J. Carleton Wiggins (1848-1932) Pastoral Cows Engraving, engraved by Henry S. Beckwith (fl.1830-1900). Signed in pencil by both.Engraving laid on heavy Paper. Measures 38"x23.5". Weight to ship 1 lb. John Carleton Wiggins was a pastoral landscape painter usually depicted with flocks of sheep or herds of cattle. His birth name was John Carleton Wiggins, but he preferred not to use his first name of John. He was born in Turner, Orange County, New York 1848 and raised in Brooklyn where he attended public schools and studied with George Inness. Beginning 1880, Wiggins spent several years painting and studying in Europe and England, but was primarily in France, developing plein-air painting skills at Barbizon and Fontainebleau. These years influenced his subsequent style and subject matter as he changed from pure landscape painting to landscapes with images of cattle and sheep. He won a gold medal at the Paris Salon in 1894, and exhibited regularly at London's Royal Academy. He also studied in Holland.

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