Alexander H. Wyant Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Alexander H. Wyant Art Value Price Guide

Dec. 11, 2024
Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892), "Night Scene"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892) "Night Scene" Oil on canvas laid to waxed canvas Signed lower right: A.H. Wyant; titled on a gallery label affixed to the frame, verso
John Moran Auctioneers
Dec. 08, 2024
OIL/CANVAS, A. H. WYANT '68 ADIRONDACK LANDSCAPE ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT 1836 - 1892 15 1/2" X 18"
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
OIL/CANVAS, A. H. WYANT '68 ADIRONDACK LANDSCAPE ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT 1836 - 1892 15 1/2" X 18"
Carlsen Gallery, Inc.
Dec. 05, 2024
Alexander Helwig Wyant, oil on canvas, ex museum
Est: $700 - $1,000
Alexander Helwig Wyant (American, 1836-1892), Wooded landscape with pool, signed "A.H. Wyant" lower left, 15.25"h x 19.25"w (sight), 24.5"h x 28.5"w (frame)
Millea Bros Ltd
Nov. 21, 2024
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board.
Est: $1,800 - $2,000
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board. - Framed. Image size: 12 in. x 18 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Oct. 24, 2024
Alexander H. Wyant (1836-1892): First Star of Evening
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Oil on canvas, signed 'AH Wyant' lower right, with a partial paper label, lined. 12 x 16 1.2 in., 20 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (frame). Note: James L. Greaves has dated this painting to 1892, the year of the artist's death. Literature: Robert S. Olpin, American Landscape Painter: An Investigation of his Life and Fame and Critical Analysis of his Work with a Catalogue Raisonée of Wyant Paintings, no. 313, p. 435.
STAIR
Oct. 23, 2024
Alexander Helwig Wyant
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
American, 1836-1892 Landscape at Dusk Signed A. H. Wyant (lr) Oil on canvas 12 x 20 inches (Framed 16 3/4 x 24 3/4 inches) Glue relined; inpainting along the extreme edges; a few small areas of restoration in the upper right quadrant.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Oct. 17, 2024
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board.
Est: $1,800 - $2,000
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board. - Framed. Image size: 12 in. x 18 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Oct. 13, 2024
Alexander Helwig Wyant (Am. 1836-1892), Mountain Vista, Oil on canvas, framed
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Alexander Helwig Wyant (Am. 1836-1892) Mountain Vista Oil on canvas, framed Signed l.l., Salander O'Reilly Galleries label and Questroyal Fine Art label on backing verso 14 1/4" x 20" actual, 22 1/8" x 28 1/4" framed
Barridoff Auctions
Sep. 12, 2024
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1836 - 1892). Late Summer Afternoon Landscape, Oil on canvas. Signed lower left hand corner. Framed.
Est: $600 - $800
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1836 - 1892). Late Summer Afternoon Landscape, Oil on canvas. Signed lower left hand corner. Framed. - 16 x 20 inches; 19 x 23 inches The lifelong collection of Bernie Delia
Sloans & Kenyon
Aug. 25, 2024
Alexander H. Wyant (1836-1892) Oil (NY, OH)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
19th Century oil on canvas, untitled, impressionistic waterfall and woodland scene, signed and dated lower right. Sight-21 1/4 x 35 1/4, frame-27 x 40 3/4.
Main Auction Galleries
Aug. 08, 2024
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board. - Framed. Image size: 12 in. x 18 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
May. 30, 2024
Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892) American
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836 - 1892) Oil on board, signed lower right, measures 10 x 12 inches and 14 x 16 inches w/frame. Born in Evans Creek, Ohio, Alexander Wyant was a tonalist landscape and genre painter who was part of the Hudson River School painters but who is credited with making the transition within that School from a tight, restrictive style to the freer methods of Impressionism. He was much influenced by the French Barbizon impressionists, and his signature grandiose eastern mountain landscapes with dramatic cloud formations were much sought after during his lifetime. He was raised in a family of itinerant farmers and early apprenticed to a harness maker and sign painter. His commitment to becoming an artist resulted from his seeing landscapes by George Inness Sr. in an exhibition in Cincinnati in 1857. He made a trip to New York to meet Inness, who recognizing the young man's talent, helped him secure to the patronage of Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati.
