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Robert Lindneux

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Robert Lindneux (1871 — 1970) was an American painter from Denver, Colorado. He did paintings of the Old West, including Native Americans like Quanah Parker and pioneers like Buffalo Bill.

Early life

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[1][2] In the 1860s, the family came to America, ultimately settling in New York City. Lindneux was born in 1871 and was educated in Paris, London and Germany. He was a first-generation American, as both his parents were immigrants from France.[1][3]

Career

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Lindneux became a painter in Europe. He exhibited his work in Paris in 1893.[1] He returned to the United States, and he decided to move to Colorado and paint the American West in 1900.[4] He traveled to Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota to do paintings of Native Americans.[1] For example, he did a portrait of Quanah Parker, the leader of the Comanche nation.[2]

Lindneux used both charcoal and oil.[2] In the 1900s, he taught Charles M. Russell how to use oil,[2] and the two men painted together in Russell's studio in Great Falls, Montana.[1] Lindneux did paintings of American pioneers like Buffalo Bill, and he exhibited his work at the Gilcrease Museum in Oklahoma.[1] According to the Kansas City Times, he became known as "the last of the great cowboy artists."[1]

Personal life and death

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With his wife, Lindneux had a daughter, Marcella.[3] They resided in Denver, Colorado.[1]

Lindneux died in 1970 in Denver, Colorado, at age 98.[2][4] The vast majority of his work was sold by his daughter to Orville and Polly Clevenger, who exhibited their collection at West Texas State University in 1982.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Levin, Beatrice (August 9, 1956). "Spirit of the Old West Preserved In Paintings of Robert Lindneux". The Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 36. Retrieved December 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Western drawings shown, feature artist's many works". The Canyon News. Canyon, Texas. August 5, 1982. p. 5. Retrieved December 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Painting Executed by Master of the Wild West". Santa Maria Times. Santa Maria, California. June 29, 1973. p. 4. Retrieved December 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Western Painter Dies; Rites To Be Today". Great Falls Tribune. November 27, 1970. p. 22. Retrieved December 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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