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Maxfield Parrish: The 100 Most Famous Paintings, Documented

Updated Ottobre 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 296 works by Maxfield Parrish in our catalogue

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According to this ranking, Giasone e il suo maestro (1908) is the most famous painting by Maxfield Parrish. It is followed by I Portatori di Lanterne and Sponda del fiume in autunno. This list draws on the 296 works by Maxfield Parrish in the catalogue and records the 100 most famous, with date, holding museum and description for each entry.

1870 – 1966, Filadelfia Romanticism Most works: Minneapolis Institute of Art

Maxfield Parrish: top 10 entries of the list

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Giasone e il suo maestro (1908) by Maxfield Parrish

Giasone e il suo maestro

1908 · Olio su tela

Trovarsi di fronte a Jason and His Teacher di Maxfield Parrish significa immergersi direttamente in un momento mitico e inondato di sole, strappato agli annali dell'avventura classica. Questo dipinto, realizzato nel 1908, fa molto più che limitarsi a ritrarre delle figure; cattura un'intera atmosfera, una fusione di vigore giovanile, saggezza esperta e lo spirito indomito della natura selvaggia. La composizione attira immediatamente l'occhio verso la figura centrale, in posa con…

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I Portatori di Lanterne by Maxfield Parrish

I Portatori di Lanterne

Olio su tela

Maxfield Parrish, uno dei pittori e illustratori americani più rinomati del primo Novecento, ha creato un’opera mesmerizzante intitolata I Portatori di Lanterne. Questo affascinante dipinto a olio su tela, montato su tavola, fu completato nel 1908. È una testimonianza del suo stile unico, che fonde elementi fantastici con colori luminosi e un senso di mistero.

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Sponda del fiume in autunno by Maxfield Parrish

Sponda del fiume in autunno

Pittura a olio

In questa composizione, intitolata Study for Autumn Brook, ci troviamo attratti verso una serena sponda del fiume, dove la transizione delle stagioni si percepisce attraverso un sottile mutamento del fogliame. Un albero unico e prominente ancora la scena, con il suo tronco e i suoi rami che si protendono verso il bordo dell'acqua. Nelle vicinanze, alberi più piccoli e diverse rocce interrompono la linea costiera, conferendo un senso di realtà…

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Dream Castle in the Sky (1908) by Maxfield Parrish

Dream Castle in the Sky

1908 · Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis

The Dream Castle in the Sky is a captivating oil on canvas painting created by Maxfield Parrish in 1908. This beautiful artwork is currently housed at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in the United States. The painting depicts a serene scene of a man sitting on rocks, surrounded by trees and a tranquil atmosphere. Artistic Style and Technique Maxfield Parrish's unique style is characterized by his use of vivid colors…

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La Bella Addormentata by Maxfield Parrish

La Bella Addormentata

Olio su tela

Nel silenzio meditativo della foresta, La Bella Addormentata di Maxfield Parrish cattura una principessa persa in un sonno profondo e indisturbato. Dipinto nel 1912, questo olio su tela montato su pannello presenta una scena di profonda quiete. La principessa riposa su un morbido letto di foglie, la sua figura avvolta da un mantello blu che la accoglie contro la terra. I suoi lunghi capelli biondi ricadono sulle spalle come seta,…

9
Jack and the Beanstalk by Maxfield Parrish

Jack and the Beanstalk

Oil On Board

A woman stands amidst a rugged landscape, her silhouette etched against a backdrop of distant, hazy mountains. She grips a shovel, lifting it with a sudden, purposeful motion as if preparing to strike the earth or perhaps cast the tool aside in a moment of sudden realization. Her dress flows around her, adding a sense of grace to the raw, rocky terrain where she rests. Long hair cascades down her…

