Abbott Fuller Graves 1859 - 1936

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Abbott Fuller Graves - Morning in the Garden
Auction
American Art
May 2024
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Realised: 20.480 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - The Garden Wall
Auction
American Art
November 2023
Bonhams, Los Angeles
Est.: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Realised: 12.800 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - Family by the Fire, Jamaica
Auction
American Art Online
August 2023
Bonhams, Los Angeles (Online Auction)
Est.: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Realised: 1.536 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - By the Coastline, Jamaica
Auction
American Art Online
August 2023
Bonhams, Los Angeles (Online Auction)
Est.: 2.500 - 3.500 USD
Realised: 7.040 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - A Tavern Conversation
Auction
American Art
November 2021
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 2.000 - 3.000 USD
Realised: 1.658 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - The Quiet Reader
Auction
American Art
November 2021
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 800 - 1.200 USD
Realised: 1.403 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - Carnations in a Basket
Auction
American Art
November 2021
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 3.000 - 5.000 USD
Realised: 3.570 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - The Basketmakers
Auction
American Art
November 2021
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Realised: 15.300 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - Cottage
Auction
American Art
July 2020
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 4.000 - 6.000 USD
Realised: 3.825 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - Peonies
Auction
American Art
July 2020
Bonhams, New York
Est.: 7.000 - 10.000 USD
Realised: 15.075 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - Woman on a Porch
Auction
American Art
November 2019
Bonhams, New York
Est.: -1 - -1 USD
Realised: 11.325 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - Doorway
Auction
American Art Online
November 2019
Christies, New York (Online Auction)
Est.: 3.000 - 4.000 USD
Realised: 2.750 USD
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The artist Abbott Fuller Graves

  • US painter and illustrator.
  • Specialized in floral still lifes and garden paintings.
  • His work shows influences of Impressionism.

Abbott Fuller Graves was born in 1859 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. He originally aspired to a career as an architect and studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. However, Graves abandoned his studies to develop his skills as a flower painter. To this end, he made study trips to Paris and through Italy beginning in 1884. While there, he met Edmund Tarbell, an American Impressionist who was also traveling through Europe.

In 1885 Graves returned to Boston and obtained a position as a teacher at Cowles Art School, which had been founded only two years earlier. Impressionist painter Childe Hassam was Graves' colleague there. Hassam and Tarbell had a great influence on Graves's paintings, which were increasingly characterized by bright colors, impasto brushwork, and open-air painting.

In 1887 Graves returned to Paris and studied at the prestigious Academie Julien. This phase influenced his work, especially in his depictions of people, which show traits of realism and naturalism. From 1891 he lived again in the United States, where he painted genre scenes of farmers, fishermen, and firemen. Many of his paintings served as postcard motifs and thus became famous in the USA.

Above all, however, Graves succeeded in causing a sensation with his flower and garden paintings. Exotic garden depictions, for which he found inspiration in Spain and South America, established his reputation as a specialist. In 1936 he died a well-known artist in his native country. His work is represented in the collections of many American museums, including the Mead Art Museum in Amherst, the Arnot Art Museum in New York, and the Princeton University Art Museum.

Der Künstler Abbott Fuller Graves

  • US-amerikanischer Maler und Illustrator.
  • Spezialisierte sich auf Blumenstillleben und Gartenbilder.
  • Sein Werk zeigt Einflüsse des Impressionismus.

Abbott Fuller Graves wurde 1859 in Weymouth, Massachusetts geboren. Ursprünglich strebte er eine Karriere als Architekt an und studierte am Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. Graves brach das Studium jedoch ab, um seine Fähigkeiten als Blumenmaler auszubauen. Zu diesem Zweck unternahm er ab 1884 Studienreisen nach Paris und durch Italien. Dabei lernte er Edmund Tarbell kennen, einen amerikanischen Impressionisten, der ebenfalls durch Europa reiste.

1885 kehrte Graves nach Boston zurück und erhielt eine Stelle als Lehrer an der Cowles Art School, die erst zwei Jahre zuvor gegründet worden war. Der impressionistische Maler Childe Hassam war dort Graves‘ Kollege. Hassam und Tarbell hatten großen Einfluss auf Graves‘ Gemälde, die zunehmend von hellen Farben, pastösem Pinselstrich und der Freiluftmalerei geprägt sind.

Im Jahr 1887 kehrte Graves nach Paris zurück und studierte an der renommierten Academie Julien. Diese Phase beeinflusste sein Werk insbesondere bei den Darstellungen von Menschen, die Züge vom Realismus und Naturalismus aufweisen. Ab 1891 lebte er wieder in den USA, wo er Genreszenen von Bauern, Fischern und Feuerwehrleuten malte. Viele seiner Gemälde dienten als Postkartenmotive und wurden so in den USA bekannt.

Vor allem aber gelang es Graves, mit seinen Blumen- und Gartenbildern Aufsehen zu erregen. Exotische Gartendarstellungen, zu denen er in Spanien und Südamerika Inspiration fand, begründeten seinen Ruf als Spezialist. 1936 starb er als  bekannter Künstler in seinem Heimatland. Sein Werk ist in den Sammlungen vieler amerikanischer Museen vertreten, unter anderem dem Mead Art Museum in Amherst, dem Arnot Art Museum in New York und dem Princeton University Art Museum.

Abbott Fuller Graves - Kennebunk Door
Auction
American Art Online
May 2019
Christies, New York (Online Auction)
Est.: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Realised: 20.000 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - In My Wife\'S Garden
Auction
American Art
March 2018
Sothebys, New York
Est.: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Realised: 11.875 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - Bouquet Of Peonies
Auction
American Art
November 2017
Sothebys, New York
Est.: 30.000 - 50.000 USD
Realised: 60.000 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - Pink And Red Roses
Auction
American Paintings, Drawings & Sculpture
April 2013
Sothebys, New York
Est.: 30.000 - 40.000 USD
Realised: 59.375 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - Oldest House at St. Ives, Cornwall, England
Auction
Christie's Interiors
August 2012
Christies, New York
Est.: 1.500 - 2.000 USD
Realised: 2.250 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - Still Life with Roses
Auction
Important American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
May 2011
Christies, New York
Est.: 25.000 - 35.000 USD
Realised: 25.000 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - The Offering
Auction
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
March 2011
Christies, New York
Est.: 8.000 - 12.000 USD
Realised: 9.375 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - Azaleas
Auction
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
September 2010
Christies, New York
Est.: 25.000 - 35.000 USD
Realised: 30.000 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - In My Wife\'s Garden
Auction
Fine American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture
March 2010
Christies, New York
Est.: 20.000 - 30.000 USD
Realised: 18.750 USD
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Abbott-Fuller Graves - Vase De Fleurs
Auction
Old Master and 19th Century Drawings and Paintings
June 2009
Sothebys, Paris
Est.: 15.000 - 20.000 EUR
Realised: 24.750 EUR
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Abbott Fuller Graves - Still Life With Roses And Raspberries
Auction
American Paintings
March 2009
Sothebys, New York
Est.: 25.000 - 35.000 USD
Realised: 28.125 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves - Red Carnations In A Silver Vase
Auction
American Paintings
March 2009
Sothebys, New York
Est.: 15.000 - 25.000 USD
Realised: 17.500 USD
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Abbott Fuller Graves in a nutshell

Graves belongs to those artists who are rather unknown and rarely found at auctions. Most of his paintings range in price from $10,000 to $50,000. A small number of works made it to a value of over $100,000, but these results date back a while, to 2007 and 2008.

Doorway and Garden was painted around 1900 and it is not known where it is located today. The painting is widely circulated as a print and is an extremely popular poster and postcard subject.

Häufige Fragen zu Abbott Fuller Graves

Graves gehört zu denen auf Auktionen eher unbekannteren und seltener zu finden Künstlern. Die meisten seiner Gemälde bewegen sich im Preisrahmen von 10.000 bis 50.000 US-Dollar. Eine kleine Anzahl von Arbeiten schaffte es, auf einen Wert von über 100.000 US-Dollar, doch diese Ergebnisse liegen schon eine Weile zurück, sie stammen aus den Jahren 2007 und 2008.

Doorway and Garden wurde etwa um 1900 gemalt und es ist nicht bekannt, wo es sich heute befindet. Das Gemälde wird vielfach als Druck in Umlauf gebracht und ist ein äußerst beliebtes Poster- und Postkartenmotiv.

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