elcome
to the official web site of naturalist painter, Allan R. Banks. Allan
Banks is internationally known for his plein air figure paintings,
portraits, and garden paintings. He is listed in Who's Who in American
Art, and has numerous works in private and public collections including
the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT, the Newark Museum of Art, and
the Springville Museum.
Allan
R. Banks' vision and progressive nature may be seen in works ranging
from portraiture, garden paintings, and interiors, as well as in major
figure works at the studio or in plein air. Stylistically, Banks
relates most closely to the naturalist painters of nineteenth-century
France, particularly Jules Bastien-Lepage, the naturalist movement's
chief proponent and greatest practitioner.
“Banks'
own works show his technical prowess in characterizing the human
figure as well as in a keen sensitivity for recording the evanescent
quality of atmosphere and outdoor light. His skillfully wrought
canvases mark him not only as a talented craftsman, but as a link
in the great chain of naturalist painters.”
—
American Artist Magazine
"With
outstanding draftsmanship, Banks' paintings are at once harmonious
and vivacious and, whether portraying his subject in dappled sunlight
or in the luminous light of dusk, they are studded with fragments
of light that eternally preserve them. His canvases reveal reflective
figures as if one were discovering the innermost private moments
of his subjects."
—
Robert Stenstrom, Fine Art Dealer
"He's
one of the best, if not THE best, out-of-door figure painters
using natural color. It's important to understand the tradition
he comes from, and how very few people are accomplished in that
area."
—
Richard F. Lack, Artist/Author
Watering
Girl, 2001, o/c,
36" x 24".
LEFT: Reverie (Holly Plein-Air),
1995, o/c, 72" x 44".
Images from this web site may not be reproduced in any manner without
permission
from Allan R. Banks. Scanned image files are the property of Gandy
Gallery and may
not be copied or used in any manner without permission from Gandy
Gallery.
elcome
to the official web site of naturalist painter, Allan R. Banks. Allan
Banks is internationally known for his plein air figure paintings,
portraits, and garden paintings. He is listed in Who's Who in American
Art, and has numerous works in private and public collections including
the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT, the Newark Museum of Art, and
the Springville Museum.
Allan
R. Banks' vision and progressive nature may be seen in works ranging
from portraiture, garden paintings, and interiors, as well as in major
figure works at the studio or in plein air. Stylistically, Banks
relates most closely to the naturalist painters of nineteenth-century
France, particularly Jules Bastien-Lepage, the naturalist movement's
chief proponent and greatest practitioner.
