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Charles Salis Kaelin (19 December 1858, in
Entry in ''Artists in Ohio'', by Mary Sayre Haverstock, Jeannette Mahoney Vance, et al. On Google BooksEntry on the Getty Union List of Artist Names
1858 births 1929 deaths Painters from Cincinnati People from Rockport, Massachusetts 19th-century American painters American male painters 20th-century American painters Painters from Massachusetts 19th-century American male artists 20th-century American male artists {{US-painter-1850s-stub
Charles Salis Kaelin (19 December 1858, in Cincinnati
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– 28 March 1929, in Rockport, Massachusetts
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) was an American impressionist painter.
Biography
He studied underJohn Henry Twachtman
John Henry Twachtman (August 4, 1853 – August 8, 1902) was an American painter best known for his impressionist landscapes, though his painting style varied widely through his career. Art historians consider Twachtman's style of American Impr ...
between 1876 and 1879, after which time he moved to New York City
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and joined the Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York is an art school at 215 West 57th Street in Manhattan, New York City, New York. The League has historically been known for its broad appeal to both amateurs and professional artists.
Although artists may stu ...
. In 1893 he returned to Cincinnati and worked as a designer for several lithography
Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German a ...
companies. He moved to Rockport, Massachusetts in 1916, where he painted landscapes and ships. His work is in the collection of the Cincinnati Art Museum
The Cincinnati Art Museum is an art museum in the Eden Park neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. Founded in 1881, it was the first purpose-built art museum west of the Alleghenies, and is one of the oldest in the United States. Its collection of ov ...
, where he exhibited regularly throughout his career.
References
Entry in ''Artists in Ohio'', by Mary Sayre Haverstock, Jeannette Mahoney Vance, et al. On Google Books
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1858 births 1929 deaths Painters from Cincinnati People from Rockport, Massachusetts 19th-century American painters American male painters 20th-century American painters Painters from Massachusetts 19th-century American male artists 20th-century American male artists {{US-painter-1850s-stub