| 312. Bladen Tasker Snyder
(American, 1864-1923), "Paris Street Scene", c.1899; oil/canvas, 30"
x 38", initialed. Washington D.C. painter.
Snyder studied in Paris with Messer from 1884-85. He also studied at the
Julian Academy with Boulanger and Lefebvre. He exhibited at the Paris Salon in the 1890s.
He painted in North Africa and Europe. He then returned to Washington and lived in
the Octagon House from 1907-09. Andrew Cosentino, in The Capital Image, Painters
in Washington, 1800-1915, discusses Snyder's work, "...two small landscapes and
several sketches confirm that he (Snyder) was an excellent painter in his early years.
Indeed, Tree in a Meadow and its companion piece
are among the finest Impressionist paintings done at the Capital." Snyder was eccentric to
begin with, but went totally derelict in his later years. He was said to have been seen
roaming the streets and looked like "...Christ dressed
in rags". 4000-6000 |