Cutler Bay Auctions
May. 09, 2024
Alexander Helwig Wyant
Est: $8,000 - $10,000
(American, 1836-1892) The Duck Hunter, signed lower left "AH Wyant", oil on canvas, 6 x 9 in.; period carved gilt wood frame, 12-1/2 x 15-1/2 in. Provenance: Beacon Hill Fine Art, New York, NY (label verso); Questroyal Fine Art, New York, NY (label verso)
Brunk Auctions
May. 04, 2024
"CLOUDY LANDSCAPE" BY ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (1836-1892).
Est: $500 - $1,000
"CLOUDY LANDSCAPE" BY ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (1836-1892). American (New York or Ohio), late 19th Century. Oil on canvas view of a lake under cloudy skies. Signed on lower left. In a carved and gilded period frame, 13"h. 19.75"w.
Amelia Jeffers
May. 04, 2024
HANDCOLORED PRINT BY ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (1836-1892).
Est: $100 - $300
HANDCOLORED PRINT BY ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (1836-1892). American (New York or Ohio), late-19th Century. Oil on board landscape of a field with trees. Sight, 7.5"h. 10.5"w. Veneered frame with gilt liner, 13"h. 16"w.
Amelia Jeffers
May. 03, 2024
WYANT, ALEXANDER HELWIG: Landscape.
Est: CHF500 - CHF1,000
WYANT, ALEXANDER HELWIG (Port Washington 1836 - 1892 New York) : Landscape; Öl auf Leinwand, auf Malkarton; 24x20,5 cm; sig. u.l.
Dobiaschofsky Auktionen AG
Apr. 18, 2024
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board. - Framed. Image size: 12 in. x 18 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Apr. 10, 2024
Alexander Helwig Wyant
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
American, 1836-1892 New Jersey Meadows, circa, 1868 Signed A H Wyant (ll) Oil on canvas 12 x 20 inches (Framed 18 3/4 x 27 inches) Glue relined; careful inpainting throughout.
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Apr. 03, 2024
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT UNTITLED LANDSCAPE O/C
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Alexander Helwig Wyant (American 1836-1892), 'Untitled (Landscape)', oil on canvas, depicting a landscape scene, signed to lower right, framed. Approximate dimensions: canvas: h. 14.125", w. 20.125"; frame h. 22.75", w. 28.25", d. 3"
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Apr. 03, 2024
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT 'LATE SUMMER' 1877 O/C
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Alexander Helwig Wyant (American 1836-1892), 'Late Summer', 1877, oil on canvas, depicting a marshy landscape, signed and dated to lower left, framed. Approximate dimensions: canvas h. 15.25", w. 18.25"; frame h. 21.75", w. 24.75", d. 2.75".
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Mar. 08, 2024
Alexander Helwig Wyant
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
(American, 1836-1892) Sunset Landscape, 1889, signed and dated lower left "AH Wyant 89", oil on canvas, 14 x 20 in.; reproduction gilt wood frame, 19-1/4 x 25-1/4 in. Provenance: Various Provenance labels verso, in uncertain order: American Art Association/Anderson Galleries, New York, NY; I.N. Seligman; Newman Galleries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; M.H. Bury, Villanova, Pennsylvania; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Knestrick; Property of a Southern Museum sold to benefit the Acquisition Fund
Brunk Auctions
Mar. 07, 2024
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (1836-1892) "LANDSCAPE".
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (1836-1892) "LANDSCAPE". American (New York or Ohio), late 19th Century. Oil on canvas in a vintage frame. Autumn view of a pond under a cloudy sky. Signed on lower left. Repair. 11.75"h. 13.75"w.
