Alexander Helwig Wyant

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Alexander Helwig Wyant was a 19th-century American landscape painter known for his atmospheric, poetic style that helped shape the Tonalist movement.

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instanceOf American artist
human
landscape painter
painter
activeInCentury 19th century
artisticStyle atmospheric
poetic
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfBirth United States of America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1836-01-11
dateOfDeath 1892-11-29
educatedBy George Inness
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Wyant
fieldOfWork landscape painting
painting
fullName Alexander Helwig Wyant
genre landscape art
givenName Alexander
hasWorkInCollection Cleveland Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Smithsonian American Art Museum
influenced Tonalist painters
influencedBy Barbizon school
George Inness
knownFor moody, atmospheric landscapes
poetic interpretation of nature
subtle tonal harmonies
memberOf National Academy of Design
movement American Tonalism
linked to: Tonalism

Hudson River School (late phase, associated)
linked to: Hudson River School

Tonalism
nativeLanguage English
notableFor American landscape painting
helping shape the Tonalist movement
transition from Hudson River School to Tonalism in American art
notableWork An Old Clearing
Keene Valley
The Pool in the Woods
The Silent River
occupation painter
placeOfBirth Eaton, Ohio
placeOfDeath New York City
residence Arkville, New York
New York City
sexOrGender male

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Tonalism hasNotableArtist Alexander Helwig Wyant
Alexander Helwig Wyant fullName Alexander Helwig Wyant