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Carleton Wiggins

1848 – 1932

American painter

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Lived 1848 – 1932 (aged 84). Carleton Wiggins was an American painter.

Carleton Wiggins NA (1848–1932) was an American landscape and cattle painter. He was born in Turner, Orange County, New York, and studied in New York at the National Academy of Design and with George Inness, and in Paris, and settled in New York. His landscapes were executed in broad flowing lines, with a rich low-toned color scheme, and often contain cattle, solidly and realistically portrayed.

Biography He was born in 1848. Wiggins frequented the Old Lyme Art Colony along with his son, painter Guy Carleton Wiggins, and was elected to the National Academy of Design in 1906. A member of the Salmagundi Club New York from 1883 until his death in 1932, he served as its president from 1911 to 1913.

Paintings "Young Holstein Bull" (Metropolitan Museum, New York) "Cattle in Pond" (Brooklyn Museum) "Sheep and Landscape" (Brooklyn Museum) "Lake and Mountains" (Art Institute, Chicago) "Moonrise on the Lake" (Art Institute, Chicago) "October" (Corcoran Art Gallery, Washington) "Evening after a Shower" (National Gallery, Washington) "The Plow Horse" (Lotos Club)

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J. Carleton Wiggins, J. C. Wiggins, John Carleton Wiggins, Carlton Wiggins, Wiggins, c. wiggins
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Frequently asked questions

Who was Carleton Wiggins?

American painter (1848-1932)

When was Carleton Wiggins born?

Carleton Wiggins was born on 4 March 1848 in Orange County.

When did Carleton Wiggins die?

Carleton Wiggins died on 12 June 1932 in Old Lyme.

What was Carleton Wiggins's occupation?

Carleton Wiggins was a painter.

What nationality was Carleton Wiggins?

Carleton Wiggins was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Carleton Wiggins

· Wikidata: Q5041259

· DBpedia: Carleton Wiggins

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