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 NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Wyant NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork landscape painting
painting
fullName Alexander Helwig Wyant NERFINISHED
genre landscape art
givenName Alexander
hasWorkInCollection Cleveland Museum of Art NERFINISHED
Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED
Smithsonian American Art Museum NERFINISHED
influenced Tonalist painters NERFINISHED
influencedBy Barbizon school NERFINISHED
George Inness NERFINISHED
knownFor moody, atmospheric landscapes
poetic interpretation of nature
subtle tonal harmonies
memberOf National Academy of Design NERFINISHED
movement American Tonalism NERFINISHED
Hudson River School (late phase, associated) NERFINISHED
Tonalism NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Keene Valley NERFINISHED
The Pool in the Woods NERFINISHED
The Silent River NERFINISHED
occupation painter
placeOfBirth Eaton, Ohio NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath New York City
residence Arkville, New York NERFINISHED
New York City
sexOrGender male

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Tonalism hasNotableArtist Alexander Helwig Wyant