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Robert Lindneux
American painter
Robert Lindneux (1871 — 1970) was an American painter from Denver, Colorado. He did paintings of the Old West, including Native Americans like Quanah Parker and pioneers like Buffalo Bill.
Robert lindneux biography
Early life
[1][2] In the 1860s, the family came to America, ultimately settling in New York City. Lindneux was born in 1871 and was educated in Paris, London and Germany.
He was a first-generation American, as both his parents were immigrants from France.[1][3]
Career
Lindneux became a painter in Europe. He exhibited his work in Paris in 1893.[1] He returned to the United States, and he decided to move to Colorado and paint the American West in 1900.[4] He traveled to Montana, Wyoming and South Dakota to do paintings of Native Americans.[1] For example, he did a portrait of Quanah Parker, the leader of the Comanche nation.[2]
Lindneux used both charcoal and oil.[2&#