Amelia Jeffers
Feb. 01, 2024
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board. - Framed. Image size: 12 in. x 18 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Jan. 26, 2024
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (New York/Ohio, 1836-1892), "Newfoundland Bay, Killarney"., Watercolor on paper, 12" x 19" sight. Unframed.
Est: $200 - $300
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT New York/Ohio, 1836-1892 "Newfoundland Bay, Killarney". Unsigned. Identified on gallery label. Titled in pencil lower right.
Eldred's
Dec. 14, 2023
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board. - Framed. Image size: 12 in. x 18 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Nov. 10, 2023
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT 'MOUNTAIN LAKE' O/C
Est: $6,000 - $12,000
Alexander Helwig Wyant (American 1836-1892), 'Mountain Lake', oil on canvas, depicting a mountainscape with a snow capped mountain over a small lake, possibly signed en verso, in a gilt frame. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA label en verso. Approximate dimensions: canvas h. 32.25", w. 48.25"; frame h. 41.75", w. 59.75", d. 6" (to canvas)
Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.
Nov. 02, 2023
AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century). Hiker with a Red Vest, Oil on canvas. Signed "H. Herzog / A. H. Wyant" lower left-hand corner. Artists:
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
AMERICAN SCHOOL (19th century). Hiker with a Red Vest, Oil on canvas. Signed "H. Herzog / A. H. Wyant" lower left-hand corner. Artists: Hermann Ottomar Herzog (German / American, 1832-1932) and Alexander Helwig Wyant (American, 1836 - 1892). Framed. - 23.5 x 31.5 inches; frame: 28.5 x 36.75 inches
Sloans & Kenyon
Nov. 02, 2023
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board. - Framed. Image size: 12 in. x 18 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Sep. 14, 2023
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (American, 1839-1892). AUTUMN, CINCINNATI, Signed on reverse. Oil on board. - Framed. Image size: 12 in. x 18 in.
Sloans & Kenyon
Aug. 17, 2023
Alexander Wyant, oil on canvas
Est: $500 - $800
Alexander Wyant (American 1836-1892), oil on canvas landscape, signed lower right, 20" x 30". NO in-house shipping for this lot.
Pook & Pook Inc.
Jul. 23, 2023
Attr. Alexander Helwig Wyant (American, 1836-1892)
Est: $400 - $600
Attr. Alexander Helwig Wyant (American, 1836-1892) Landscape with River and Tree, circa 1880 Oil on board, signed l/r., framed 13 x 9 3/4in (33 x 24.8cm) 21 x 18in (53.3 x 45.7cm/frame)
Fine Estate Inc.
Jun. 03, 2023
Alexander H. WYANT: Landscape - Oil Painting
Est: $400 - $600
Alexander Helwig Wyant (American, 1836-1892) Hudson River School-style "Landscape with Willow Trees", in oil on panel, depicting a peaceful and serene scene of trees by a pond or river, gilt framed, by a well-regarded artist. [Image: 9 1/2" H x 10 1/2" W; Frame: 16' H x 17" W]. Frame with restoration and losses; art in good condition.
Roland Auctions NY
Apr. 01, 2023
Alexander Helwig Wyant, Am. 1836-1892, Autumn on the Hudson, Oil on canvas laid to board, framed, 16" x 24 3/16" actual, 22 1/8" x 30 1/8" framed
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Alexander Helwig Wyant Am., 1836-1892 Autumn on the Hudson Oil on canvas laid to board, framed Shannon's, Bernard Danenberg Galleries and Christie's labels verso
Barridoff Auctions
Feb. 07, 2023
Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892) Quarry Scene 10 x 18 in. framed 14 x 22 in.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892) Quarry Scene signed and indistinctly dated 'A.H. Wyant / Aug 7 188*' (lower left) oil on board 10 x 18 in. framed 14 x 22 in.
