Charles Sprague Pearce

For other people named Charles Pearce, see Charles Pearce (disambiguation).

Charles Sprague Pearce (13 October 1851 – 18 May 1914) was an American artist.

Charles Sprague Pearce
Pearce in his studio in Auvers-sur-Oise, c. 1895
Born	October 13, 1851 (1851-10-13) Boston, Massachusetts
Died	May 18, 1914(1914-05-18) (aged 62) Auvers-sur-Oise
Nationality	American
Education	Léon Bonnat in Paris
Known for	Painter, draughtsman, sculptor and print-maker
Movement	Orientalist
Awards	Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor: Order of Leopold, Belgium; Order of the Red Eagle, Prussia, and Order of the Dannebrog, Denmark.

Biography

Woman in white dress and straw hat (c. 1880)

Pearce was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1873 he became a pupil of Léon Bonnat in Paris, and after 1885 he lived in Paris and at Auvers-sur-Oise. He painted Egyptian and Algerian scenes, French peasants, and portraits, and also decorative work, notably for the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress at Washington. He received medals at the Paris Salon and elsewhere, and was made Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor, decorated with the Order of Leopold, Belgium, the Order of the Red Eagle, Prussia, and the Order of the Dannebrog, Denmark.

Works

Among his best-known paintings are The Decapitation of St John the Baptist (1881); Prayer (1884), The Return of the Flock, and Meditation. Pearce was also among those who knew and painted the Capri muse Rosina Ferrara.

Images

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  Paul Wayland Bartlett (1890)
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  Family (1896)
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  Labor (1896)
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  Recreation (1896)
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  Religion (1896)
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  Rest (1896)
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  Study (1896)

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Pearce, Charles Sprague". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 24.