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Irving Ramsey Wiles

Irving Ramsey Wiles (1861 - 1948) was active/lived in New York.  Irving Wiles is known for Portrait, figure, sea-landscape and marine [aomtomg.

Born in Utica, New York, Irving Wiles was educated at the Sedgwick Institute, Great Barrington, Massachusetts.  He considered a career as a violinist, but rather began to learn the basics of art from his father and Lemuel Maynard Wiles, at the age of 17.  The following year he had exhibited at the National Academy of Design.  He then studied at the Art Students League under James Carroll Beckwith and William Merritt Chase from 1879 to 1881.  Chase not only influenced his style, but also became a lasting friend, choosing Wiles to complete the portrait commissions left unfinished at his death.  In 1882 he went to Paris as a student of Carolus-Duran, Boulanger, and Jules Lefebvre, attending the Academie Julien.

When Wiles returned to New York City in 1884, he found it necessary to divide his time between painting and illustrating for Century, Harper's and Scribner's magazines, since portrait work was not sufficient.  In 1897 h   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5362 characters.]  Artist bio

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