Abbott Fuller Graves (1859–1936) was an American painter and illustrator who specialized in decorative open air garden paintings and floral still-lifes.
His use of thick brushstrokes, bright colors, and natural light shows the influence of European impressionism.
After returning to Boston in 1885, Graves became a teacher at the Cowles Art School, where his friend Childe Hassam was also on the faculty.
He continued to visit there in later years, painting genre scenes featuring farmers, fishermen, firemen and old sea captains of Kennebunkport.
[4] After 1891, the majority of Graves's works depict gardens and floral landscapes, some including female figures.