Paul Turner Sargent

Paul Turner Sargent (July 23, 1880 – February 7, 1946) was an Illinois artist, known for his Illinois landscapes and various other images from his trips to California, Indianapolis, and Florida. Throughout his career, he was a legitimate outdoorsman who used flora and fauna as his canvas and muse for most of his works. As told by his brother, Sam Sargent, he painted from "real scenes in nature." In his lifetime, he painted some seven-thousand sketches and canvases.