Wilson Henry Irvine (1869 - 1936) American
Oil on Masonite
Measure 11 1/2"in H x 15 1/2"in W and 18 1/4"in H x 22 1/4"in W with frame
Known for: Landscape-harbor, genre and still life painting
Name variants: Henry Wilson Irvine
Biography: Despite his fame as an American Impressionist painter, Wilson Henry Irvine spent the early part of his career as a commercial artist. Born in Illinois in 1869, Irvine worked commercially by day and by night took painting classes at The Art Institute of Chicago. All of his hard work paid off around the turn of the century when he began exhibiting his landscapes at Chicago's Palette and Chisel Club. Ever involved in the local art scene, Irvine was also one of the founding member of this club. In 1914, Irvine joined the Old Lyme Art Colony. Named for a small village in Connecticut, painters living and working here hosted the first major art colony in America that encouraged Impressionism. Irvine was fascinated and inspired by the number of artist who actively worked here and remained to paint in the colony for the next several summers. Neighboring Hamburg was where Irvine was inspired to paint permanently and also where he purchased a home in 1918. Irvine was always most devoted to landscape painting and Hamburg provided the perfect opportunity for this artist to combine his technical skill with the passion for 'plein air' painting that he developed in Old Lyme.
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