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Daniel Ridgway Knight is an artist from the USA, originally from Philadelphia. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and returned to Philadelphia when the Civil War began. After the war, he went back to France to be near the renowned painter Jean Louis Meissonier, who focused on peasant figures and influenced it with a realism. In his earlier years in Philadelphia, he was prepared to work at a hardware store. However, Daniel Ridgway Knight decided to devote himself to art and first studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Daniel Ridgway Knight participated in the founding of the Philadelphia Sketch Club. He then sailed for France, the first among his Philadelphia peers, and enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. During this time he had long-term friendships with young Impressionists. In Philadelphia, Daniel Ridgway Knight later exhibited historical paintings, painted portraits for money portraits, and taught in his studio. After his marriage, he went back to Paris and devoted himself almost exclusively to the French peasantry, whose environment was outdoors in the fields and at home.
In his paintings, he went into depicting peasants, whereas most painters considered this a laborious activity. Thus, Daniel Ridgway Knight was a peculiar artist, considered a kind of outsider in the heroic struggle and expulsion of French peasants in France. In his glassed-in studio and gardens from, Daniel Ridgway Knight was able to work outdoors in an aesthetically controlled environment. Among his most famous paintings in oil is "Life is Sweet," which is more uniform, colorful, and loose in its effect. However, he also painted several larger paintings for major exhibitions, such as "Hailing the Ferry", with which he won a gold medal. The painting represents a highlight in the career of Daniel Ridgway Knight, which is compared with the stylistic and social affinities of Jules Breton and Jules Bastien-Lepage. His works represent many different aspects, such as floral themes, portrait, landscape, genre and history. In doing so, he aims to capture his aesthetic works with great skill and fine details. For this, in landscape painting, he studies the different phases of the day and their effect on the environment. In his glass studio, Daniel Ridgway Knight was able to work even in the depths of winter, at noon with the sun high in the sky or in the moonlight. Each of his scenes are rich in detail and cast a special attention to a realistic representation of the landscape.
Daniel Ridgway Knight is an artist from the USA, originally from Philadelphia. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and returned to Philadelphia when the Civil War began. After the war, he went back to France to be near the renowned painter Jean Louis Meissonier, who focused on peasant figures and influenced it with a realism. In his earlier years in Philadelphia, he was prepared to work at a hardware store. However, Daniel Ridgway Knight decided to devote himself to art and first studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Daniel Ridgway Knight participated in the founding of the Philadelphia Sketch Club. He then sailed for France, the first among his Philadelphia peers, and enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. During this time he had long-term friendships with young Impressionists. In Philadelphia, Daniel Ridgway Knight later exhibited historical paintings, painted portraits for money portraits, and taught in his studio. After his marriage, he went back to Paris and devoted himself almost exclusively to the French peasantry, whose environment was outdoors in the fields and at home.
In his paintings, he went into depicting peasants, whereas most painters considered this a laborious activity. Thus, Daniel Ridgway Knight was a peculiar artist, considered a kind of outsider in the heroic struggle and expulsion of French peasants in France. In his glassed-in studio and gardens from, Daniel Ridgway Knight was able to work outdoors in an aesthetically controlled environment. Among his most famous paintings in oil is "Life is Sweet," which is more uniform, colorful, and loose in its effect. However, he also painted several larger paintings for major exhibitions, such as "Hailing the Ferry", with which he won a gold medal. The painting represents a highlight in the career of Daniel Ridgway Knight, which is compared with the stylistic and social affinities of Jules Breton and Jules Bastien-Lepage. His works represent many different aspects, such as floral themes, portrait, landscape, genre and history. In doing so, he aims to capture his aesthetic works with great skill and fine details. For this, in landscape painting, he studies the different phases of the day and their effect on the environment. In his glass studio, Daniel Ridgway Knight was able to work even in the depths of winter, at noon with the sun high in the sky or in the moonlight. Each of his scenes are rich in detail and cast a special attention to a realistic representation of the landscape.