(Robert) Bruce Crane (1857-1937) [RA 1888-1937]
American Tonalist landscape painter, draughtsman and teacher ;
Robert Bruce Crane ; R. B. Crane ; Robert B. Crane ; R. Bruce Crane ; Bruce Crane ; Robert Crane ; Rob Crane ;
[Born October 17, 1856 in New York, NY – died October 30, 1937 in New York, NY]

 

 

SAL record control number: 65388 ;

Record level: Person ;

Record type: Artist ;

 

Biography:

Birth: October 17, 1856 in New York, NY ;
Death: October 30, 1937 in New York, NY of a heart ailment ;
Sex: Male ;
Ethnicity: White ; 
Zodiac:
Libra ;

Known for: Landscapes ; marsh landscapes ; Tonalist landscapes ;
Medium: Oil ; pastel ;
Technique: Painting ; drawing ;
Subjects: Rural landscape ; landscapes ; Tonalist landscapes ; Old Lyme landscapes ; Old Lyme ;

Areas: New York, NY ; New York Ward 9 District 5, New York, NY (1860-1870) ; Elizabeth, NJ (1874) ; Art colony at Grez-sur-Loring, France (1882) ; Eastchester, Westchester, New York, NY (1914-1920) ; Bronxville, Westchester, New York, NY (1930) ; Adirondacks, NY ; Mohawk Valley, NY ; Old Lyme, CT ; NJ ; East Hampton, Long Island, New York, NY (Summer 1880, Summer 1881) ;
Region: North East ;
Lived: New York, NY ; Stubin Road, Eastchester, Westchester, New York, NY (1920-1925) ; Pondfield Road West, Bronxville, Westchester, New York, NY (1930) ;
Father: Solomon “Sol” Bruce Crane (1826-1910), a carpenter ;
Mother: Mary Ann Crane (1823-1911) ;
Relatives: Harriet La Port (1887-?), servant ;
Spouse: Jennie Jane (Coughtry Sipperly) Crane (1850-1916), first wife ; Ann Burchard Brainerd (1873-1948), second wife, married November 15, 1904 in Troy, NY ;
Children: Albert Bruce Crane (1904-1962), son ; Bruce Crane (?-1939) ; Ann F M Crane (1919- ;

Training: New York Public Schools, New York, NY ; Privately under his father, Solomon Bruce Crane (1826-1910) (possibly) ; Under Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892) (1876-1877) ; Art Students’ League of New York, New York, NY (1878-1882) ; Art colony at Grez-sur-Loring, France (1882, for 1-1/2 years) ;
Instructors: Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892) ;
Work:

Taught: Privately in his own studio, Old Lyme, CT ;
Students:

Member: National Arts Club, New York, NY, member ; Salmagundi Club, New York, NY, resident artist member, president ; Union Internationale des Beaux-Arts et des Lettres, Paris, France, member ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY, member ; American Water Color Society, New York, NY, member ; Society of American Artists, New York, NY, member ; Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, NY, member ; Lotus Club, New York, NY, member ; Artists’ Fund Society, New York, NY, member ;
Exhibited with: National Arts Club, New York, NY ; Salmagundi Club, New York, NY ; Union Internationale des Beaux-Arts et des Lettres, Paris, France ; National Academy of Design, New York, NY ; American Water Color Society, New York, NY ; Society of American Artists, New York, NY ; Grand Central Art Galleries, New York, NY ;
Awards: Webb Prize, Landscape ;

Milestones: Friends and traveled with: Birge Harrison, Kenyon Cox, and Alexander Wyant to Art colony at Grez-sur-Loring, France (1882) ;

Notes:
– Artist was 5-9-3/4 inches tall with gray eyes ;

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Document information

Document permalink:
http://salmagundi.org/artist/?p=65388

Digital-born document number:
SAL.2019.65388

Digital document provenance:
Original compiled and researched document by the Salmagundi.

Document license:
Creative Commons Corporation  shareAlike (sa) license.  Some of the information contained within this document may hold further publication restrictions depending on final use.  It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine.

Image license:
The author of this artwork died more than 70 years ago. According to U.S. Copyright Law, copyright expires 70 years after the author’s death. In other countries, legislation may differ.

Record birth date:
January 1, 1888

Last updated: February 24, 2023 at 10:36 am

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