Henry Ossawa Tanner
(1859 - 1937)

Henry Ossawa Tanner was an American artist who spent much of his career in France. He became the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Tanner moved to Paris, France, in 1891 to study at the Académie Julian and gained acclaim in French artistic circles. In 1923, the French government elected Tanner chevalier of the Legion of Honor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ossawa_Tanner

Sand Dunes at Sunset, Atlantic City
c. 1885
Oil on canvas
98.5 x 138 cm 
The White House, Washington, United States
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