Maxfield Parrish Prints

Famous Paintings

Maxfield Parrish prints have captivated and inspired millions with the artist's unique way of using color. The colors seen in Parrish's works were so bold that 'cobalt blue' is still referred to as "Parrish blue." These unique and magical images will always have a permanent place in art history.

Maxfield Parrish Prints: Cinderella Maxfield Parrish's view of the world was broad. Having travelled with his parents through Europe he absorbed everything from architecture and music, to the landscapes and culture. His love of landscapes shows through in the classical painting 'Daybreak' featuring a mountainous "Parrishscape" in its background.

Another influential force in Parrish's career was inspired by Jay Hambidge, who preached in a series of lectures at Yale about a composition style he called "dynamic symmetry." This system offered artists a formula for reproducing natural proportions in their works and became a turning point for Parrish. This type of symmetry would become a trademark in most Maxfield Parrish prints.

He is best known for his landscapes and romantic figures. 'Sleeping Beauty' and 'Cinderella' are good examples of the fantasy figures that he loved to paint. These and other Maxfield Parrish prints are still in great demand.

In 'Ecstasy', you can feel the wind whipping through the woman's hair as she looks up at the sky. Parrish was very articulate when it came to giving you a real sense of motion, texture and feeling for the subject.

Maxfield Parrish Prints: Daybreak Daybreak has been one of his biggest successes to date. The scene is relaxing; in this piece he portrays life as playful and beautiful. He has an uncanny way of catching every important detail, giving his paintings an essence of realism.

With the explosion of Popular art in the 1960's he became categorized as a "Popular" artist rather than as a "fine" artist. This brought new attention to his art. Maxfield Parrish prints, calendars, and books are some of the ways people have collected his artwork over the years. He was the single most popular American artist of the early decades of the 20th century and was undoubtedly one of the greatest, most passionate and romantic artists of his time.