Alfred r mitchell biography

Mitchell (1888-1972) was an American landscape painter.
Alfred R. Mitchell was an American landscape painter.
Alfred Mitchell, born in York, Pennsylvania, became a painter of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism who settled in San Diego in 1908.

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(1888-1972)

Alfred Mitchell, born in York, Pennsylvania, became a painter of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism who settled in San Diego in 1908. His plein-air paintings provide an historical record of the growth of San Diego in the early 20th century.

Mitchell was an adventurous young man, who, as a teenager, went West to Nevada during the Gold Rush where he prospected for gold and drove a coach. Then he went to Southern California, and in 1913, began training at the San Diego Academy of Art. This was the city's oldest art school, and it had been founded by Maurice Braun, who regarded Mitchell as one of his most important pupils. He encouraged Mitchell to return to his native state and study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Enrolling there in 1916, Mitchell studied with Joseph Pearson, and New Hope Impressionists Daniel Garber and Edward Redfield. With these influences, his style turned from Braun's 'feminine' Impressionism toward the Pennsylvania school's stronger brush work and strong color as well as clear light and strong outlines.

Mitchell returned to San D

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Alfred R. Mitchell (1888 - 1972)

Alfred R. Mitchell was born in York, Pennsylvania in 1888 and grew up in New Jersey where his artistic interests were well fueled by his mother who conducted a private school. As a child Alfred worked primarily with clay that he pulled out of a nearby river and would form different animals surprisingly well. When Alfred finished school and prior to moving to San Diego he moved out west and drove a stage coach throughout the Nevada desert during the Mina gold rush and also mined gold for a short time; this is where Mitchell first discovered a great love for desert landscapes which became one of his more common subject matter. It was not until about 1913 when Mitchell was 25 years old that he began to get serious about his artwork again as he studied with Maurice Braun a local San Diego landscape artist and it was at this point he became a painter and left sculpting behind.

Alfred then left California for a formal education in painting back in Pennsylvania and toured Europe on a scholarship visiting the main art centers before returning back to the

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Selected Group Exhibitions

Alfred R. Mitchell was an American painter who was born in 1888.

How much does an Alfred R. Mitchell cost?

Alfred R. Mitchell's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 16 USD to 62,500 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Alfred R. Mitchell's most expensive painting?

Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 62,500 USD for Sunset glow, sold at Bonhams Los Angeles in 2018. In the past 12 months, their paintings have averaged 2,358 USD.

Where can I see Alfred R. Mitchell's works?

Numerous key galleries and museums such as Irvine Museum have featured Alfred R. Mitchell's work in the past.

Alfred R. Mitchell in the news

In MutualArt’s artist press archive, Alfred R. Mitchell is featured in California Impressionism: Paintings from Irvine Collection at U. New Hampshire Museum, a piece from Artes Magazine in February 2013. The artist died in 1972.

Artist's alternative names: Alfred Mitchell