Edmund Greacen
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Edmund Greacen was an American Impressionist painter.
He was born in New York City
, New York
. He graduated from New York University
. After traveling around the world he entered the Art Students League of New York
. He also took classes at the New York School of Art, where he studied with William Merritt Chase
. He traveled to Spain
with the Chase class in 1905, and then went on to study in the Netherlands
, Belgium
, and England
. In the summer of 1907 he and his family settled in Giverny
, France
. He did not return to the United States
until 1909. Upon his return to the United States and he became a member of the colony of American Impressionists at Old Lyme, Connecticut
. Between 1910 and 1917, he maintained a studio in New York City.
In 1922, he, John Singer Sargent
and Walter Leighton Clark
established the Painters and Sculptors Gallery Association, an artists' cooperative, together with other artists and businessmen. The association founded the Grand Central Art Galleries
the same year and the Grand Central School of Art
in 1923. Greacen moved to Florida after the art school closed in 1944.
He was born in New York City
New York City
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, New York
New York
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. He graduated from New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. After traveling around the world he entered the Art Students League of New York
Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York is an art school located on West 57th Street in New York City. The League has historically been known for its broad appeal to both amateurs and professional artists, and has maintained for over 130 years a tradition of offering reasonably priced classes on a...
. He also took classes at the New York School of Art, where he studied with William Merritt Chase
William Merritt Chase
William Merritt Chase was an American painter known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. He is also responsible for establishing the Chase School, which later would become Parsons The New School for Design.- Early life and training :He was born in Williamsburg , Indiana, to the family...
. He traveled to Spain
Spain
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with the Chase class in 1905, and then went on to study in the Netherlands
Netherlands
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, Belgium
Belgium
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, and England
England
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. In the summer of 1907 he and his family settled in Giverny
Giverny
Giverny is a commune in the Eure department in north-western France. It is best known as the location of Claude Monet's garden and home.-Location:Giverny sits on the "right bank" of the River Seine where the river Epte meets the Seine...
, France
France
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. He did not return to the United States
United States
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until 1909. Upon his return to the United States and he became a member of the colony of American Impressionists at Old Lyme, Connecticut
Old Lyme, Connecticut
Old Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The Main Street of the town is a historic district. The town has long been a popular summer resort and artists' colony...
. Between 1910 and 1917, he maintained a studio in New York City.
In 1922, he, John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent was an American artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian era luxury. During his career, he created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings...
and Walter Leighton Clark
Walter Leighton Clark
Walter Leighton Clark was an American businessman, inventor, and artist based in Stockbridge, Massachusetts and New York City. Among other achievements, in 1923 he founded with John Singer Sargent the Grand Central Art Galleries, located within New York City's Grand Central Terminal, to offer...
established the Painters and Sculptors Gallery Association, an artists' cooperative, together with other artists and businessmen. The association founded the Grand Central Art Galleries
Grand Central Art Galleries
The Grand Central Art Galleries were the exhibition and administrative space of the nonprofit Painters and Sculptors Gallery Association, an artists' cooperative established in 1922 by Walter Leighton Clark together with John Singer Sargent, Edmund Greacen, and others...
the same year and the Grand Central School of Art
Grand Central School of Art
The Grand Central School of Art was an American art school in New York City, founded in 1923 by the painters Edmund Greacen, Walter Leighton Clark and John Singer Sargent. The school was established and run by the Grand Central Art Galleries, an artists' cooperative founded by Sargent, Greacen,...
in 1923. Greacen moved to Florida after the art school closed in 1944.