Abbott Handerson Thayer

1849–1921 · Symbolism

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.

10 paintings

• Winged Figure (1889)
• Self-Portrait (1918)
• Hebe (c. 1890)
• Girl in White (Margaret Greene) (1888)
• Winter Scene
• The Angel (1903)
• Oil Sketch of a Young Boy (1895)
• Caritas
• Mount Monadnock (probably 1911/1914)
• Self-Portrait (1919)