Self-Portrait
at Cleveland Museum of Art
Abbott Handerson Thayer
American1849–1921
About
Abbott Handerson Thayer was an American painter, naturalist, and teacher. As a painter of portraits, figures, animals, and landscapes, he enjoyed a certain prominence during his lifetime, and his paintings are represented in major American art collections. He is perhaps best known for his 'angel' paintings, some of which use his children as models.
Notable works
The Light of the "Smudge" and After Sunset Glow: Row Song at Chateaugay
at Harvard Art Museums
Mount Monadnock
at Harvard Art Museums
Angel
at Harvard Art Museums
An Angel
at Milwaukee Art Museum
Fisherman Mending Nets
at High Museum of Art
A Virgin
at Freer Gallery of Art
Mount Monadnock
at Corcoran Gallery of Art
Mount Monadnock
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Margaret McKittrick
at Indianapolis Museum of Art
Works in the collection
13 works
Self-Portrait
at Cleveland Museum of Art
The Light of the "Smudge" and After Sunset Glow: Row Song at Chateaugay
at Harvard Art Museums
Mount Monadnock
at Harvard Art Museums
Angel
at Harvard Art Museums
An Angel
at Milwaukee Art Museum
Fisherman Mending Nets
at High Museum of Art
A Virgin
at Freer Gallery of Art
Mount Monadnock
at Corcoran Gallery of Art
Mount Monadnock
at Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Margaret McKittrick
at Indianapolis Museum of Art
More by Abbott Handerson Thayer in institutions
Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, United States
Freer Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles, United States
National Portrait Gallery
Washington, D.C., United States
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee, United States
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Corcoran Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
High Museum of Art
Fulton County, United States
