James Everett Stuart (Am. 1852-1941) Yellowstone Canyon 1841. Active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, James Everett Stuart was a landscape painter, who concentrated his attention on the mountainous regions of the Pacific Northwest, California, and Alaska. Stuart's work was influenced by his teacher Yelland as well as by Hudson River School artist Albert Bierstadt. However, his images of the local landscape are more painterly than Bierstadt's detailed scenes, suggesting the inspiration of George Inness. His process was to create painted sketches directly from his sites. From these works, he produced finished and more elaborately composed paintings in his studio. An important chronicler of the American West in the late nineteenth century, Stuart created a significant record of the landscape of a bygone era. His works are especially noted for their luminous effects. Overall size: 39 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. Sight size: 31 1/2 x 19 1/4 in.