Maxfield Parrish Blue Research Paper

Maxfield Parrish, one of the most well known artists for his works that consisted of beautiful sceneries of distant foggy mountains in the background, classical stone architecture resembling Greek and Roman work, elegant figures of women covered in drapery, romantic landscapes filled with nature and the well-known “Parrish Blue” hue that was used often throughout his works. His luminous hues were what made Parrish different than any other artist. He had a similar style to the Art Nouveau showing delicate gowns with scenes of enchantment and wanderlust. Parrish’s bold color, balanced yet simple compositions reproduced well with the newly invented printing technologies. He felt very strong about the shock of color and effect it made as a whole. Every new generation seems to rediscover or resurface the magic and romance of Maxfield Parrish’s art. …show more content…
Parrish’s father and family was a big influence on his artistic career and he was received his first sketchbook at the age of three. Originally Maxfield was more interested in machines and architecture, which shows in his further artistic career.
Parrish was born on July 25, 1870 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died March 30, 1966 making art throughout his whole life up until the age of 90 when he got arthritis in his hands, so he had a very successful career. His last and final work was in 1961 called “Away From It All.” He was born as Frederick Parrish from his paternal grandmother’s maiden name that was Maxfield, which he later used as his professional first name. At a young age he enrolled at Haverford College in 1888 going for architecture but then left after three years to then join Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in 1892 and studied under Howard