Robert Loftin Newman was an American painter and stained-glass designer. He specialized in oil on canvas as his medium. He is sometimes associated with Albert Pinkham Ryder as a painter of mood. His works include 'Good Samaritan', painted in 1886, 'Flight into Egypt', 'Harvest Time', 'Sailboat Manned by Two Men', and 'The Bather'.
He was born in Richmond, Virginia and lived in the Richmond area until 1838, when his mother remarried and moved to Clarksville, Tennessee when he was 11 years of age. On his first trip abroad in 1850, he studied for about five months with Thomas Couture in Paris before returning to Clarksville. On a second trip to Paris in 1854, William Morris Hunt introduced him to J. F. Millet and to Barbizon, where he spent several months. Later, as a young adult, he studied art in New York, England, and France. Newman served briefly as an artillery lieutenant for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. After his discharge from the Confederate Army, it would seem that he settled in New York. In 1882 he made a third trip abroad, spending part of his time at Barbizon. Upon his return to New York, he roomed between 1882 and 1892 with Wyatt Eaton. The only exhibition of his work during his lifetime was held at Knoedler Galleries in 1894, with over half of the works included also being shown at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Newman made his last trips abroad in 1908 and again in 1909.
He was born in Richmond, Virginia and lived in the Richmond area until 1838, when his mother remarried and moved to Clarksville, Tennessee when he was 11 years of age. On his first trip abroad in 1850, he studied for about five months with Thomas Couture in Paris before returning to Clarksville. On a second trip to Paris in 1854, William Morris Hunt introduced him to J. F. Millet and to Barbizon, where he spent several months. Later, as a young adult, he studied art in New York, England, and France. Newman served briefly as an artillery lieutenant for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. After his discharge from the Confederate Army, it would seem that he settled in New York. In 1882 he made a third trip abroad, spending part of his time at Barbizon. Upon his return to New York, he roomed between 1882 and 1892 with Wyatt Eaton. The only exhibition of his work during his lifetime was held at Knoedler Galleries in 1894, with over half of the works included also being shown at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Newman made his last trips abroad in 1908 and again in 1909.
Robert Loftin Newman was an American painter and stained-glass designer. He specialized in oil on canvas as his medium. He is sometimes associated with Albert Pinkham Ryder as a painter of mood. His works include 'Good Samaritan', painted in 1886, 'Flight into Egypt', 'Harvest Time', 'Sailboat Manned by Two Men', and 'The Bather'.
He was born in Richmond, Virginia and lived in the Richmond area until 1838, when his mother remarried and moved to Clarksville, Tennessee when he was 11 years of age. On his first trip abroad in 1850, he studied for about five months with Thomas Couture in Paris before returning to Clarksville. On a second trip to Paris in 1854, William Morris Hunt introduced him to J. F. Millet and to Barbizon, where he spent several months. Later, as a young adult, he studied art in New York, England, and France. Newman served briefly as an artillery lieutenant for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. After his discharge from the Confederate Army, it would seem that he settled in New York. In 1882 he made a third trip abroad, spending part of his time at Barbizon. Upon his return to New York, he roomed between 1882 and 1892 with Wyatt Eaton. The only exhibition of his work during his lifetime was held at Knoedler Galleries in 1894, with over half of the works included also being shown at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Newman made his last trips abroad in 1908 and again in 1909.
He was born in Richmond, Virginia and lived in the Richmond area until 1838, when his mother remarried and moved to Clarksville, Tennessee when he was 11 years of age. On his first trip abroad in 1850, he studied for about five months with Thomas Couture in Paris before returning to Clarksville. On a second trip to Paris in 1854, William Morris Hunt introduced him to J. F. Millet and to Barbizon, where he spent several months. Later, as a young adult, he studied art in New York, England, and France. Newman served briefly as an artillery lieutenant for the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. After his discharge from the Confederate Army, it would seem that he settled in New York. In 1882 he made a third trip abroad, spending part of his time at Barbizon. Upon his return to New York, he roomed between 1882 and 1892 with Wyatt Eaton. The only exhibition of his work during his lifetime was held at Knoedler Galleries in 1894, with over half of the works included also being shown at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Newman made his last trips abroad in 1908 and again in 1909.
Bio by: Terry Minton
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