Maxfield Parris: Sheltering Oaks

This print American painter and illustrator Maxfield Parrish was active in the first half of the twentieth century, known for his distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery. Parrish's art features dazzlingly luminous colors; the color Parrish blue was named in acknowledgement. He would build up the depth in his paintings by photographing, enlarging, projecting and tracing half- or full-size objects or figures. Parrish then cut out and placed the images on his canvas, covering them with thick, but clear, layers of glaze. The result is realism of elegiac vivacity. His work achieves a unique three-dimensional appearance.

Print is suitable for framing.