Bonhams
Feb. 07, 2023
Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892) Jones Woods (New York, New York) 12 x 18 in. framed 24 x 30 in.
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892) Jones Woods (New York, New York) signed, dated and inscribed 'A.H. Wyant July / Jones Woods 1869' (lower right) oil on canvas laid to board 12 x 18 in. framed 24 x 30 in.
Bonhams
Jan. 14, 2023
Alexander Wyant N.A. "Brook in the Forest," O/C
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
Wyant N.A., Alexander (American,1836-1892). "Brook in the Forest." Depicting a waterfall in a forest interior. Oil on canvas. Signed l.r. Sight: 17 1/4" x 13" Frame: 23 1/4" x 19 1/4". Provenance: Purchased from Parke-Bernet Galleries in 1969.
Quinn's Auction Galleries
Dec. 12, 2022
Alexander Wyant "Trees at Evening" Oil Painting
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Original (Antique, 19th Century) Alexander Helwig Wyant (American 1836-1892) "Trees at Evening" Oil Painting on Canvas. Signed lower left "A.H. Wyant". Measures approx. - 12 1/4" high x 8 1/4" wide, total with frame - 16 1/2" high x 12 3/4" wide. Born in Evans Creek, Ohio, Alexander Wyant was a tonalist landscape and genre painter who was part of the Hudson River School painters but who is credited with making the transition within that School from a tight, restrictive style to the freer methods of Impressionism. He was much influenced by the French Barbizon impressionists, and his signature grandiose eastern mountain landscapes with dramatic cloud formations were much sought after during his lifetime. He was raised in a family of itinerant farmers and early apprenticed to a harness maker and sign painter. His commitment to becoming an artist resulted from his seeing landscapes by George Inness Sr. in an exhibition in Cincinnati in 1857. He made a trip to New York to meet Inness, who recognizing the young man's talent, helped him secure to the patronage of Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati. This financial help enabled Wyant to study for a year at the National Academy in New York City, where he settled for a short time in 1863. By 1865, he was in Karlsruhe, Germany with Hans Fredrik Gude, a Norwegian artist of the Dusseldorf school. Wyant also lived in England and was much influenced by the landscapes of J.M.W. Turner. In 1867, he returned to New York City where he established a studio and from where he traveled frequently into the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains. In 1873 he was part of an expedition into New Mexico and Arizona where he painted many sites including Canyon de Chelly in Navajo country. On this trip, he suffered a stroke, which paralyzed his right hand and forced him to paint with his left. It was said that this led to a freer style, lighter tone, and looser technique, all of which paralleled the growing taste of the American public. A critic, Charles Caffin, wrote of his paintings that they were "pregnant with suggestion" and were a "search for the spiritual, poetic side of nature through an expressive simplification of composition and tone." (Lowrey 180) In 1889, Alexander Wyant moved to Arkville, New York in the Catskills, and died there three years later, in 1892. He was a member of the Century Association and the National Academy.
