Sydney Mortimer Laurence (1865 - 1940) American
Watercolor on Paper
Measure 8 1/2"in H x 12 1/2"in W and 13"in H x 17"in W with frame

Known for: Alaskan landscape painting-Indian figure
Name variants: Sydney Mortimer Lawrence
Biography: Sydney Laurence was one of the first professionally trained artists to take up residence in the Alaska Territory. He became an outstanding interpreter of the wilderness of the great Northwest, and was a true pioneer in his own right. Laurence was a native of Brooklyn, New York, who had enrolled in the National Academy of Design, where he came in contact with the work of Thomas Moran. In 1889 Laurence traveled to Paris to attend the French Academy. After returning to New York, Laurence covered the Spanish-American War for the New York Herald. Evidently the lure of wealth influenced him to make a sudden career change, for in 1903 her arrived in Juneau, Alaska, with the idea of settling there in order to prospect for gold. He worked at a number of odd jobs in order to support himself, and it was not until 1912 that he resumed his painting career. Laurence took up a studio in Valdez and worked up into larger studio compositions. By 1920 he had a studio in Anchorage, and enjoyed a modest reputation from California to New York as a skilled painter of the wilderness landscape of Alaska. His sensitive portrayal of America's last frontier has given Sydney Laurence a rightful place in history of the art of the American West.

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