Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Hurst Jr., Edward Harrison |
Dates & places of birth and death |
Knoxville 1912-1972 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Notes |
Edward Harrison Hurst, Jr. was known for his elegantly painted society portraits and meticulous still life drawings. He was the grandson of Joseph Knaffl, one of Knoxville's early professional portrait photographers. Hurst demonstrated early art talent and left Knoxville to study with George Luks at New York's renowned Art Students League even before graduating from high school. Hurst developed a severe allergy to oil paint in 1959 and developed a new technique by combining watercolor, conte and colored pencil on paper. Late in his career, the artist increasingly devoted his energies to depicting shells, plants and other still life objects. Although Hurst returned to Knoxville frequently to display his elegant society portraits and precisely-crafted still lifes, he spent much of his life mingling with wealthy clientele near his studios in New York and London. |
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Hurst Jr., Edward Harrison - Untitled (Study of Hands)
sepia conte crayon on paper
Record Type: Object
