
Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw

American Impressionism Painter · Active 1878 – 1878
Walter Shirlaw is among the painters whose work defines the American Impressionism era. Paintale holds 1 of Shirlaw's works in its collection, spanning themes of portrait.
Where to see the work: Art Institute of Chicago.
The paintings by Walter Shirlaw gathered on Paintale span portrait, a set of concerns typical of an artist working through the American Impressionism period. Taken as a group, they show a consistent visual language rather than a series of unrelated commissions.
Museums now holding Walter Shirlaw's work include Art Institute of Chicago. On each painting's page here, we go beyond the caption to cover subject, symbolism, technique, and provenance — the context a modern viewer needs to see what the original audience saw.
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