Antiques & Art International
Nov. 20, 2022
Alexander Helwig Wyant (as found, needs repaired)
Est: $500 - $1,000
New York Tonalist Landscape 16" x 20", Oil on Canvas, Signed Lower Left, as found needs repaired, see photo(s)
Jacksons Auction & Real Estate Company
Oct. 15, 2022
ALEXANDER WYANT (AMERICAN 1836-1892)
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
ALEXANDER WYANT (AMERICAN 1836-1892) Fishing on a Bridge,1873 oil on canvas 19.5 x 25 (7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.) framed dimensions: 44 x 59 cm (17 3/8 x 23 1/4 in.) signed and dated lower left
Shapiro Auctions LLC
Oct. 10, 2022
Alexander Wyant "Trees at Evening" Oil Painting
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Original (Antique, 19th Century) Alexander Helwig Wyant (American 1836-1892) "Trees at Evening" Oil Painting on Canvas. Signed lower left "A.H. Wyant". Measures approx. - 12 1/4" high x 8 1/4" wide, total with frame - 16 1/2" high x 12 3/4" wide. Born in Evans Creek, Ohio, Alexander Wyant was a tonalist landscape and genre painter who was part of the Hudson River School painters but who is credited with making the transition within that School from a tight, restrictive style to the freer methods of Impressionism. He was much influenced by the French Barbizon impressionists, and his signature grandiose eastern mountain landscapes with dramatic cloud formations were much sought after during his lifetime. He was raised in a family of itinerant farmers and early apprenticed to a harness maker and sign painter. His commitment to becoming an artist resulted from his seeing landscapes by George Inness Sr. in an exhibition in Cincinnati in 1857. He made a trip to New York to meet Inness, who recognizing the young man's talent, helped him secure to the patronage of Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati. This financial help enabled Wyant to study for a year at the National Academy in New York City, where he settled for a short time in 1863. By 1865, he was in Karlsruhe, Germany with Hans Fredrik Gude, a Norwegian artist of the Dusseldorf school. Wyant also lived in England and was much influenced by the landscapes of J.M.W. Turner. In 1867, he returned to New York City where he established a studio and from where he traveled frequently into the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains. In 1873 he was part of an expedition into New Mexico and Arizona where he painted many sites including Canyon de Chelly in Navajo country. On this trip, he suffered a stroke, which paralyzed his right hand and forced him to paint with his left. It was said that this led to a freer style, lighter tone, and looser technique, all of which paralleled the growing taste of the American public. A critic, Charles Caffin, wrote of his paintings that they were "pregnant with suggestion" and were a "search for the spiritual, poetic side of nature through an expressive simplification of composition and tone." (Lowrey 180) In 1889, Alexander Wyant moved to Arkville, New York in the Catskills, and died there three years later, in 1892. He was a member of the Century Association and the National Academy.
Antiques & Art International
Sep. 28, 2022
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT, AMERICAN 1836-1892, LANDSCAPE STUDY, Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 in. (40.64 x 50.80 cm.), Frame: 25 1/2 x 29 1/2 in. (64.77 x 74.93 cm.)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT AMERICAN, 1836-1892 LANDSCAPE STUDY Oil on canvas Lower left inscribed and signed: A Study / A. H. Wyant
Potomack Company
Sep. 27, 2022
Alexander Helwig Wyant (American, 1836-1892) Old Stubble Field (The Hayfield)
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Alexander Helwig Wyant (American, 1836-1892) Old Stubble Field (The Hayfield) oil on canvas laid to board signed A.H. Wyant (lower left) 20 1/4 x 36 1/4 inches. Property from a Private Estate, Colorado Provenance: M. Knoedler & Co., New York Purchased from the above, November 22, 1948 Thence by descent to the present owner
Hindman
Sep. 22, 2022
ALEXANDER H. WYANT Storm in the Mountains.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
ALEXANDER H. WYANT Storm in the Mountains. Oil on canvas. 158x218 mm; 6 1/4x8 1/2 inches. Signed in oil, lower right recto. Provenance: Zabriskie Gallery, New York; Estate of Virginia M. Zabriskie. Wyant (1836-1892) was an American landscape painter. His early works belonged to the Hudson River School, with its direct pastoral narrative, but evolved into the moodier and more shadowy Tonalism. After a stroke which paralyzed his right arm, he taught himself to paint with his left. Born in Ohio, Wyant worked primarily in New York following his training, as well as several years in Cincinnati and Europe. After his marriage in 1880, he began to spend most of his time in Keene Valley, New York. He moved in 1889 to Arkville, New York (in the Catskills). He frequently painted in the Adirondacks, which is likely represented in this view, as well as in the Catskills. Wyant was only moderately appreciated during his lifetime, though after his death his works were eagerly sought for and are now in museums including the National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C., the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Toledo Museum of Art, the Tennessee State Museum, Nashville and the Dayton Art Institute.
