Biography Lydia Pirelli

Maxfield Parrish, a fragment of the painting “Lutnists” by Maxfield Parrish, a fragment of the picture “Lutyste” how often we are sure that we love the work of this artist Namerek-only because we do not know someone like him, but much better! I would never have taken the work of formulating that it is the wonderful one that can be found in the work of Maxfield Parrish if he did not decide what exactly about him should be written in this publication.

And I decided because the topic I started once I started to be unexpectedly fruitful. Commercial art in the late 19th - first half of the 20th century. The only problem is that not each of the artists-illustrators had its own recognizable, unique style-after all, the market made its demands, and similarity, or even direct imitation was a common phenomenon. Well, in this sin, Maxfield Parrish cannot be blamed!

Recognizable - and not even by a whole picture, but by her small piece! Fragment of the picture "Dawn". He was probably the most popular artist of the twentieth century in the United States after Norman Rocuella. He gained even greater fame as an advertisement artist thanks to his posters, which in the X decorated millions of houses in the States. He was also a monumental artist.

His most famous fresco "Old King Kol" can be seen in the Bar of the Hotel St. The panel "Heavenly Castle" Fresco "Old King Kol", a fragment of the panel "Heavenly Castle" He was born in the year in Philadelphia, in the family of a professional artist and engraver of Stefan Parrish, and at birth received the name Frederick. Maxfield - a creative pseudonym, the maiden name of the artist’s grandmother.

In early youth, he was lucky to visit and even study in Europe, in England, Italy and France. At first, he studied drawing in one of the Parisian private art schools, and upon returning to his homeland, he studied architecture in Haberford college for several more years. True, even then he showed more interest in the art of painting and graphics. In the year, Parrish entered the Academy of Fine Arts in Pennsylvania.

Then there was also the University of Drexel, where his mentor was the famous illustrator Howard Pyle. In a word, his professional training was serious and quite diverse. But the main thing - already during the years of study, he discovered and began to improve his creative method and his unique work technique. Work for the calendar Edison Mazda Lamps, year. So she looked in the “wild geese” calendar.