Sailboats in a Harbor
Type:Painting
Year:1870
Size:7.50" x 10.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
William Rickarby Miller ART FOR SALE
1818 County Durham, England - 1893 Bronx, NYC. Known for: Landscape, still life and portrait painting.
Born in Staindrop, County Durham, England, he was a portrait and landscape painter, especially appreciated for watercolor painting, which he sold through the American Art Union. Although he painted... Read full biography
Born in Staindrop, County Durham, England, he was a portrait and landscape painter, especially appreciated for watercolor painting, which he sold through the American Art Union. Although he painted in the same locations as the Hudson River School painters, he is not considered a part of that group... Read full biography
Born in Staindrop, County Durham, England, he was a portrait and landscape painter, especially appreciated for watercolor painting, which he sold through the American Art Union. Although he painted in the same locations as the Hudson River School painters, he is not considered a part of that group that strove for dramatic effect because his work is more intimate and story-telling in intent. He became an accomplished painter as a young man, taking his first art training from his father, Joseph,... Read full biography
Born in Staindrop, County Durham, England, he was a portrait and landscape painter, especially appreciated for watercolor painting, which he sold through the American Art Union. Although he painted in the same locations as the Hudson River School painters, he is not considered a part of that group that strove for dramatic effect because his work is more intimate and story-telling in intent. He became an accomplished painter as a young man, taking his first art training from his father, Joseph, an animal and landscape painter. Miller practiced by sketching the townspeople. One of these portraits attracted the attention of an unknown patron who sent Miller to London to further his studies. By 1845 he had emigrated to the United States,... Read full biography
Born in Staindrop, County Durham, England, he was a portrait and landscape painter, especially appreciated for watercolor painting, which he sold through the American Art Union. Although he painted in the same locations as the Hudson River School painters, he is not considered a part of that group that strove for dramatic effect because his work is more intimate and story-telling in intent. He became an accomplished painter as a young man, taking his first art training from his father, Joseph, an animal and landscape painter. Miller practiced by sketching the townspeople. One of these portraits attracted the attention of an unknown patron who sent Miller to London to further his studies. By 1845 he had emigrated to the United States, accompanied by a sister and two brothers. They first settled in Buffalo and within three years had permanently settled in New York City. After some... Read full biography
William Rickarby Miller - Art for Sale (2 available)
New
Cottage at Creek Lock, Ulster County, NY
Type:Painting
Year:1882
Size:14.00" x 22.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
William Rickarby Miller's (1818-1893) "Cottage at Creek Lock, Ulster County, NY" is oil on canvas and measure 14 x 22 inches. The work is signed and dated 1882 at the lower right.