WILLIAM COFFIN "SUNSET" OIL ON CANVAS

William Anderson Coffin (1855-1925) "Sunset" Oil on Canvas. Landscape and figure painter William Anderson Coffin was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania in 1855. After study at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, he left for Paris in 1877 to continue his art education. Coffin studied in the atelier of academic artist Leon Bonnat, possibly for up to five years, where he painted the figure and continued drawing and painting from casts of classical sculpture that had first captured his interest at Yale. In 1883, Coffin came to live and work in New York City, participating in many exhibitions, including the National Academy of Design in 1889. He was a fixture in the art world of his day, a well-known art critic who wrote articles for Scribner's and Harper's Weekly, among other publications. Coffin held the position of art critic for the New York Evening Post from 1886-1891, and was art editor at the New York Sun from 1896-1901. Coffin was an important figure in both the Pan-American Exposition in 1901, and Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915. He directed the Fine Arts Division in the former, and helped organize the latter. He was also involved in other artists' groups, holding office in several, including the Municipal Art Society and the American Fine Arts Society. Artist: William Coffin Title: "Sunset" Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature Type: Hand Signed | Signature Location: Lower Right | Site Measurement: 24" x 36" | Ref: BD1043

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