Maxfield Parrish: list continued, 11 to 100

11Portrait of a Tree (1924) by Maxfield ParrishPortrait of a Tree1924 12Golden Hours by Maxfield ParrishGolden Hours 13Cinderella by Maxfield ParrishCinderella 14Twilight by Maxfield ParrishTwilight 15The Pied Piper by Maxfield ParrishThe Pied Piper 16interlude by Maxfield Parrishinterlude 17Hunt Farm by Maxfield ParrishHunt Farm 18little jack horner (1897) by Maxfield Parrishlittle jack horner1897 19baa baa blacksheep (1897) by Maxfield Parrishbaa baa blacksheep1897 20But Yester Eve and the Mummers Were Here (1899) by Maxfield ParrishBut Yester Eve and the Mummers Were Here1899 21Wild Geese (1924) by Maxfield ParrishWild Geese1924 22oloffe (1915) by Maxfield Parrisholoffe1915 23concerning witchcraft (1915) by Maxfield Parrishconcerning witchcraft1915 24the knave watching violetta depart (1924) by Maxfield Parrishthe knave watching violetta depart1924 25untitled (5959) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (5959)Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art 26Moonlit Night, Winter by Maxfield ParrishMoonlit Night, Winter 27a good mixer by Maxfield Parrisha good mixer 28Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs by Maxfield ParrishSnow White and The Seven Dwarfs 29Land of make-believe by Maxfield ParrishLand of make-believe 30Aladdin and The African Magician by Maxfield ParrishAladdin and The African Magician 31Afterglow by Maxfield ParrishAfterglow 32Princess Parizade Bringing Home the Singing Tree by Maxfield ParrishPrincess Parizade Bringing Home the Singing Tree 33cobble hill by Maxfield Parrishcobble hill 34Stars by Maxfield ParrishStars 35Adam and Eve by Maxfield ParrishAdam and Eve 36The Millpond by Maxfield ParrishThe Millpond 37untitled (4754) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (4754) 38The Philosopher (aka The Farmer) by Maxfield ParrishThe Philosopher (aka The Farmer) 39A Venetian Night's Entertainment by Maxfield ParrishA Venetian Night's Entertainment 40Winter Sunrise by Maxfield ParrishWinter Sunrise 41There Was a Little Man Who Had a Little Gun (1897) by Maxfield ParrishThere Was a Little Man Who Had a Little Gun1897 42the wondrous wise man (1897) by Maxfield Parrishthe wondrous wise man1897 43Phoebus on Halzaphron (1901) by Maxfield ParrishPhoebus on Halzaphron1901 44the blue room (1899) by Maxfield Parrishthe blue room1899 45Saga of The Sea (1901) by Maxfield ParrishSaga of The Sea1901 46the sugar-plum tree (1904) by Maxfield Parrishthe sugar-plum tree1904 47mutabile semper, chocolate (1900) by Maxfield Parrishmutabile semper, chocolate1900 48dinkey bird (1903) by Maxfield Parrishdinkey bird1903 49a departure (1902) by Maxfield Parrisha departure1902 50With Trumpet and Drum (1905) by Maxfield ParrishWith Trumpet and Drum1905 51reluctant dragon (1902) by Maxfield Parrishreluctant dragon1902 52the fly away horse (1904) by Maxfield Parrishthe fly away horse1904 53Seein Things at Night (1903) by Maxfield ParrishSeein Things at Night1903 54untitled (2125) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (2125) 55untitled (1883) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (1883) 56untitled (3727) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (3727) 57griselda by Maxfield Parrishgriselda 58Easter by Maxfield ParrishEaster 59the dinkey bird by Maxfield Parrishthe dinkey bird 60untitled (8242) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (8242) 61Thunderheads by Maxfield ParrishThunderheads 62Parris12 by Maxfield ParrishParris12 63Proserpina by Maxfield ParrishProserpina 64untitled (8797) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (8797) 65ecstasy by Maxfield Parrishecstasy 66the pomegranate seeds by Maxfield Parrishthe pomegranate seeds 67untitled (9123) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (9123) 68old king cole by Maxfield Parrishold king cole 69untitled (2803) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (2803) 70Entrance of Pompdebile King of Hearts by Maxfield ParrishEntrance of Pompdebile King of Hearts 71venetian lamplighter by Maxfield Parrishvenetian lamplighter 72sleeping beauty by Maxfield Parrishsleeping beauty 73the chimera by Maxfield Parrishthe chimera 74enchantment by Maxfield Parrishenchantment 75daybreak (detail) by Maxfield Parrishdaybreak (detail) 76The Knave by Maxfield ParrishThe Knave 77The Lantern Bearers (1908) by Maxfield ParrishThe Lantern Bearers1908 78atlas (1910) by Maxfield Parrishatlas1910 79The Fisherman and The Genie (1909) by Maxfield ParrishThe Fisherman and The Genie1909 · Yale University Art Gallery 80Princess Parizade Bringing Home the Singing Tree (1906) by Maxfield ParrishPrincess Parizade Bringing Home the Singing Tree1906 81Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves (1909) by Maxfield ParrishAli Baba and The Forty Thieves1909 82Venetian Lamplighter (1922) by Maxfield ParrishVenetian Lamplighter1922 83Lady Violetta About to Make Tarts (1921) by Maxfield ParrishLady Violetta About to Make Tarts1921 84Portrait of a Tree (1924) by Maxfield ParrishPortrait of a Tree1924 · Cincinnati Art Museum 85The Chefs at the Table: Heading for The Knave of Hearts (1925) by Maxfield ParrishThe Chefs at the Table: Heading for The Knave of Hearts1925 86the king samples the tarts (1924) by Maxfield Parrishthe king samples the tarts1924 87Violetta and Knave Examining Tarts (1925) by Maxfield ParrishVioletta and Knave Examining Tarts1925 88Entrance of Pompdebile, King of Hearts (1924) by Maxfield ParrishEntrance of Pompdebile, King of Hearts1924 89the enchanted prince (1934) by Maxfield Parrishthe enchanted prince1934 90the glen (1936) by Maxfield Parrishthe glen1936 91Old White Birch (1937) by Maxfield ParrishOld White Birch1937 92Hill Top Farm, Winter (1949) by Maxfield ParrishHill Top Farm, Winter1949 · Museum of Fine Arts 93new moon (1958) by Maxfield Parrishnew moon1958 94Lady Ursula inginocchiata davanti a Pompdebile, il Re di Cuori (1925) by Maxfield ParrishLady Ursula inginocchiata davanti a Pompdebile, il Re di Cuori1925 95untitled (8831) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (8831) 96untitled (1171) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (1171) 97untitled (7197) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (7197) 98untitled (2388) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (2388) 99untitled (9296) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (9296) 100untitled (297) by Maxfield Parrishuntitled (297)

