Figure 1.-- Edward Henry Potthast was an American impressionist artist. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio (1857). He studied under Thomas Satterwhite Noble (1879-81) and continued his studies at the Royal Academy in Munich with the American-born instructor Carl Marr. He returned to Cincinnati and continued his his studies with Noble (1885). He then headed to Paris where he studied with Fernand Cormon (1886). Finally he haded for New York (1895). Here he remained and conducted his artistic carer. He is bstbknown for his destinctive broad brush stroke, colorful images of Americans enjoying their leisure in Central Park and especially on the beaches of New York and New England at the turn-of-the 20th and early 20th century. Many of his scenes include children cavorting at the seaside.

Edward Henry Potthast was an American impressionist artist. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio (1857). He studied under Thomas Satterwhite Noble (1879-81) and continued his studies at the Royal Academy in Munich with the American-born instructor Carl Marr. He returned to Cincinnati and continued his his studies with Noble (1885). He then headed to Paris where he studied with Fernand Cormon (1886). Finally he haded for New York (1895). Here he remained and conducted his artistic carer. He is bstbknown for his destinctive broad brush stroke, colorful images of Americans enjoying their leisure in Central Park and especially on the beaches of New York and New England at the turn-of-the 20th and early 20th century. Many of his scenes include children cavorting at the seaside.

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