William Hart (1823 - 1894)
William Hart
William Hart was a Scottish-born American landscape and cattle painter, and Hudson River School artist. His younger brother, James McDougal Hart, and his younger sister, Julie Hart Beers, were also Hudson River School artists, and his nieces Letitia Bonnet Hart and Mary Theresa Hart became well-known painters as well. He studied under Jules-Joseph Lefebvre.
Hart was a full member of the National Academy in 1858, and continued to show his paintings there regularly through the mid-1870s. He also exhibited at the Brooklyn Art Association and at major exhibitions around the country. Hart was a member of the American Watercolor Society, and was its president from 1870 to 1873.
His mature landscape style embraced the mannerism of the late Hudson River School by emphasizing light and atmosphere. He became particularly adept at depicting angled sunlight and foreground shadow.
| Date and place of birt: | 31 march 1823, Kilmarnock, United Kingdom |
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| Date and place of death: | 17 june 1894, Mount Vernon, USA |
| Nationality: | United Kingdom, USA |
| Period of activity: | XIX century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Landscape painter, Painter |
| Art school / group: | Hudson River School |
| Genre: | Animalistic, Landscape painting |
| Art style: | Romanticism |
