Pieter Vanderlyn

Pieter Vanderlyn (* 1687 ; † 1778 in Shawangunk ) was an American painter of Dutch origin. He is counted among the Patroon Painters .

Portrait of Pau de Wandelaers, circa 1730, Albany Institute of History and Art

Vanderlyn immigrated from the Netherlands to New York via Curaçao in 1718 . It is unclear where he was then, probably in Kingston on the Hudson River , 130 km north of New York , or in Albany .

He painted numerous portraits. B. attributed the portraits of the Gansevoort Limner family. Ann Lee Morgan writes that Vanderlyn had his own style, which consisted of "flat patterns, rhythmic contours, and appealing color". The portrait of Pau de Wandelaer (circa 1730, Albany Institute of History and Art) is considered exemplary of his style. It shows a boy with a bird in his hand, in the background the Hudson flows, in short an idyll .

Vanderlyn's last painting dates from 1750. He is the grandfather of the painter John Vanderlyn .

Individual evidence

^ Ann Lee Morgan, The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists, New York 2007, p. 361.

personal data
SURNAME	Vanderlyn, Pieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American painter of Dutch descent
DATE OF BIRTH	1687
PLACE OF BIRTH	Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH	1778
Place of death	Shawangunk (New York)

[1] Ann Lee Morgan, The Oxford Dictionary of American Art and Artists, New York 2007, p. 361.