Paintings — The Collector: New York
Guy Carleton Wiggins was an American artist known for his impressionistic winter landscapes, particularly those of New York City.
Wiggins began his artistic training at a young age and went on to study at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League in New York City. He also studied in Europe, particularly in France, where he was heavily influenced by the Impressionist movement.
Wiggins is best known for his snowscapes, which often depict New York City streets, parks, and landmarks covered in snow. He used a technique of laying thick, impasto paint on the canvas, creating a sense of depth and texture in his paintings.
Wiggins was a prolific artist, producing over 3,000 works during his lifetime. He was a member of several art organizations, including the Salmagundi Club, the National Academy of Design, and the American Watercolor Society.
Today, his paintings can be found in numerous private and public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the White House.
Myron G. Barlow was an American painter and illustrator known for his genre scenes, portraits, and landscapes. He was began his artistic training at the Art Institute of Chicago. Later, he studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, where he was influenced by the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist movements.
Barlow worked as an illustrator for various publications, including Harper's Weekly, Scribner's Magazine, and The Saturday Evening Post. He also taught at the Art Students League in New York City.
Barlow's paintings often depicted everyday life, with a focus on working-class people and their surroundings. His use of color and light gave his paintings a sense of warmth and intimacy.
Barlow was a member of several art organizations, including the National Academy of Design, the Society of American Artists, and the American Watercolor Society. He received numerous awards and honors during his lifetime, including a gold medal at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco in 1915.
Today, his paintings can be found in several museums and institutions, including the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Brooklyn Museum in New York City.
Leon Kroll was an American painter known for his landscapes, portraits, and figure paintings. He was born in New York City and studied at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design.
Kroll's early works were influenced by the Ashcan School, which focused on depicting the grittiness of urban life. However, he eventually turned to painting landscapes and became known for his depictions of the Adirondack Mountains and the coast of Maine.
Kroll also produced a large number of portraits, including those of prominent figures such as President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter.
Kroll was a member of several art organizations, including the National Academy of Design, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the American Watercolor Society. He received numerous awards during his career, including the National Academy of Design's Altman Prize in 1922.
Today, Kroll's works can be found in several museums and collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Maximilien Luce was a prolific French Neo-impressionist artist, known for his paintings, illustrations, engravings, and graphic art, and also for his anarchist activism. Starting as an engraver, he then concentrated on painting, first as an Impressionist, then as a Pointillist, and finally returning to Impressionism.
James Carroll Beckwith was an American landscape, portrait and genre painter whose Naturalist style led to his recognition in the late nineteenth and very early twentieth century as a respected figure in American art.
Walter Gay was an American artist known for his elegant, understated paintings of interiors and still lifes. He was studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston before traveling to Paris to continue his education at the Académie Julian.
Gay was part of a group of American artists who were drawn to Paris in the late 19th century, and he became associated with the expatriate community of American and British artists who settled in the city's Montparnasse district.
Gay's paintings are characterized by their subtle color harmonies, refined composition, and attention to detail. He specialized in depicting elegant, tastefully appointed interiors, often featuring antique furniture, works of art, and architectural details. He was also known for his still lifes, which included simple arrangements of flowers, fruit, and other objects arranged on tabletops or in windowsills.
Gay's work was highly sought after by collectors during his lifetime, and he exhibited regularly in Paris, London, and New York. He was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French government in 1908 in recognition of his contributions to the arts. Today, his paintings can be found in the collections of museums around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.
Gustave Singier was a Belgian-born French painter associated with the post-war École de Paris movement. He was became a French citizen in 1946.
Singier studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lille before moving to Paris in 1934. He became involved with the Surrealist movement in the 1930s and began exhibiting his work at the Salon des Surindépendants in 1937. In the 1940s, he turned to abstraction and became associated with the École de Paris, a group of abstract artists who worked in Paris in the post-war years.
Singier's paintings are characterized by their bold, gestural brushstrokes and use of bright, expressive color. He often worked in series, exploring variations on a particular theme or motif. His work has been compared to that of other post-war abstract painters such as Pierre Soulages and Hans Hartung.
Today, Singier's work can be found in the collections of museums around the world, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His innovative approach to abstraction and his contributions to the École de Paris movement continue to be celebrated by art enthusiasts and scholars.
Theodore Butler was an American Impressionist painter who is best known for his depictions of the French countryside.
Butler studied at the Art Students League of New York and worked as an illustrator for publications such as Harper's Weekly and Scribner's Magazine. In 1887, he traveled to France to study at the Académie Julian in Paris. There, he met the Impressionist painter Claude Monet and became part of his inner circle of friends and collaborators. Butler eventually settled in the village of Giverny, where he lived for the rest of his life.
In Giverny, Butler painted landscapes and scenes of everyday life in the countryside, often featuring the gardens and water lilies made famous by Monet's own paintings. He developed a loose, painterly style that was influenced by the Impressionists but also showed the influence of Post-Impressionism.
Today, Butler's work can be found in the collections of museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, and the Art Institute of Chicago. His contributions to the development of Impressionism and his association with Monet continue to make him an important figure in the history of art.
Guy Carleton Wiggins was an American artist known for his impressionistic winter landscapes, particularly those of New York City.
Wiggins began his artistic training at a young age and went on to study at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League in New York City. He also studied in Europe, particularly in France, where he was heavily influenced by the Impressionist movement.
Wiggins is best known for his snowscapes, which often depict New York City streets, parks, and landmarks covered in snow. He used a technique of laying thick, impasto paint on the canvas, creating a sense of depth and texture in his paintings.
Wiggins was a prolific artist, producing over 3,000 works during his lifetime. He was a member of several art organizations, including the Salmagundi Club, the National Academy of Design, and the American Watercolor Society.
Today, his paintings can be found in numerous private and public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, and the White House.
Emmanuel Mané-Katz (Hebrew: מאנה כץ) was a Ukrainian-born Jewish artist who is best known for his depictions of Jewish life and culture.
Mané-Katz studied art in Kiev and Paris, where he was influenced by the Fauvist and Cubist movements. He became a prominent figure in the Jewish art world, painting scenes of Jewish life in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. He was particularly interested in Jewish religious ceremonies and rituals, and often depicted rabbis, Hasidic Jews, and other members of the Jewish community.
Mané-Katz was also a collector of Jewish art and artifacts, and his collection of Judaica became world-renowned. He wrote several books on Jewish art and culture, including "The Jew in Art" and "The Jewish Festivals in Painting."
Today, Mané-Katz's work can be found in the collections of museums such as the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, the Jewish Museum in New York City, and the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. His legacy continues to be celebrated by those who appreciate his contributions to the representation of Jewish life and culture in art.
Aldro Thompson Hibbard was an American artist known for his depictions of rural New England landscapes.
Hibbard studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and later at the Académie Julian in Paris. He became a prominent member of the Rockport Art Colony in Massachusetts, where he spent most of his career teaching and painting.
Hibbard's paintings were primarily landscapes, often featuring snow-covered hills, barns, and farmhouses. He painted in a realist style, with an emphasis on the effects of light and atmosphere on the New England countryside. Hibbard was also an accomplished etcher, and his prints often depicted similar subjects to his paintings.
Today, Hibbard's work can be found in the collections of museums such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He is considered an important figure in the development of American landscape painting, and his depictions of rural New England continue to be celebrated for their beauty and realism.
Christian Ernst Bernhard Morgenstern was a well-known German landscape painter. He is considered one of the most important representatives of early painterly realism.
His father was Hamburg miniature painter Johann Heinrich Morgenstern, and his son named Carl Ernst Morgenstern also became a landscape painter.
George Herbert McCord was an American painter known for his luminous landscapes and seascapes.
McCord studied at the National Academy of Design in New York and later in Paris under the guidance of the French Barbizon School. He became known for his ability to capture the changing effects of light and atmosphere in his landscapes and seascapes. He was particularly interested in the coastal areas of Long Island and the North Shore of Massachusetts, which he depicted in many of his paintings.
McCord was a member of several prominent art organizations, including the Society of American Artists and the American Watercolor Society. He exhibited regularly at the National Academy of Design, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and the Paris Salon.
Today, McCord's work can be found in the collections of museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. He is considered one of the leading American landscape painters of the late 19th century and his work continues to be admired for its luminosity and skillful rendering of light and atmosphere.
Gustave Singier was a Belgian-born French painter associated with the post-war École de Paris movement. He was became a French citizen in 1946.
Singier studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lille before moving to Paris in 1934. He became involved with the Surrealist movement in the 1930s and began exhibiting his work at the Salon des Surindépendants in 1937. In the 1940s, he turned to abstraction and became associated with the École de Paris, a group of abstract artists who worked in Paris in the post-war years.
Singier's paintings are characterized by their bold, gestural brushstrokes and use of bright, expressive color. He often worked in series, exploring variations on a particular theme or motif. His work has been compared to that of other post-war abstract painters such as Pierre Soulages and Hans Hartung.
Today, Singier's work can be found in the collections of museums around the world, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His innovative approach to abstraction and his contributions to the École de Paris movement continue to be celebrated by art enthusiasts and scholars.
William McGregor Paxton was an American painter. He was known for his realistic, highly polished portraits and genre scenes that often depicted wealthy, fashionable women in elegant settings.
Paxton studied at the Cowles Art School in Boston and the Academie Julian in Paris, where he was influenced by the work of the French Academic painters. He later became a prominent member of the Boston School of painters, who were known for their meticulous attention to detail and focus on classical technique.
Paxton's paintings were highly sought after by collectors and he received numerous awards and honors during his career, including the Lippincott Prize from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1906 and the National Academy of Design's Altman Prize in 1913. He also taught at several art schools, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Art Students League of New York.
Today, Paxton's paintings are held in many important public and private collections, and his legacy continues to inspire and influence contemporary realist painters.
