Art Institute of Chicago
Toning the Bell
Walter Shirlaw
- Date
- 1874
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Culture
- Munich
- Department
- Arts of the Americas
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Like many artists of his generation, Walter Shirlaw furthered his training in Europe, studying at the Royal Academy in Munich. German instruction focused on a dark, painterly realism and was steeped in an astute understanding of aesthetic traditions. In Toning the Bell , executed during his student years and now considered his best-known work, the artist demonstrated an accomplished Munich style, featuring noble peasants, a limited tonal palette, and strong contrasts of light and dark. Prior to his time abroad, Shirlaw had worked in Chicago and helped establish the Chicago Academy of Design, a forerunner to the Art Institute of Chicago.
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- Object type
- AAT300033618
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