Charles Deas

Charles Deas ( born December 22, 1818 in Philadelphia, † March 23, 1867 in New York City ) was an US - american painter of realism, which was known primarily for romantic and wild scenes from the Wild West.

Life

Charles Deas had his first encounters with the art through visits to the studio of the painter Thomas Sully and museum visits in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. His first teacher was John Sanderson, from 1836 he studied for a year at the National Academy of Design in New York City. 1837 Deas visited the Indians gallery of the famous painter George Catlin. In 1840 he visited his brother, an officer of the 5th Infantry at Fort Crawford before the west on Platte River and settlements of the Sioux and Pawnee traveled to St. Louis. From there he sent a number of his paintings to New York at the National Academy in 1847 and returned himself back there. 1849 probably burned a large part of his paintings in a major fire in St. Louis, which is why very few pictures of the artist today. In 1859, he suffered a nervous breakdown and was admitted to a mental institution, where he remained until his death in 1867.

Work

Charles Deas was devoted to how many of his models, in particular George Catlin, the themes of life in the Wild West. This form of painting was very popular for his creative period and sold in accordance with good.