Eugene Speicher, N.A.

Eugene Speicher, N.A.
English
(1883-1962)

Women Weeding, oil on canvas, 16"x20", 25"x29",
with 22k gold leaf hand-carved frame, s.l.l.

Born in Buffalo, NY on April 5, 1883. Supported himself with portrait commissions early in his career. 1910s, changed to non-commissioned portraits. Painted small informal landscapes, still lifes and nudes. 1936, Esquire called Speicher “America’s most important living painter.”

Studied: Albright Art Gallery School, art Students League, abroad, NY School of Art under Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase and du Mond, Robert Henri again at Henri School.

Member: National Academy of Design, 1925; Assoc. member of National Academy of Design, 1912; National Arts Club; Boston Art Club; Century Club; Institute of Art and Letters; contemporary Group; New Society of Artists; American Society of Painters, Sculptors & Gravers; Woodstock Art Assoc.; National Assoc. of Portrait Painters.

Exhibited: National Academy of Design, 1910-1948 (medals, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1947); Panama-Pacific Exposition, 1915 (medal); Brooklyn Art Assoc., 1912; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Annual, 1912-13, 1918-21, 1929-56 (gold, 1920 & 1938; prize 1945); Salmagundi Club, 1913 (prize).

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