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1792 Dublin, Ireland - 1864 Ireland. Known for: Landscape and some marine painting.
The following is from Cornelia Moynihan, who credits Grove Dictionary of Art . (b Dublin, 1792; d Ireland, c. 1864). American painter of Irish birth. He arrived in New York in 1812, already... Read full biography
The following is from Cornelia Moynihan, who credits Grove Dictionary of Art . (b Dublin, 1792; d Ireland, c. 1864). American painter of Irish birth. He arrived in New York in 1812, already well-trained as an artist and soon became famous for his sensitive watercolour views of the Hudson River... Read full biography
The following is from Cornelia Moynihan, who credits Grove Dictionary of Art . (b Dublin, 1792; d Ireland, c. 1864). American painter of Irish birth. He arrived in New York in 1812, already well-trained as an artist and soon became famous for his sensitive watercolour views of the Hudson River Valley and environs. Some of these watercolours were published as engravings by John Hill and his son John William Hill in the Hudson River Portfolio (New York, 18215), the first book to make Americans... Read full biography
The following is from Cornelia Moynihan, who credits Grove Dictionary of Art . (b Dublin, 1792; d Ireland, c. 1864). American painter of Irish birth. He arrived in New York in 1812, already well-trained as an artist and soon became famous for his sensitive watercolour views of the Hudson River Valley and environs. Some of these watercolours were published as engravings by John Hill and his son John William Hill in the Hudson River Portfolio (New York, 18215), the first book to make Americans aware of the beauty and sublimity of their own scenery. Wall is often seen as a forerunner or early member of the HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL. Good examples of his work are the "Covered Bridge across the Sacandaga River", Hadley, New York (1820; New York, NY... Read full biography
The following is from Cornelia Moynihan, who credits Grove Dictionary of Art . (b Dublin, 1792; d Ireland, c. 1864). American painter of Irish birth. He arrived in New York in 1812, already well-trained as an artist and soon became famous for his sensitive watercolour views of the Hudson River Valley and environs. Some of these watercolours were published as engravings by John Hill and his son John William Hill in the Hudson River Portfolio (New York, 18215), the first book to make Americans aware of the beauty and sublimity of their own scenery. Wall is often seen as a forerunner or early member of the HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL. Good examples of his work are the "Covered Bridge across the Sacandaga River", Hadley, New York (1820; New York, NY Hist. Soc.) and the "View near Hudson" (1822; Yonkers, NY, Hudson River Museum.).... Read full biography
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Keywords (29)
Art Method
- •Cartography, Mapmaking, Globes, Topography
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
- •Hudson River School
- •Hudson River School Style of Painting
Art Subject
- •Landscape
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •New York City
- •Silhouettes, Silhouette Portraiture
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Hudson River Valley, New York
- •Virginia Before 1900
- •White Mountains, New Hampshire
Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, Elected Member
Chronology
- •Early 19th Century Before Civil War
Added Description
- •Marine Before 1900
- •Watercolor Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Brooklyn Art Association-
- •National Academy of Design, New York
Exhibition of Museum
- •Boston Athenaeum
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts