William Turner Dannat (1853-1929) - Oil on panel - "Arab Horseman" - Signed lower right

William turner dannat (1853-1929) oil on panel "arab horseman" signed lower right modern frame dimensions with frame: 31x26cm dimensions without frame: 24.5x19.5cm very good condition I have another work by this artist for sale * william turner dannat, born in new york (hempstead) on july 9, 1853 and died in monte-carlo on march 12, 1929, is an american painter. Biography the youngest of two boys raised by william h. And susan (née jones) dannat, william turner was the son of a lumber merchant who, with charles e. Pell, was the founder of the dannat and pell company. Later, his older brother, david, succeeded their father1. Around the age of 12, william dannat was sent to germany by his parents to study2. He moved into architecture and studied in hannover and stuttgart before choosing to become an artist. He then took art classes at the royal academy of fine arts in munich, then was a student of mihály munkácsy and carolus-duran in paris. He then became known as a draftsman and portrait painter and attracted attention with sketches and paintings created in spain. Dannat then moved to paris in 1879 where he taught at the académie julian3. With his painting un contrebandier aragonnais, he obtained a 3rd class medal at the salon of french artists in 1883, with the spanish quartet, exhibited at the metropolitan museum of art in new york, he achieved significant success at the salon of french artists of 18844, with la femme rouge he constituted one of the marvels of the 1889 exhibition and was placed out of competition at the universal exhibition of 19005. For his portrait of the grand duchess p. Of mecklenburg presented at the parc de bagatelle exhibition, the ambassador of king victor emmanuel III presented him with the plaque of grand officer of the crown of italy6. In 1890, dannat became a member of the société nationale des beaux-arts. In 1897, he chaired the society of american painters of paris.

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