Julian Russell Story

STORY, Julian Russell

American, 19th – 20th century, male.

Born 8 September 1850, in Walton-on-Thames, England; died 1919, in Philadelphia.

Painter. Portraits, genre scenes, historical scenes.

Son of William and brother of Waldo Story, Julian Russell Story was a student of Duveneck, Boulanger and Lefebvre in Paris. He appeared at exhibitions in Paris, receiving an award in 1887, a bronze medal in 1889 (Exposition Universelle) and bronze medal in 1900 (Exposition Universelle). He was made a Chevalier of the French Légion d'Honneur in 1901.

Museum and Gallery Holdings

Baltimore: Burial

Boston: Portrait of Ernest Longfellow

Budapest: Sylvaplana

St Louis: Mlle de Sombreuil (scene from the French Revolution)

Auction Records

New York, 10 Oct 1973: Diogenes, USD 950

New York, 28 Oct 1982: Tragic Actress (1885, oil on canvas, 58½ ? 37? ins/148.5 ? 94.5 cm) USD 3,500

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