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Thayer (ABBOT HANDERSON an American)

ABBOT HANDERSON, an American figure, landscape, and portrait painter; born at Boston, Mass., in 1849.

He studied at the Beaux Arts, Paris, under Gerome and Lehmann, being much influenced by Bastien-Lepage, and, on return to the United States, first painted portraits and landscapes, but later gave his energy to the production of idea figures. The most notable of his works are: "Young Woman" (Metropolitan Museum, New York); York); "Caritas" (Boston (Bosto Museum); "Winged Figure" (Albright Art Gallery, Buffalo); "A Virgin" (Freer Collection, National Gallery, Washington); and "Virgin Enthroned." He was for two years president of the Society of American Artists. an