Principal subjects in the work of Maxfield Parrish

The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.

Maxfield Parrish: holding museums

The 5 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Maxfield Parrish Paintings from this list
Minneapolis Institute of Art, MinneapolisMinneapolis Institute of Art Minneapolis 2 Dream Castle in the Sky
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, BentonvilleCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville 1 untitled (5959)
Yale University Art Gallery, New HavenYale University Art Gallery New Haven 1 The Fisherman and The Genie
Cincinnati Art Museum, CincinnatiCincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati 1 Portrait of a Tree
Museum of Fine Arts, BostonMuseum of Fine Arts Boston 1 Hill Top Farm, Winter

Maxfield Parrish by decade: the most famous painting of each

Works per decade

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Maxfield Parrish: questions and documented answers

Which Maxfield Parrish painting heads the list of most famous works?Display the answer

Giasone e il suo maestro (1908). The following entries are I Portatori di Lanterne and Sponda del fiume in autunno.

What age had Maxfield Parrish reached when Giasone e il suo maestro was painted?Display the answer

38 years: Maxfield Parrish was born in 1870 and Giasone e il suo maestro is dated 1908.

Which works make up the top 10 of Maxfield Parrish?Display the answer

Giasone e il suo maestro, I Portatori di Lanterne, Sponda del fiume in autunno, Garden of Opportunity, Dream Castle in the Sky, La Bella Addormentata, pandora, Wynken, Blynken and Nod, Jack and the Beanstalk and Romance. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.

