Will Sparks | |
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Born | February 7, 1862
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | March 31, 1937 |
Education | St. Louis School of Fine Arts Académie Julian Académie Colarossi |
Occupation | Painter |
Spouse | Ethel Martin |
Will Sparks (February 7, 1862 – March 31, 1937) was an American painter. He painted the adobe buildings of Spanish missions in California, Arizona and New Mexico, with a focus on colors and nocturnes.
Will Sparks was born on February 7, 1862, in St. Louis, Missouri. [1] [2] He first studied medicine and passed his exams, but he decided to become a painter instead. [3] He was educated at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts, the Académie Julian and the Académie Colarossi. [1]
Sparks began his career in the art department of The Cincinnati Enquirer. [3] While he was in Paris, he sketched body parts for Louis Pasteur. [4] Upon his return to the United States, he pursued his artistic career in Denver, Colorado, and he subsequently settled in San Francisco, California. [4]
Sparks painted the bluffs of Santa Catalina Island and the landscape of Niles Canyon as well old windmills in Mexico. [5] However, most of his work consisted of the adobe buildings of the Spanish missions in California, Arizona and New Mexico. [1] [6] [7] He used plenty of colors in his paintings. [7] He also did many nocturnes. [8]
Sparks was a co-founder of the Hotel Del Monte Art Gallery in Monterey, California in 1907. [8] Philanthropist Alma de Bretteville Spreckels owned 37 of his paintings. [9]
Sparks was married to Ethel Martin. [1] [10] He was a member of the Bohemian Club. [6] He died at St Mary's Hospital in San Francisco on March 31, 1937. [6] [10]
Will Sparks | |
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Born | February 7, 1862
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
Died | March 31, 1937 |
Education | St. Louis School of Fine Arts Académie Julian Académie Colarossi |
Occupation | Painter |
Spouse | Ethel Martin |
Will Sparks (February 7, 1862 – March 31, 1937) was an American painter. He painted the adobe buildings of Spanish missions in California, Arizona and New Mexico, with a focus on colors and nocturnes.
Will Sparks was born on February 7, 1862, in St. Louis, Missouri. [1] [2] He first studied medicine and passed his exams, but he decided to become a painter instead. [3] He was educated at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts, the Académie Julian and the Académie Colarossi. [1]
Sparks began his career in the art department of The Cincinnati Enquirer. [3] While he was in Paris, he sketched body parts for Louis Pasteur. [4] Upon his return to the United States, he pursued his artistic career in Denver, Colorado, and he subsequently settled in San Francisco, California. [4]
Sparks painted the bluffs of Santa Catalina Island and the landscape of Niles Canyon as well old windmills in Mexico. [5] However, most of his work consisted of the adobe buildings of the Spanish missions in California, Arizona and New Mexico. [1] [6] [7] He used plenty of colors in his paintings. [7] He also did many nocturnes. [8]
Sparks was a co-founder of the Hotel Del Monte Art Gallery in Monterey, California in 1907. [8] Philanthropist Alma de Bretteville Spreckels owned 37 of his paintings. [9]
Sparks was married to Ethel Martin. [1] [10] He was a member of the Bohemian Club. [6] He died at St Mary's Hospital in San Francisco on March 31, 1937. [6] [10]