Maxfield Parrish Paintings

Maxfield Parrish was an American Illustration painter & illustrator, born 1870 - died 1966. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began drawing for his own amusement as a child. Maxfield Parrish devised many innovative techniques which no other major artist has successfully copied. A technique which Parrish used frequently involved creating a large piece of cloth with a geometric pattern in stark black-and-white (such as alternate black and white squares, or a regular pattern of black circles on a white background). Maxfield Parrish paintings defy categorization since he was part of no traditional movement or school, and developed an original and individual style. However, his work has been highly influential.