Harold Heartt Foley
American painter
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Harold Heartt Foley (1874–1923) was an early-twentieth-century American painter, collagist and illustrator.
1874
Harold Heartt Foley | |
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 Illustration for The Wonderful Adventures of Nils, 1907 | |
| Born | Harold Leroy Livingston 1874 New York City, New York, US |
| Died | 1923 (aged 48–49) Paris, France |
| Known for | Classicism, Impressionism |
Youth and education
Born in New York City in 1874, the young Harold Leroy Livingston grew up in a wealthy family.[1][2] He was a good student of art and quickly became a success as a painter[3] and magazine illustrator.[4] The influence of Howard Pyle and Arthur Rackham is obvious in many of his works during the period 1900–1910.[5] He aspired to participate in the Golden Age of Illustration generation. As he was fascinated by European history and arts, he decided to move there.[6]
Europe
In September 1906, in Malta, he married Elizabeth Schell-Cragin.[7][8] Foley became famous as Harold Heartt for his illustration of Selma Lagerlöf's book The Wonderful Adventures of Nils published in New York by Grosset & Dunlap in 1907. The couple settled in Paris.
In 1908 he exhibited his works in the Paris Salon.[9]
Well known in the "American colony",[10] Harold and his wife welcomed and helped American artists living abroad, such as Arthur Dove.[11]
Harold Heartt Foley died in Paris in 1923 and was buried in Montparnasse cemetery.[12]