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{{short description|American painter (1853–1921)}}
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|caption =John Francis Murphy, circa 1920
| caption = John Francis Murphy, circa 1920
|birth_date =December 11, 1853
| birth_date = December 11, 1853
|birth_place=[[Oswego, New York]]
| birth_place = [[Oswego, New York]]
|death_date =January 30, 1921
| death_date = January 30, 1921
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'''John Francis Murphy''' (December 11, 1853 – January 30, 1921) was an [[United States|American]] landscape painter.
'''John Francis Murphy''' (December 11, 1853 – January 30, 1921) was an American Irish landscape painter. His style moved from poetic [[Tonalism]] to the innovative application of multiple layers of pigment, in order to create a sparse, brooding landscape, later in his career.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.artsy.net/artist/j-francis-murphy|title=John Francis Murphy|website=Artsy.net|language=en-US|access-date=2022-03-01}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
John Francis Murphy was born at [[Oswego, New York]] on December 11, 1853. His father, Martin Francis Murphy (1822-1899) had immigrated from [[Waterford]] to Oswego where he married Hannah Gregory (1839-1899).<ref name=":2">{{cite United States census | url = https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7218/images/004239224_00337?pId=1658737| title = New York, U.S., State Census| year = 1865| location = Oswego, New York| roll = 116| page = 33| line = 20| access-date = 2022}}</ref> In 1870, he moved to [[Chicago]] and became a sign painter. After being dismissed from his job, Murphy moved to [[New York City]] where he taught himself painting, in 1875.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19875011/john_francis_murphy_obit/|title=John Francis Murphy obit|date=1921-01-31|work=New-York Tribune|access-date=2019-11-11|pages=9}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://americanart.si.edu/artist/j-francis-murphy-3467|title=J. Francis Murphy|website=Smithsonian American Art Museum|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref> In 1887, he built a studio in [[Arkville, New York|Arkville]], New York and founded the [[Pakatakan Artists Colony Historic District|Pakatakan Artist Colony]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail?assetID=7ebbc373-955c-4c44-90cf-d5e8d583ae40|title=Pakatakan Artists Colony Historic District: Asset Detail|last=|first=|date=|website=npgallery.nps.gov|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-11-09}}</ref>
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He was born at [[Oswego, New York]]. He first exhibited at the [[National Academy of Design]] in 1876, and was made an associate in 1885 and a full academician two years later. He became a member of the [[Society of American Artists]] (1901) and of the [[American Watercolor Society]]. At first influenced by [[Alexander Helwig Wyant|Wyant]] and [[George Inness|Inness]], after 1900 he attacked the modern problems of light and air, thus combining the old and new theories of landscape painting. His chief characteristics are extreme refinement and charm, poetic sentiment, and beauty of surface.<ref>[[New International Encyclopedia]]</ref> His composition is simple and his rendering of soil unique. A past master of values, he preferred the quiet and subdued aspects of nature. He received numerous awards, including a gold medal at [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] (1902) and the [[Inness medal]] in 1910.

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He first exhibited at the [[National Academy of Design]] in 1876, and was made an associate in 1885 and a full academician two years later. He became a member of the [[Society of American Artists]] in 1901 and of the [[American Watercolor Society]].<ref>{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Murphy, John Francis|volume=19|page=38}}</ref> At first influenced by [[Alexander Helwig Wyant|Wyant]] and [[George Inness|Inness]], after 1900 he attacked the modern problems of light and air, thus combining the old and new theories of landscape painting. He received numerous awards, including a gold medal at [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]] in 1902 and the Inness medal in 1910.

He died on January 30, 1921, of pneumonia in New York City.<ref name=":3" />


==Gallery==
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[[File:Brooklyn Museum - A Stormy Day - John Francis Murphy - overall.jpg|thumb|right| '' A Stormy Day '' - [[Brooklyn Museum]]]]
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File:Brooklyn Museum - A Stormy Day - John Francis Murphy - overall.jpg|'' A Stormy Day ''- [[Brooklyn Museum]]
File:John Francis Murphy landscape.png|''Figure Standing in a Field''
</gallery>


