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Arthur Humpal

Arthur Humpal (1902 - 1998) was active/lived in Indiana, Illinois.  Arthur Humpal is known for Landscape.

Born in Chicago, Illinois and a resident from 1927 of Nashville, Indiana, Arthur Humpal was a reclusive man who was part of the Brown County, Indiana art colony. He claimed that he never sold a painting, and when he was placed in a nursing home, 500 paintings were in his possession.

Source: Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art"
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Information from James Bishop and Rita Rogers:

Arthur Humpal died October 15, 1998 at a Brown County (IN) nursing home facility. After he, age 89 and near death, was rescued by local authorities at his cabin on Weedpatch Hill in Nashville, Indiana on December 29, 1991, he was taken to the
hospital and then put into the nursing home the following year.

At the time he was found, it was discovered that he had one of the largest art collections of any one artist in Indiana history. Art scholars and appraisers who have seen his paintings believe that his work w   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1221 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Arthur Humpal


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Easel Painting
  • Illustration, Illustrator
Art MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
Geography/Places Lived and/or WorkedChronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
  • Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
  • Landscape Specialty

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