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Arkville Landscape
About the Artwork
During the last five years of his life, Alexander H. Wyant relocated to Arkville, NY—located in the Catskill Mountains—where a small artist colony was forming. This painting presents a distant view of Wyant's home and studio, constructed in 1889.
Inscriptions
Signed lower left: "A.H. Wyant"
Provenance
Mrs. A. Wyant, sold, c. 1898 to J. D. Woodward, New York; Mr. W. H. Abercrombie (see Literature: Eliot Clark, 1920); Charles Harkness, New York
Exhibition history
Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-October 4, 1937). Paintings by Ohio Artists. Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH (organizer) (November 28, 1967-January 14, 1968). American Paintings 1825 - 1915 from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH (organizer) (July 7-November 1, 1979). Long Term Loan - Ohio Artists in the Governor's Residence. Ohio Governor's Residence, Bexley, Ohio (April 22, 2002-December 31, 2006).
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Alexander H. Wyant (American, 1836–1892)
- Date
- c. 1890
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 41.4 x 62 cm (16 5/16 x 24 7/16 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- American Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- The Charles W. Harkness Gift
- Accession no.
- 1927.389
More by Alexander Helwig Wyant in museum collections
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Open-access museum record · AT-00009502
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