Maxfield Parrish

Maxfield Parrish

1870 1966

American painter and illustrator (1870-1966)

Maxfield Parrish was an American painter and illustrator active in the first half of the 20th century. His works featured distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery. The National Museum of American Illustration deemed his painting Daybreak (1922) to be the most successful art print of the 20th century.

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