Guy Wiggins

Guy Carleton Wiggins was an American painter known for his impressionistic depictions of New York and rural Connecticut. Born on February 23, 1883 in Brooklyn, NY, his father was the painter Carleton Wiggins, who served as his son’s teacher early on. He went on to study under both William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri at the National Academy of Design. The artist received recognition early on and was the subject of several exhibitions throughout his career. Wiggins spent the winter months in Manhattan, where he often painted snowy street scenes from his window. The artist died while vacationing in St. Augustine, FL on April 25, 1962. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others. courtesy of Artnet