Edward J. Dufner

Edward Dufner was an impressionist painter. Born in Buffalo in 1872, Dufner completed his early studies at The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy.[1] He went on to become an instructor of painting at the Academy, and in 1893 he began teaching at the Art Students League in New York City. He left New York to travel to Paris in 1898, studying at the Académie Julian with J.P. Laurens, as well as with J.M. Whistler.[2] His 1899 painting In the Studio, contains clear influences from Whistler. The painting was exhibited in 1900 at the Paris Salon and in 1901 at the Pan-American Exposition, where it won a Bronze Medal.[3]  Dufner returned to the United States in 1903, living first in Buffalo and then moving back to New York City. In 1910 he was appointed an associate of the National Academy of Design.[4]  Dufner also spent time in Caldwell, New Jersey; he taught special classes in 1910 and spent his summers painting there.[5]

Edward Dufner died in 1957.