Andrew Wyeth
Andrew Wyeth was an American painter known for closely observed landscapes, interiors, and people from Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and coastal Maine.
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Peter Hurd
Peter Hurd was an American painter known for egg-tempera and watercolor landscapes of New Mexico, using expressive brushwork to capture desert light.
Peter Hurd quick facts
Review Peter Hurd's New Mexico landscapes, egg-tempera and watercolor methods, prepared rigid supports, early oil paintings, and closely observed subjects.
| Born | 1904 · Roswell, New Mexico, U.S. |
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| Died | 1984 |
| Nationality | American |
| Movements | American Regionalism |
| Paint types | Egg tempera · Oil paint |
| Painting surfaces | Painting board (gessoed Masonite and birch panels) · Paper · Canvas (early oil paintings) |
| Painting methods | Fine tempera layers on prepared rigid grounds; later broader egg-tempera brushwork for expansive landscapes; watercolor studies |
| Common subjects | New Mexico hills, deserts, ranch buildings, approaching storms, rural life, and portraits |
| Support preparation | Egg tempera on gessoed Masonite; documented birch panels |
| Notable works | A Shower in a Dry Year · Portrait of Gerald Marr · Still Life of Stone Jug |
Sources: Ellen Noël Art Museum: regionalism and materials, Brandywine Museum: Hurd and the Wyeths, Albuquerque Museum: A Shower in a Dry Year, New Mexico Museum of Art: Portrait of Gerald Marr, Brandywine Museum: oil on canvas, and Smithsonian Archives of American Art: artist interview.
Paint types used by Peter Hurd
Hurd used egg tempera on gesso-prepared Masonite and wood panels for portraits and landscapes; a museum record also documents oil on canvas.
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Egg tempera
The New Mexico Museum of Art records Hurd’s Portrait of Gerald Marr as egg tempera on gesso and Masonite. Its Rio Hondo record likewise identifies egg tempera on gesso, this time on a wood panel. Hurd used the medium for detailed portraits and landscapes on carefully prepared rigid supports.
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Oil paint
Brandywine Museum records Hurd’s Still Life of Stone Jug as oil on canvas, a separate medium and flexible support from his tempera portraits and landscapes. The work documents oil in his practice without implying that his more characteristic egg-tempera paintings used the same binder.
Sources: New Mexico Museum of Art: Portrait of Gerald Marr, New Mexico Museum of Art: Rio Hondo, Brandywine Museum: Still Life of Stone Jug.
Painting surfaces used by Peter Hurd
Peter Hurd's documented works use painting board, paper, canvas; examples distinguish the painted surface from its support or object in each cited work.
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Painting Board
Hurd painted on gessoed Masonite and birch panels, preparing rigid supports for his tempera works. The absorbent ground supports thin, controlled layers in portraits and landscapes; museum records identify these panels separately from his canvases. The panel is prepared before the tempera layers.
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Paper
Hurd’s drawings and studies use paper, providing a portable surface for planning landscapes and portraits. These works on paper differ from the gessoed panels used for finished egg-tempera paintings, and collection records document the sheet support directly. The record identifies paper as the sheet support.
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Canvas
Hurd’s early oil paintings were made on canvas, including Brandywine Museum’s Still Life of Stone Jug. This flexible support differs from the gessoed Masonite and birch panels that he used for many egg-tempera works. This early canvas predates his tempera panel practice.
Sources: Ellen Noël Art Museum: regionalism and materials, Brandywine Museum: Hurd and the Wyeths, Albuquerque Museum: A Shower in a Dry Year, New Mexico Museum of Art: Portrait of Gerald Marr, Brandywine Museum: oil on canvas.
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