==Works==
==Works==
Representative examples of his work are:
Representative examples of his work are:
* "October" (Corcoran Gallery, [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]])
* ''October'' ([[Corcoran Gallery of Art]], [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]])
* "The Path to the Village" (National Gallery, Washington)
* ''The Path to the Village'' ([[National Gallery of Art]], Washington)
* "Indian Summer" (National Gallery, Washington)
* ''Indian Summer'' (National Gallery of Art, Washington)
* "Indian Summer Oaks", 1887 ([[Cahoon Museum of American Art]], [[Cotuit]], Massachusetts)
* ''Indian Summer Oaks'', 1887 ([[Cahoon Museum of American Art]], [[Cotuit]], Massachusetts)
* "The Old Barn" ([[Metropolitan Museum of Art|Metropolitan Museum]], [[New York City|New York]])
* ''The Old Barn'' ([[Metropolitan Museum of Art|Metropolitan Museum]], [[New York City|New York]])
* "The Hill Top" ([[Art Institute of Chicago]])
* ''The Hill Top'' ([[Art Institute of Chicago]])
* "Afternoon Lights on the Hills" (Carnegie Institute, [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]])
* ''Afternoon Lights on the Hills'' (Carnegie Institute, [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania|Pittsburgh]])
* "Neglected Lands" (Buffalo Academy)
* ''Neglected Lands'' (Buffalo Academy)
* "Twilight"
* ''Twilight''
* "Late September"
* ''Late September''
* "Golden Autumn" ([[National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum]], Oklahoma City)<ref>[[National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum]]</ref>
* ''Golden Autumn'' ([[National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum]], Oklahoma City)<ref>[[National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum]]</ref>
* "The River Farm"
* ''The River Farm''
* ''Tints of a Vanished Past'', awarded the 1885 Second [[Hallgarten Prize]] by the [[National Academy of Design]].
* ''Golden Autumn'', 1898 ([[Salmagundi Club]], New York)<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2021 |title=John Francis Murphy (1853-1921) [RA 1878-1921] : Golden autumn, 1898. |url=https://salmagundi.org/john-francis-murphy-1853-1921-ra-1878-1921-golden-autumn-1898/ |access-date=March 19, 2023 |website=salmagundi.org}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll1/id/632/rec/302 ''Paintings by J. Francis Murphy''], an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF)
*[http://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15324coll1/id/632/rec/302 ''Paintings by J. Francis Murphy''], an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF)
*[https://www.bedfordfineartgallery.com/j_f_murphy_artist.html Artwork by John Francis Murphy]


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For other people named John Murphy, see John Murphy (disambiguation).
John Francis Murphy
John Francis Murphy, circa 1920
BornDecember 11, 1853
Oswego, New York
DiedJanuary 30, 1921
Known forLandscape painting
StyleTonalism

John Francis Murphy (December 11, 1853 – January 30, 1921) was an American Irish landscape painter. His style moved from poetic Tonalism to the innovative application of multiple layers of pigment, in order to create a sparse, brooding landscape, later in his career.[1]

Biography

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John Francis Murphy was born at Oswego, New York on December 11, 1853. His father, Martin Francis Murphy (1822-1899) had immigrated from Waterford to Oswego where he married Hannah Gregory (1839-1899).[2] In 1870, he moved to Chicago and became a sign painter. After being dismissed from his job, Murphy moved to New York City where he taught himself painting, in 1875.[3][4] In 1887, he built a studio in Arkville, New York and founded the Pakatakan Artist Colony.[4][5]

He first exhibited at the National Academy of Design in 1876, and was made an associate in 1885 and a full academician two years later. He became a member of the Society of American Artists in 1901 and of the American Watercolor Society.[6] At first influenced by Wyant and Inness, after 1900 he attacked the modern problems of light and air, thus combining the old and new theories of landscape painting. He received numerous awards, including a gold medal at Charleston in 1902 and the Inness medal in 1910.

He died on January 30, 1921, of pneumonia in New York City.[3]

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Works

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Representative examples of his work are:

References

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  1. ^ "John Francis Murphy". Artsy.net. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  2. ^ "New York, U.S., State Census", United States census, 1865; Oswego, New York; roll 116, page 33, line 20.
  3. ^ a b "John Francis Murphy obit". New-York Tribune. 1921-01-31. p. 9. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  4. ^ a b "J. Francis Murphy". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  5. ^ "Pakatakan Artists Colony Historic District: Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
  6. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Murphy, John Francis". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 38.
  7. ^ National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
  8. ^ "John Francis Murphy (1853-1921) [RA 1878-1921] : Golden autumn, 1898". salmagundi.org. January 21, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

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