portrait of Henry James

John La Farge - paintings - Portrait of the Painter
Portrait of the Painter

John La Farge - paintings - Shell and Flower
Shell and Flower

John La Farge - paintings - Silver Glass and Fruit (Still life Study)
Silver Glass and Fruit (Still life Study)

John La Farge - paintings - Sunrise in Fog over Kyoto
Sunrise in Fog over Kyoto

John La Farge - paintings - The Fountain in our Garden at Nikko
The Fountain in our Garden at Nikko

John La Farge - paintings - The Golden Age
The Golden Age

John La Farge - paintings - The Great Statue of Amida Buddha at Kamakura
The Great Statue of Amida Buddha at Kamakura

John La Farge - paintings - The Last Valley
The Last Valley

John La Farge - paintings - The Muse of Painting
The Muse of Painting

John La Farge - paintings - The Strange Little Kiosai Saw in the River
The Strange Little Kiosai Saw in the River

John La Farge - paintings - Trinity Church Boston
Trinity Church Boston

John La Farge - paintings - Welcome
Welcome

John La Farge - paintings - Wild Roses and Irises
Wild Roses and Irises

John La Farge - paintings - Women drawing up a Canoe
Women drawing up a Canoe



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John La Farge - paintings