Mary,Mary

Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966) is one of the foremost illustrators of the twentieth century, set apart by his unique style. He mastered effects of light and shade, employing a painstaking shading technique and luminous colors, particularly a bright blue. One of the most popular artists of the twentieth century, Parrish embodied both the nineteenth century’s spiritual love of nature and the new century’s optimistic fascination with the machine. Deeply committed to the popularization of art, he became one of America's first "public" artists. After study at the Pennsylvania Academy and with famed illustrator Howard Pyle, Parrish quickly established himself as one of America’s most acclaimed painter-illustrators, specializing in images of fantasy and idyllic beauty. Dimension: 16" x 23"