Hamilton Hamilton

Hamilton Hamilton (1 April 1847 – 4 January 1928) was a painter and etcher, known mostly for his landscapes of the American West. Born in Oxford, England, he lived most of his life in the Eastern United States. He painted landscapes in New York, Connecticut, the American West, England, and France. He also painted portraits and drew illustrations.

Artistic career Hamilton Hamilton was born in Oxford, England, on 1 April 1847. While young, he was a protégé of John Ruskin. He spent 1878 and 1879 painting in Pont-Aven, Brittany, alongside Barbizon School painters.

He moved to New York City in 1881 and shortly after began to practice genre painting and etching. Until the end of the century, he and his family resided alternately in upstate New York, Long Island, Colorado, and England. In 1912 he and his family permanently moved to Norwalk, Connecticut. the Phoenix Art Museum, the National Gallery of Art, the Akron Art Museum, and the East Hampton Historical Society.

Artistic style Hamilton was known for his landscape paintings of the American West, New York, Connecticut, England, and France. He used multiple layers of colors to execute his landscapes, suggesting the influence of Impressionism. Both daughters grew up to be artists; Helen in particular became a noted Post-Impressionist landscape painter.

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