James Wells CHAMPNEY
1843–1903, USA
Biography
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James Wells Champney was a genre painter of rural scences and country home life. Studied with Edouard Frere and at the Antwerp Academy, 1868. Exhibited at the Paris Salon, 1869. (Best known for his excellent pastel portraits).
Source: Art Signature Dictionary
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