{"title":"Wiggins, Guy C.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGuy Carleton Wiggins (1883–1962)\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWiggins initially studied architecture before turning to painting at the National Academy of Design. His teachers included \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/chase-william-merritt\"\u003eWilliam Merritt Chase\u003c\/a\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis \u003ca href=\"\/products\/wiggins-guy-c-1883-1962-metropolitan-tower-1912\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetropolitan Tower\u003c\/em\u003e (1912)\u003c\/a\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlongside urban scenes, Wiggins painted the fields, villages and woodlands of Connecticut. He became associated with the Old Lyme art colony, where \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hassam-frederick-childe\"\u003eChilde Hassam\u003c\/a\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"wiggins-guy-c-1883-1962-metropolitan-tower-1912","title":"Wiggins, Guy C. (1883-1962) - Metropolitan Tower 1912","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMetropolitan Tower\u003c\/em\u003e (1912) is an oil painting by the American artist Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883–1962). It depicts the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower rising above snowy Manhattan rooftops. The work was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1912.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis download includes 1 JPEG image at 600 dpi, measuring 5126 pixels wide by 4246 pixels tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe picture is out of copyright and in the public domain, so you are free to use it in whatever way you'd like, including commercial use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead more about \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/wiggins-guy-c\"\u003eGuy Carleton Wiggins\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Digital Download - 1 image","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64398577697098,"sku":null,"price":0.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/files\/Wiggins_GuyC._1883-1962_-MetropolitanTower1912_main.jpg?v=1794608836"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/7965\/7290\/collections\/Wiggins_Guy_C._1883-1962.jpg?v=1794608976","url":"https:\/\/www.publicdomainimagelibrary.com\/collections\/wiggins-guy-c.oembed","provider":"Public Domain Image Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}