Bruce Crane

American (1857-1937)

One of the leading landscape painters of the “American Barbizon,” American artist Bruce Crane studied under Alexander H. Wyant in New York City and later continued his studies in Europe. Crane exhibited at the National Academy of Design, Art Institute of Chicago, Carnegie Institute, International, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Vose Galleries, Grand Central Art Galleries and Salmagundi Club, among others. One of the most prolific prizewinners of his generation, Crane received honors including the Webb Prize of 1897 from the Society of American Artists and medals at the International Exposition of 1904 in Saint Louis, and the National Academy of Design’s exhibition of 1912. He was a member of the National Academy of Design, Brooklyn Art Association, American Watercolor Society, Salmagundi Club, Society of American Artists, Lotus Club, Lyme Art Association and Union of Internationale des Beaux-Arts et des Lettres, among others.

Crane’s paintings are held in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Smithsonian American Art Museum and Denver Art Museum, among others.