Ernest Lawson (
March 22,
1873 –
December 18,
1939) was an
American painter and a member of
The Eight, a group of artists which included the group's leader
Robert Henri,
Everett Shinn,
John Sloan,
Arthur B. Davies,
Maurice Prendergast,
George Luks, and
William J. Glackens.Lawson was born in
Halifax, Nova Scotia. Though Lawson mostly painted
landscapes, he also did some realistic urban scenes which were shown at the 1908 exihibition of The Eight. His painting style is heavily influenced by
Impressionism, especially the style of
John Henry Twachtman,
Alfred Sisley, and
J. Alden Weir.
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