Chauncey Foster Ryder
American, 1868–1949
Born in Danbury, Connecticut, Chauncey Foster Ryder moved to Chicago where he met and later married Mary Dole Keith in 1891. Shortly after, he began his training at the Art Institute of Chicago and also attended Smith’s Art Academy, eventually working as an instructor. Like many artists of his time, Ryder realized the necessity of traveling abroad to continue his schooling and in 1901, he and his wife sold all of their possessions to finance a trip to France. In Paris, Ryder enrolled in the Académie Julian under Jean-Paul Laurens and studied privately with Raphael Collin. His perseverance paid off and in 1903 his painting Les Amies was accepted at the Paris Salon, where he continued showing regularly for the next six years.
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