Thomas Wilmer Dewing, an artist against the grain. From: The Magazine Antiques | Date: March 1, 1996| Author: Gallati, Barbara Dayer; Hobbs, Susan A. | COPYRIGHT 1996 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Thomas Wilmer Dewing is noted for his application of impressionistic techniques to classical traditions of portraiture. Dewing favored women as subjects, and depicted them in mystical settings and elegant interiors.

"Little contradictions are everywhere on his surface," wrote the critic Ezra Tharp after observing the imposing physique and prickly personality of Thomas Wilmer Dewing during a visit to his studio in 1914.(1) Dewing's large size and difficult temperament seemed curiou...

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