![Charles Courtney Curran, 1909](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7338/27666507575_2e2b0d2e41_m.jpg)
Charles Courtney Curran was an American artist best known for paintings of Victorian and Edwardian women in graceful flowing dresses set against expansive romantic landscapes.
Many American artists spent time in Paris in the 19th century, and Curran was no exception. Paris was the center of the art world. To experience Paris was considered essential to American artists with a dream—a dream to excel at what they loved to do.
It’s not difficult to see the influence of French Impressionists like Monet
![The Promenade, Woman with a Parasol by Claude Monet , 1875](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7097/27566128682_cc7c3901ff_n.jpg)
His paintings are compared with fellow American Impressionists who also spent time in Paris—Mary Cassatt, Edmund Charles Tarbell, and Frank Weston Benson. And it’s not difficult to see the influence of French Impressionists like Monet—especially works like The Promenade, Woman with a Parasol (1875).
Key Facts about Charles Courtney Curran
- 1500 works in his career, mostly oil paintings, some watercolors and illustrations for magazines.
- Born in Hartford, Kentucky in 1861 but grew up on the shores of Lake Erie, Ohio.
- Trained at the Fine Arts Academy of Cincinnati, the National Academy in New York City, and Académie Julian in Paris.
- Traveled extensively—living in Paris, frequently visiting Europe and even China.
Imagine you are there gazing at the magnificent views from the heights of the Shawangunk Mountains in New York state.
The Gallery
![Summer by Charles Courtney Curran - 1906](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7598/27573150011_48ed47d8f6_o.jpg)
![Summer by Charles Courtney Curran - 1906](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7598/27573150011_48ed47d8f6_o.jpg)
![The West Wind by Charles Courtney Curran - 1918](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7689/27037125333_f4f97b572c_o.jpg)
![The West Wind by Charles Courtney Curran - 1918](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7689/27037125333_f4f97b572c_o.jpg)
![Sunshine and Haze by Charles Courtney Curran - Date unknown](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7671/27369270230_c01c49ac50_o.jpg)
![Sunshine and Haze by Charles Courtney Curran - Date unknown](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7671/27369270230_c01c49ac50_o.jpg)
![Sunny Morning by Charles Courtney Curran - 1916](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7415/27037127473_2d9db571a6_o.jpg)
![Sunny Morning by Charles Courtney Curran - 1916](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7415/27037127473_2d9db571a6_o.jpg)
![Lotus Lilies by Charles Courtney Curran - 1888](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7058/27647166805_269929d767_o.jpg)
![Lotus Lilies by Charles Courtney Curran - 1888](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7058/27647166805_269929d767_o.jpg)
![Among the Laurel Blossoms by Charles Courtney Curran - 1914](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7612/27647196625_ab3296e98a_o.jpg)
![Among the Laurel Blossoms by Charles Courtney Curran - 1914](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7612/27647196625_ab3296e98a_o.jpg)
![The Edge of the Woods by Charles Courtney Curran - 1912](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7641/27647201005_9e71b49a6a_o.jpg)
![The Edge of the Woods by Charles Courtney Curran - 1912](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7641/27647201005_9e71b49a6a_o.jpg)
![Ragged Clouds by Charles Courtney Curran - 1922](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7505/27647176855_6153f07992_o.jpg)
![Ragged Clouds by Charles Courtney Curran - 1922](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7505/27647176855_6153f07992_o.jpg)
![Path of Flowers by Charles Courtney Curran - 1919](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/27037120453_8a43b5884b_o.jpg)
![Path of Flowers by Charles Courtney Curran - 1919](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/27037120453_8a43b5884b_o.jpg)
![The Cabbage Field by Charles Courtney Curran - 1914](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7414/27573143101_b95df5ff91_o.jpg)
![The Cabbage Field by Charles Courtney Curran - 1914](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7414/27573143101_b95df5ff91_o.jpg)
![Woman on the Top of a Mountain by Charles Courtney Curran - 1912](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7285/27035936194_610803776d_o.jpg)
![Woman on the Top of a Mountain by Charles Courtney Curran - 1912](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7285/27035936194_610803776d_o.jpg)
![The Boulder by Charles Courtney Curran - 1919](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7412/27647182235_08a7f08846_o.jpg)
![The Boulder by Charles Courtney Curran - 1919](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7412/27647182235_08a7f08846_o.jpg)
![The Hilltop Walk by Charles Courtney Curran - 1927](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/27369273010_03ce761081_o.jpg)
![The Hilltop Walk by Charles Courtney Curran - 1927](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7039/27369273010_03ce761081_o.jpg)
![On the Cliff by Charles Courtney Curran - 1910](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7284/27573147921_30d155fea6_o.jpg)
![On the Cliff by Charles Courtney Curran - 1910](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7284/27573147921_30d155fea6_o.jpg)
![On the Heights by Charles Courtney Curran - 1909](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7340/27035942644_a0476cf27f_o.jpg)
![On the Heights by Charles Courtney Curran - 1909](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7340/27035942644_a0476cf27f_o.jpg)
![A Spray of Goldenrod by Charles Courtney Curran - 1916](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7787/27647189035_3a7a7613af_o.jpg)
![A Spray of Goldenrod by Charles Courtney Curran - 1916](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7787/27647189035_3a7a7613af_o.jpg)
![Blue Delphiniums by Charles Courtney Curran - Date unknown](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7301/27369272290_9349718945_o.jpg)
![Blue Delphiniums by Charles Courtney Curran - Date unknown](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7301/27369272290_9349718945_o.jpg)
![Peach Blossoms by Charles Courtney Curran - 1891](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7445/27369270730_73d2084332_o.jpg)
![Peach Blossoms by Charles Courtney Curran - 1891](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7445/27369270730_73d2084332_o.jpg)
![May Breeze by Charles Courtney Curran - Date unknown](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7424/27647171255_9e4b0237ae_o.jpg)
![May Breeze by Charles Courtney Curran - Date unknown](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7424/27647171255_9e4b0237ae_o.jpg)
![Summer Clouds by Charles Courtney Curran - 1917](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7397/27035922454_1dc265bbf6_o.jpg)
![Summer Clouds by Charles Courtney Curran - 1917](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7397/27035922454_1dc265bbf6_o.jpg)
![Three Women by Charles Courtney Curran - 1894](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7245/27647214545_b8b781f046_o.jpg)
![Three Women by Charles Courtney Curran - 1894](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7245/27647214545_b8b781f046_o.jpg)
![A Breezy Day by Charles Courtney Curran - 1887](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/27037109113_5ac453fdb6_o.jpg)
![A Breezy Day by Charles Courtney Curran - 1887](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7211/27037109113_5ac453fdb6_o.jpg)
![In the Luxembourg Garden by Charles Courtney Curran - 1889](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7447/27369268320_e97456910c_o.jpg)
![In the Luxembourg Garden by Charles Courtney Curran - 1889](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7447/27369268320_e97456910c_o.jpg)
![Lady with a Bouquet by Charles Courtney Curran - 1890](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7417/27035955564_4f87df8a7a_o.jpg)
![Lady with a Bouquet by Charles Courtney Curran - 1890](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7417/27035955564_4f87df8a7a_o.jpg)