Edward Dufner, N.A.

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Edward Dufner, N.A.
(American, 1872-1957)

Portrait of the Artist's Wife

Signed 'Edward Dufner, N.A.' (lower left)
Oil on Canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm)

	Provenance: A Boca Raton, Florida Estate Exhibited: The National Academy of Design, ca. 1925, as "A Ray of Sunshine" Museums and Collections: The Brooklyn Museum of Art; the National Academy of Design; The Fort Worth Art Center; Wesleyan University; The Newark Museum; The Tweed Museum of Art of the University of Minnesota.

	A native of Buffalo, New York, Edward Dufner began his formal training at the Art Students Leagues of Buffalo and New York City. He later moved to Paris where he became a student of James McNeill Whistler in Whistler's Paris studio, and completed studies at the Académie Julien. In 1902 Dufner returned to the United States where he became professor at the Art Students League of New York City. It was there that Dufner made a drastic switch to the impressionist color palette he is now famous for. Dufner remained in the New York City area with his wife and fellow painter, Ilka "Lottie" Howells, portrayed here with such immediacy and presence. In addition to being a National Academician, Dufner belonged to leading artistic organizations such as The American Watercolor Society, The Lotus Club, and the National Arts Club.