ARTIST

Willard Metcalf

Willard Metcalf, a leading American Impressionist, captured the quiet beauty of New England landscapes, earning him the title "poet laureate of the New England hills."

ABOUT

Willard Metcalf (1858–1925) was an American painter renowned for his evocative landscapes, particularly those depicting the changing seasons of New England. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, Metcalf began his artistic journey in Boston, studying at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts before venturing to Paris in 1883. There, he honed his skills at the Académie Julian and immersed himself in the European art scene, even becoming one of the first American painters to visit Give…

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NOTABLE WORKS
Landscape with Church Steeple 1877 · Fogg Museum Old woman with child and goose 1884 The Ten Cent Breakfast 1887 · Denver Art Museum Jewish Girl, Tunis 1887 · New Britain Museum of American Art Sunlight and Shadow 1888 · Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Midsummer Twilight 1890 · National Gallery of Art
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