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About Theodore Coe
It is believed that Theodore Coe studied under John H. Twachtman after 1889 at the Art Students League, then he went to England, Italy, Germany, and Holland in 1891. Coe studied at the Académie Colarossi in Paris and became influenced by impressionism. Back in America he settled at East Sandwich on Cape Cod where he met Edmund Tarbell and other Boston impressionists.
Describing Coe’s work for the Boston Herald, Dodge MacKnight wrote: "With large streaks and slashes of brilliant pigments, put on fearlessly, very high in tone, he seals light and atmosphere, and gives us gay bouquets, brilliant and joyous." Lee Malone called his art "adventurous and exploratory." By comparison to others of his generation, Coe’s works are advanced, even post-impressionistic: occasionally one is reminded of works by Bonnard and later Fauve members of Matisse’s circle.
In later watercolors Coe painted in an energetic and nervous style with alternation of contrasting color patterns, for example in depicting Florida’s luxuriant foliage. In 1926 he quit painting to devote his time to the restoration of works of art. |
Paintings by Theodore Coe
| Church in the Hills |
| Oil on canvas: 20 x 16 in. |
| signed: lower left |
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