John Francis Murphy
Sundown


John Francis Murphy,
(c) Montana Museum of Art & Culture file photograph

1886
16 x 22 inches
Oil on Canvas

Donated by Josephine P. Bay
Accession Number:  58-081

John Francis Murphy (1853-1921) was a self taught artist, a member of the National Academy, and known for his landscapes. His first exhibit was in 1876 at the National Academy of Design in New York City.  Much of his early work was based on direct observation of nature and he received a great deal of influence from the Barbizon school painters Corot, Rousseau and Daubigny.   His later paintings are noted for their techniques of lacquering and glazing.
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