FRANK MYERS BOGGS

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SUNDAY Feature on ART of Architecture -by Gautam Shah

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Frank Myers Boggs (1855-1926) was an American-born French painter (since 1923). He began his career as a wood engraver for Harper’s, preparing illustrations, and for the works of Charles Dickens. He studied at the École des Beaux-Arts.

Boggs was fast working, spontaneous and an impulsive painter, and so was called an impressionist. But his dark tonal treatment of colours were against any such classification.

Boggs used light primarily to reveal structure and form’. He, though rarely used architectural shadows. He mainly worked in coastal areas drawing harbours, quays in Dieppe, Honfleur, and Grandcamp. He also worked on architecture and street scenes.

Boggs worked extensively with water-colours, crayons, ink and charcoal, oil colours. He also worked on etchings.

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