William Hart (painter)
William Hart (born March 31, 1823 in Paisley , Strathclyde , Scotland, † June 17, 1894 in Mount Vernon , New York , USA) was a Scottish-American landscape and animal painter .
William Hart, brother of James Hart , moved with his parents to the USA in Albany (New York) in 1831 and worked as a car painter until his artistic talent broke through and he first began to paint portraits.
After taking a study tour through the picturesque areas of his home country, he settled in New York in 1853 and devoted himself to watercolor painting .
In 1858 he became a member of the local art academy, was president of the drawing academy in Brooklyn from 1865 for a few years and from 1870 to 1873 president of the society for watercolor painting.
Works (selection)
- The return from the mill .
- Hilly landscape .
- Pastoral .
- Golden hour .
- Children on the bank .
- September snow .
- Fall in the Maine woods .
- Dawn at the brook .
- A rainy day in autumn .
- The foggy morning at the lake .
- The ford in the river . 1878.
Web links
Commons : William Hart - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files
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| SURNAME | Hart, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish-American landscape and animal painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 31, 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paisley , Strathclyde , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 17, 1894 |
| Place of death | Mount Vernon , New York , USA |