Artist Birthdays October 9 – FRANK DUVENECK

FRANK DUVENECK (October 9, 1848 – January 3, 1919)

• Nationality: American
• Field: Painting
• Art Movement: Realism
• ARTiFact: The schools he started in Munich (1878) and Florence (1879) were extremely popular – his students became known in artistic circles as “The Duveneck Boys.”
• Artist Quote: “I don’t care for pupils who claim an abundance of talent; but what I do want is a crowd of good workers.”
• Notable Artwork (shown below):  The Whistling Boy, 1872.

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