Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883–1962) was an American Impressionist painter best known for his snow-covered views of New York City and the countryside around Old Lyme, Connecticut. Born in Brooklyn, he was the son of landscape painter Carleton Wiggins, who gave him his first artistic training.
Wiggins initially studied architecture before turning to painting at the National Academy of Design. His teachers included William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri. Influenced by French Impressionism, he developed a bright palette and energetic brushwork, particularly suited to the changing light and weather of city streets.
His Metropolitan Tower (1912) depicts the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower rising above snowy Manhattan rooftops. The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired the picture in 1912, an early recognition of the young artist's work.
Alongside urban scenes, Wiggins painted the fields, villages and woodlands of Connecticut. He became associated with the Old Lyme art colony, where Childe Hassam was another important painter. Wiggins also taught art and continued to exhibit for much of his career. He died in St Augustine, Florida, in 1962.
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