Mark Twain
by Anne Barberi
Original - Not For Sale
Price
$4,500
Dimensions
11.000 x 14.000 x 0.750 inches
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Title
Mark Twain
Artist
Anne Barberi
Medium
Painting - Oil On Ampersand
Description
"MARK TWAIN"
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 � April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and its sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), the latter often called "the Great American Novel."
Twain grew up in Hannibal, Missouri, which provided the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. After an apprenticeship with a printer, he worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper. He later became a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River. His wit and satire, in prose and in speech, earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.
Though Twain earned a great deal of money from his writings and lectures, he invested in ventures that lost a great deal of money. In the wake of these financial setbacks he filed for protection from his creditors via bankruptcy, and with the help of Henry Huttleston Rogers eventually overcame his financial troubles.
Twain was born shortly after a visit by Halley's Comet, and he predicted that he would "go out with it," too. He died the day following the comet's subsequent return.
Mark Twain was a long time resident of Hartford, Ct. This work is an homage and was painted using reference photos from the Library Of Congress.
Sold to collector in Connecticut
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September 3rd, 2012
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Lavender Liu
Congratulations! Your amazing painting is now featured on the homepage of the ROAR group at https://fineartamerica.com/groups/roar-.html. Great work!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Joe Paradis
I need to make another comment--Mark Twain reveled in the sensation his appearance created--it was practiced and studied and adjusted for effect but he became noted for his appearance in addition to his wit--it is so well captured here. Make that 200 years and youthful ones pleas.
Joe Paradis
Brother Mark, may you never be forgotten and, Anne, may you live 100 years and keep such wonders coming.
Beverly Guilliams
Awesome Artwork, Anne....And congrats on your many Features with this......Beautiful b&w
Taikan Nishimoto
"Anne, Very nice portrait!", said Mark Twain himself. I love this artwork, too. L/F ------------ Taikan
Nadine and Bob Johnston
Thank You for Submitting your Artwork.... Liked the subject, description, technique, composition, and color... So Today it was Published in the Internet publication ARTISTS NEWS.... YOU or Friends Can use Ctl-C to copy the link: http://paper.li/f-1343723559 and Ctl-V to put it into your the Browser Address bar, to view the publication. Then, Tweet, FB, and email, etc a copy of the publication, to just anyone you feel would be interested. Happy Promoting! :-)
Nadine and Bob Johnston
. . . Beautiful piece of work, Enjoy images with a broad spectrum of contrast and ... one of my - FAVORITES ... today... Black and White has been my FAVORITE media since 1936, when my first camera was a Kodak Vest Pocket camera with Bellows, variable speed and aperture. My Aunt taught me how to use the camera, process, film in the dark, and make prints..... The rest is History. :) .
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