Guy Carleton Wiggins Original Vintage American Old Lyme Conn New York School Impressionist Still Life Flowers With Red Pitcher Oil Painting

Guy Carleton Wiggins, (1883 – 1962) was an American artist who became famous for his paintings of New York City's snowy streets, landmarks and towering skyscrapers during winter. In 1883 the young Wiggins was born into an artistic family; his father Carleton Wiggins was an accomplished artist who gave his son his first training as a painter. Later he enrolled in architectural school, but changed direction by entering the National Academy of Design to study painting. His teachers at the academy were William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri.
He was born in Brooklyn and made his residence in New York City, a city which often provided subjects for his paintings, as The Metropolitan Tower (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York); Washington Square in Winter (Richmond Art Museum, Indiana);Columbia Circle, Winter (National Gallery of Art, Washington); and Riverside Drive (1915).

Through Guy Wiggins' art career, he painted in an impressionistic style, as may be seen especially in Berkshire Hills, June (Brooklyn Museum). He traveled New England painting streams, fields and woodlands capturing on canvas the various seasons of the year. He became one of the youngest members of the Old Lyme Art Colony of Old Lyme, Connecticut, and painted alongside his father, Carleton, Childe Hassam, and Frank Vincent DuMond. Wiggins taught art in New York and Connecticut and enjoyed a long and successful career as a painter.
Guy Wiggins was a member of the Salmagundi Club, the National Academy of Design, and National Arts Club.
Select public collections include the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Chicago Art Institute, National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Brooklyn Museum.

Guy Carleton Wiggins
(1883-1962)
16"X20"
Oil on Canvas
Still Life of Flowers with Red Pitcher (** Note: There is also a catalogued painting of "Still Life of Flowers With Blue Pitcher" by Guy Wiggins)
Estimated to have been created approximately 1950
Painting is in excellent original condition. No overpaints, restoration, or cleanings. Still housed in original 1950's frame.

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