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- Edmund Quincy’s body of work captured both European and American cities with a sense of nostalgia
- As the seated woman luxuriates in her aperitif, the scene emanates a certain joie de vivre
- Quincy was a relative of American President John Quincy Adams
- Quincy held solo exhibitions in Paris, London, New York and other American cities
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Edmund Quincy
1903-1997 | American
Table by the Window Oil on canvas
An accomplished painter who lived and worked in both New England and abroad, Edmund Quincy’s body of work captured European and American cities with a unique sense of nostalgia and charm. Born in Biarritz, France, and educated in the United States, Quincy was the descendant of three Boston mayors and related to President John Quincy Adams.
Though he painted many. . .
1903-1997 | American
Table by the Window Oil on canvas
An accomplished painter who lived and worked in both New England and abroad, Edmund Quincy’s body of work captured European and American cities with a unique sense of nostalgia and charm. Born in Biarritz, France, and educated in the United States, Quincy was the descendant of three Boston mayors and related to President John Quincy Adams.
Though he painted many. . .
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Edmund Quincy
1903-1997 | American
Table by the Window Oil on canvas
An accomplished painter who lived and worked in both New England and abroad, Edmund Quincy’s body of work captured European and American cities with a unique sense of nostalgia and charm. Born in Biarritz, France, and educated in the United States, Quincy was the descendant of three Boston mayors and related to President John Quincy Adams.
Though he painted many American landscapes, much of Quincy’s oeuvre captures idyllic scenes from his time spent abroad. In Table by the Window, Quincy renders a woman seated in a café. The setting feels distinctly European as the window, accented by a scalloped shade, frames the rising edifices of an idyllic historic town. The woman sits bathed in the afternoon sun, shielding her eyes with the shade of a flower-adorned hat and sipping a glass of burgundy red wine. As she luxuriates in her aperitif, the scene emanates with a certain joie de vivre that typifies the European lifestyle.
Born in France in 1903 to Josiah and Ellen Quincy, Edmund Quincy took his place among one of the oldest and most venerated American families, which included several mayors of Boston, a Harvard president, Abigail Adams, and John Quincy Adams among its many members. After the untimely death of his mother in 1904, the family returned to the United States where Quincy began his education at a private boys' school in Virginia, later continuing in the footsteps of several of his ancestors by attending Harvard College from 1921 through 1925. While Quincy never received his degree from Harvard, he immediately began studying painting at the Boston Museum School of Art and during the same year, left for Paris late in 1925. He traversed all throughout Europe and frequently returned back to New England, amassing a unique and inspired body of work over the many years he was active. Quincy had solo exhibitions in Paris, London, New York and other American cities. Quincy's work is in the permanent collections of the Grenoble Museum (France), the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the University of Arizona.
Circa 1950
Canvas: 27" high by 21 3/8" wide
Frame: 34 5/8" high by 28 7/8" wide
Exhibited:
Spirit of the Past: The Paintings of Edmund Quincy, 1903-1997, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 2000
Paintings by Edmund Quincy, Contemporary Arts Center, New York, 1945
References:
Spirit of the Past: The Paintings of Edmund Quincy,1903-1997 exhibition catalogue, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 2000, by Zachary D. Ross, Pg. 25 and 33, cat. #6.
1903-1997 | American
Table by the Window Oil on canvas
An accomplished painter who lived and worked in both New England and abroad, Edmund Quincy’s body of work captured European and American cities with a unique sense of nostalgia and charm. Born in Biarritz, France, and educated in the United States, Quincy was the descendant of three Boston mayors and related to President John Quincy Adams.
Though he painted many American landscapes, much of Quincy’s oeuvre captures idyllic scenes from his time spent abroad. In Table by the Window, Quincy renders a woman seated in a café. The setting feels distinctly European as the window, accented by a scalloped shade, frames the rising edifices of an idyllic historic town. The woman sits bathed in the afternoon sun, shielding her eyes with the shade of a flower-adorned hat and sipping a glass of burgundy red wine. As she luxuriates in her aperitif, the scene emanates with a certain joie de vivre that typifies the European lifestyle.
Born in France in 1903 to Josiah and Ellen Quincy, Edmund Quincy took his place among one of the oldest and most venerated American families, which included several mayors of Boston, a Harvard president, Abigail Adams, and John Quincy Adams among its many members. After the untimely death of his mother in 1904, the family returned to the United States where Quincy began his education at a private boys' school in Virginia, later continuing in the footsteps of several of his ancestors by attending Harvard College from 1921 through 1925. While Quincy never received his degree from Harvard, he immediately began studying painting at the Boston Museum School of Art and during the same year, left for Paris late in 1925. He traversed all throughout Europe and frequently returned back to New England, amassing a unique and inspired body of work over the many years he was active. Quincy had solo exhibitions in Paris, London, New York and other American cities. Quincy's work is in the permanent collections of the Grenoble Museum (France), the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the University of Arizona.
Circa 1950
Canvas: 27" high by 21 3/8" wide
Frame: 34 5/8" high by 28 7/8" wide
Exhibited:
Spirit of the Past: The Paintings of Edmund Quincy, 1903-1997, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 2000
Paintings by Edmund Quincy, Contemporary Arts Center, New York, 1945
References:
Spirit of the Past: The Paintings of Edmund Quincy,1903-1997 exhibition catalogue, Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York, 2000, by Zachary D. Ross, Pg. 25 and 33, cat. #6.
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Specifications
| Period: | 1919-Present |
| Origin: | America |
| Type: | Paintings |
| Depth: | 2.0 |
| Width: | 28.88 |
| Height: | 34.63 |
| Style: | Realism |
| Canvas Width: | 21.375 |
| Canvas Height: | 27 |
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