ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL TONALISM OIL PAINTING LANDSCAPE, 1867 On A Hillside Summer Country Cottage Landscape 1867, (American, 1836-1892) 'On A Hillside', oil on canvas, signed lower right 'Wyant, A. H. '67 N. A.' Provenance: M.R. Schweitzer Gallery New York, N.Y. Original stretcher, housed in replacement period style gilt wood frame and would make an incredible addition to any fine American art collection. We have enclose one image of recent records of 8 works which brought well in excess of $100,000 at public auction.
DETAILS:
- SIZE: 6 x 10 In. (artwork) / 11-3/4 x 16-1/2 In. (framed).
- CONDITION: Blacklights perfectly, overall excellent condition.
BACKGROUND:
Born in Evans Creek, Ohio, Alexander Helwig Wyant was part of the Hudson River School early in his career. He was influenced by the French Barbizon impressionists, but later turned to tonalism, having seen the work of George Innes, whom he eventually met and who recognized his talent and helped him secure the patronage of Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati. Wyant went on to study at the National Academy in New York, and in Germany with Fredrik Gude of the Dusseldorf School of Artists. He frequently exhibited at the National Academy, Brooklyn Art Association, Boston Arts Club, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1873 he was part of an expedition into New Mexico and Arizona where he suffered a stroke, which paralyzed his right hand and forced him to paint with his left. It was said that this led to a freer style, lighter tone, and looser technique, all of which correlated with the growing taste of the American public. The critic, Charles Caffin, wrote of his paintings that they were 'pregnant with suggestion' and were a 'search for the spiritual, poetic side of nature through an expressive simplification of composition and tone. He exhibited at the National Academy of Design, 1865-92; Brooklyn Art Association, 1867-92; Boston Arts Club, 1877-82; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 1879-81; Art Institute of Chicago; and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public collections that include Alexander Helwig Wyant's work can be found in the National Museum of American Art, Brooklyn Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art, Tennessee State Museum, and the Kentucky Art Museum.

Blacklights perfectly, overall excellent condition.