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Henry Ossawa Tanner

1859–1937 · American

Born
1859 · Pittsburgh
Died
1937 · 6th arrondissement of Paris

47 works in the Collect24 Registry

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Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American artist who spent much of his career in France, becoming the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. He moved to Paris in 1891 to study and gained acclaim in French artistic circles, later being elected chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 1923.

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Henry Ossawa Tanner (June 21, 1859 – May 25, 1937) was an American artist who spent much of his career in France. He became the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner moved to Paris, France, in 1891 to study at the Académie Julian and gained acclaim in French artistic circles. In 1923, the French government elected Tanner chevalier of the Legion of Honor.

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Selected from 47 works by Henry Ossawa Tanner in the Collect24 Registry.

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Study for the Bagpipe Lesson

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Study for the Bagpipe Lesson, 1892

oil on paperboard

12.7 × 15.1 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-139945

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Moses in the Bullrushes

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Moses in the Bullrushes, 1921

oil on wood panel

56.8 × 38.5 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-139159

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Lions in the Desert

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Lions in the Desert, ca. 1897-1900

oil on canvas mounted on plywood

39.5 × 74.5 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-139010

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Salome

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Salome, ca. 1900

oil on canvas

116.5 × 89.4 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-134494

Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Good Shepherd (Atlas Mountains, Morocco)

Henry Ossawa Tanner

The Good Shepherd (Atlas Mountains, Morocco), ca. 1930

oil on fiberboard

75.8 × 91.3 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-134480

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Fishermen at Sea

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Fishermen at Sea, ca. 1913

oil on canvas

116.9 × 89.5 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-134223

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Head of a Jew in Palestine

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Head of a Jew in Palestine, 1899, reworked ca. 1918-1920

oil on canvas

61 × 53.9 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-134210

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Mary

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Mary, ca. 1914

oil on canvas

115.5 × 88.2 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-134165

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Study for the Young Sabot Maker

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Study for the Young Sabot Maker, ca. 1895

oil on canvas

41.3 × 33 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-133892

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Study for the Annunciation

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Study for the Annunciation, ca. 1898

oil on wood

21.5 × 27.4 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-132040

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Gateway, Tangier

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Gateway, Tangier, ca. 1910

oil on plywood

57.2 × 48.3 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-131741

Henry Ossawa Tanner, Haystacks

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Haystacks, ca. 1930

oil on canvas

66.7 × 53.3 cm

Smithsonian American Art Museum

C24-131714

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