How many works by Maxfield Parrish are recorded?Display the answer

The catalogue records 296 works by Maxfield Parrish, dated between 1897 and 1958.

In which collections are Maxfield Parrish's most famous works held?Display the answer

Principally in Minneapolis Institute of Art (Minneapolis), Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art (Bentonville) and Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven). The museum table above gives the full distribution.

When were the most famous works of Maxfield Parrish painted?Display the answer

In 1900s: 18 of the 100 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including Giasone e il suo maestro.

Which dated works by Maxfield Parrish are the earliest and the latest here?Display the answer

The earliest dated work listed here is little jack horner (1897); the latest is new moon (1958).

What subjects appear most in the work of Maxfield Parrish?Display the answer

Dreamlike scene (5), Night (4) and Landscape (4), out of the 100 works listed on this page.

What materials did Maxfield Parrish use most frequently?Display the answer

Olio su tela, in 3 of the 100 works listed on this page.

Which art movement does Maxfield Parrish represent?Display the answer

Romanticism, as documented by the works on this page.

Maxfield Parrish: life and work

Primi anni e formazione

Frederick Maxfield Parrish, pittore e illustratore americano, nacque il 25 luglio 1870 a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Era figlio di Stephen Parrish, pittore e incisore, ed Elizabeth Bancroft. Il suo nome di nascita era Frederick Parrish, ma in seguito adottò il cognome da matrimonio della nonna paterna come secondo nome, diventando professionalmente noto come "Maxfield Parrish". Maxfield iniziò a disegnare per puro divertimento fin da bambino. Cresciuto in una società quaker, fu incoraggiato dai genitori a coltivare il suo talento artistico. Nel 1884, i suoi genitori lo portarono in un tour europeo, visitando Inghilterra, Italia e Francia, dove fu esposto all'architettura e alle opere dei maestri del passato.

Carriera Artistica

Maxfield studiò alla Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts dal 1892 al 1895, sotto la guida di Robert Vonnoh e Thomas Pollock Anshutz. Successivamente frequentò il Drexel Institute of Art, Science & Industry, incoraggiato dal padre. La sua carriera artistica si estese per oltre mezzo secolo, durante il quale produsse quasi 900 opere d'arte, tra cui calendari, biglietti di auguri e copertine di riviste. I suoi primi lavori erano prevalentemente in bianco e nero. Lavorò con importanti riviste come Harper’s Bazaar, Scribner’s Magazine e Collier’s.
  • Il lavoro più noto di Maxfield Parrish è "Daybreak" (1923), che raffigura figure femminili in un paesaggio, mostrando le sue caratteristiche sfumature di "blu Parrish".
  • Creò anche pubblicità per aziende come Wanamaker's, lampade Edison-Mazda, Colgate e Oneida Cutlery.
  • Negli anni '20, Maxfield spostò il suo focus dall'illustrazione alla pittura, spesso raffigurando nudii androgini in ambientazioni fantastiche.

Stile e Innovazioni

L’arte di Maxfield Parrish è caratterizzata da colori vivaci ottenuti attraverso la tecnica della velatura (glazing). Utilizzò tecniche innovative, come proiettare immagini sulle sue opere e impiegare schemi geometrici. Il suo stile conferiva alle sue pitture un aspetto più tridimensionale. Opere notevoli:
  • "The Gardener" (Birmingham Museum of Art, Stati Uniti, olio su carta)
  • "Daybreak" (1923, raffigura figure femminili in un paesaggio)

Influenze e Artisti Associati

Artisti associati:
  • George Hand Wright, pittore e illustratore americano.
  • Winslow Homer, pittore americano (ad esempio, "Fox Hunt", Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Stati Uniti).

Eredità e Significato Storico

Maxfield Parrish morì il 30 marzo 1966, lasciando un'eredità di immagini neoclassiche distintive e un profondo impatto sulle arti visive americane. La sua capacità di combinare elementi fantastici con una tecnica pittorica impeccabile lo ha reso uno degli illustratori più amati del suo tempo. Il suo uso innovativo del colore e la creazione di mondi onirici hanno influenzato generazioni di artisti e designer.

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