美国画派

Matthew Pratt American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 717

普拉特在1764年去伦敦的时候,迎接他的是年纪比他略小的美国同胞本杰明·委斯特,后者已经走上一条非常成功的职业道路。普拉特的这幅画是一幅独特的韦斯特肖像画,描绘了韦斯特教导美国学生的场景,其不拘形式的构图反映出他对十八世纪晚期在伦敦美国人中流行的欧洲学院派传统的探索。这幅画在1766年展出,起名为《美国画派》。委斯特是站在最左边的那个人,正在教授绘画技巧。画架前的人则是普拉特,他被描绘成一位卓有成就的肖像画家。

The American School, Matthew Pratt (1734–1805), Oil on canvas, American

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