June - Connecticut Julian Alden Weir 1896

June - Connecticut
Julian Alden Weir 1896
From the collection of
Huntington Museum of Art
The farm that Julian Alden Weir acquired near Branchville, Connecticut, in 1882 proved to be much more than a place to live. It had a far deeper influence, becoming a haven that inspired his work as a painter, so much so that the American artist Frank Duveneck remarked that it was in fact the farm that made Weir a landscape painter.

The painting June, Connecticut reflects both Weir's intimate knowledge of his beloved land as well as a sophistication in composition that demonstrated his skills as a painter. The work exhibits a surprising modernity in its approach, achieving an ambiguous, unfinished quality and a geometric feel with its bands of subdued color. By the time this work was done, Weir had adopted many of the characteristics of the impressionists he had previously scorned. This is seen most notably in the very visible brushstrokes that are utilized in this painting.
Details
Title: June - Connecticut
Creator: Julian Alden Weir
Date: 1896
Physical Dimensions: w14.75 x h12 in.
Credit Line: Gift of Ruth Woods Dayton
Type: painting
Medium: oil on canvas

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J. Alden Weir
Aug 30, 1852 - Dec 8, 1919

Julian Alden Weir was an American impressionist painter and member of the Cos Cob Art Colony near Greenwich, Connecticut. Weir was also one of the founding members of "The Ten", a loosely allied group of American artists dissatisfied with professional art organizations, who banded together in 1898 to exhibit their works as a stylistically unified group.
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