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Abbott Handerson Thayer was an American painter, naturalist, and teacher.

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Abbott Handerson Thayer

(1849–1921).

Painter. Also a naturalist. An important contributor to the American Renaissance, he is known primarily for idealized figure compositions. He also painted portraits, landscapes, and occasional still lifes. His images of classically garbed women epitomize late nineteenth-century romantic exaltation of feminine virtue and beauty. Often outfitted with angelic wings, they are sometimes accompanied by children. Thayer brought to his landscapes a parallel yearning for spiritual escape from modern banality, as is especially evident in his depictions of New Hampshire's Mount Monadnock. Interested from childhood in wildlife, during the 1890s he gravitated once again toward this subject and in the last two decades of his life devoted much attention to artistic and scientific investigations of nature. This work resulted in notable observations on protective coloration in birds and animals. Born in Boston, as a small child he moved with his family to Woodstock, Vermont, and then to Keene, in southwest New Hampshire. There, in the nearby countryside, he d

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Abbott Handerson Thayer

American painter (1849–1921)

Abbott Handerson Thayer (August 12, 1849 – May 29, 1921) was an American painter, naturalist, and teacher. As a painter of portraits, figures, animals, and landscapes, he enjoyed a certain prominence during his lifetime,^[1] and his paintings are represented in major American art collections. He is perhaps best known for his 'angel' paintings, some of which use his children as models.

During the last third of his life, he worked together with his son, Gerald Handerson Thayer, on a book about protective coloration in nature, titled Concealing-Coloration in the Animal Kingdom. First published by Macmillan in 1909, then reissued in 1918, it may have had an effect on military camouflage during World War I.^[2] However it was roundly mocked by Theodore Roosevelt and others for its assumption that all animal coloration is cryptic.^[3]

Thayer also influenced American art through his efforts as a teacher, training apprentices in his New Hampshire studio.

Early life

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Selected Solo Exhibitions

Selected Group Exhibitions

Abbott Handerson Thayer was an American painter who was born in 1849.

How much does an Abbott Handerson Thayer cost?

Abbott Handerson Thayer's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 500 USD to 75,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Abbott Handerson Thayer's most expensive painting?

Since 2000 the record price for this artist at auction is 75,000 USD for Water Lilies, sold at Heritage Auctions, Dallas in 2015.

Where can I see Abbott Handerson Thayer's works?

Their work is currently being shown at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington D.C.. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Reading Public Museum have featured Abbott Handerson Thayer's work in the past.

Abbott Handerson Thayer in the news

Abbott Handerson Thayer has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, ARTFORUM and Boston Globe. The most recent article is The Medicine of Art: Disease and The Aesthetic Object in Gilded Age America written for caa.reviews in June 2024.