Swann Auction Galleries
Sep. 22, 2022
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT (New York/Ohio, 1836-1892), Three works:, Each matted 20.25” x 24.25”.
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
ALEXANDER HELWIG WYANT New York/Ohio, 1836-1892 Three works: 1) "Malmesbury Wilts", 1866. Unsigned. Titled and dated "June 66" in pencil lower margin. Brush on tan wove paper, 13.5" x 17". 2) "From the Drawbridge, New Bedford". Unsigned. Titled lower margin. Pencil on paper, 8" x 11.5". 3) Elm and maple. Unsigned. Pencil on paper, 10" x 13.75".
Eldred's
Sep. 01, 2022
Alexander Wyant "Trees at Evening" Oil Painting
Est: $3,000 - $4,000
Original (Antique, 19th Century) Alexander Helwig Wyant (American 1836-1892) "Trees at Evening" Oil Painting on Canvas. Signed lower left "A.H. Wyant". Measures approx. - 12 1/4" high x 8 1/4" wide, total with frame - 16 1/2" high x 12 3/4" wide. Born in Evans Creek, Ohio, Alexander Wyant was a tonalist landscape and genre painter who was part of the Hudson River School painters but who is credited with making the transition within that School from a tight, restrictive style to the freer methods of Impressionism. He was much influenced by the French Barbizon impressionists, and his signature grandiose eastern mountain landscapes with dramatic cloud formations were much sought after during his lifetime. He was raised in a family of itinerant farmers and early apprenticed to a harness maker and sign painter. His commitment to becoming an artist resulted from his seeing landscapes by George Inness Sr. in an exhibition in Cincinnati in 1857. He made a trip to New York to meet Inness, who recognizing the young man's talent, helped him secure to the patronage of Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati. This financial help enabled Wyant to study for a year at the National Academy in New York City, where he settled for a short time in 1863. By 1865, he was in Karlsruhe, Germany with Hans Fredrik Gude, a Norwegian artist of the Dusseldorf school. Wyant also lived in England and was much influenced by the landscapes of J.M.W. Turner. In 1867, he returned to New York City where he established a studio and from where he traveled frequently into the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains. In 1873 he was part of an expedition into New Mexico and Arizona where he painted many sites including Canyon de Chelly in Navajo country. On this trip, he suffered a stroke, which paralyzed his right hand and forced him to paint with his left. It was said that this led to a freer style, lighter tone, and looser technique, all of which paralleled the growing taste of the American public. A critic, Charles Caffin, wrote of his paintings that they were "pregnant with suggestion" and were a "search for the spiritual, poetic side of nature through an expressive simplification of composition and tone." (Lowrey 180) In 1889, Alexander Wyant moved to Arkville, New York in the Catskills, and died there three years later, in 1892. He was a member of the Century Association and the National Academy.
Antiques & Art International
Aug. 21, 2022
Alexander H. Wyant (1836-1892) Oil (NY, OH)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
19th Century oil on canvas, untitled, impressionistic waterfall and woodland scene, signed and dated lower right. Sight-21.125 x 35.125, frame-27 x 40.75
Main Auction Galleries
May. 26, 2022
Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892) Field Brook 10 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. (26 x 35.9 cm.) (Painted circa 1880-85.)
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892) Field Brook signed 'AH Wyant' (lower right) oil on canvas 10 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. (26 x 35.9 cm.) Painted circa 1880-85. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 26, 2022
Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892) Landscape (Untitled) 18 3/4 x 25 3/8 in. (47.6 x 64.5 cm.) (Painted circa 1885-90.)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Alexander Helwig Wyant (1836-1892) Landscape (Untitled) signed 'A. H. Wyant' (lower left) oil on canvas 18 3/4 x 25 3/8 in. (47.6 x 64.5 cm.) Painted circa 1885-90. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams