Oil On Canvas, The Turkey Keeper By Charles John Arter

Charles John ARTER

Born in 1860 in Hanoverton. Died in 1923.

19th-20th centuries.

American.

Charles John Arter, originally from Hanoverton, Ohio, was the son of a farmer. Although his father wanted him to take over the family farm, he chose a different path and settled in Cincinnati, where he worked as a flower painter and teacher.

Afterward, he went to Paris to perfect his skills under Gustave Boulanger and Jules-Joseph Lefebvre at the Académie Julian, which trained many American artists. In 1888, he exhibited Interior: Picardy at the Salon, followed by Love Letter and Brasero in 1890.

The following year, he presented Leaving Mass at Scheveningen. Arter subsequently established studios in Venice, London, and New York. He spent twelve summers in Italy and devoted himself to the representation of Venetian and Japanese scenes.