George Inness (1825 - 1894)
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Born in Newburgh, New York, George Inness was an influential American landscape painter whose work was heavily influenced by the Hudson River School, the Barbizon School, and by the theology of Emanuel Swedenborg. After moving to New Jersey when he was about five years old, he studied with an itinerant painter, John Jesse Baiker, for several months. Soon after, he studied under French landscape painter, Regis Francois Gignoux. Inness also took classes at the National Academy of Design and studied the work of artists Thomas Cole and Asher Durand.
Influenced by the Barbizon School of France, Inness painted his landscapes with looser brushwork, a darker palette, and a heavy emphasis on mood. His landscapes often tended toward the panoramic and picturesque views of his country and were inspired by his travels to Italy and France. Inness earned international recognition when he received a gold medal at the Paris Exposition in 1889. Several of his most famous paintings, such as Early Autumn, Montclair (1888) and Sunset in the Woods(1891), can be seen at museums like the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Montclair Art Museum.
Influenced by the Barbizon School of France, Inness painted his landscapes with looser brushwork, a darker palette, and a heavy emphasis on mood. His landscapes often tended toward the panoramic and picturesque views of his country and were inspired by his travels to Italy and France. Inness earned international recognition when he received a gold medal at the Paris Exposition in 1889. Several of his most famous paintings, such as Early Autumn, Montclair (1888) and Sunset in the Woods(1891), can be seen at museums like the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Montclair Art Museum.