Posted 10 years ago
Harborguy
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This is a 16" high x 14" wide O/C painting by John Carleton Wiggins (1848-1932). It features figures in a winter landscape & is signed lower left. He was noted for his realistic paintings of sheep & cattle. I was fortunate to win this at a local auction. The original frame, which I retained, was damaged so I had it reframed. The painting was restored by Art Restoration Lab at Gate House Galleries, Inc.- label verso. John Carleton Wiggins was the father of the renowned cityscape painter Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883-1962) who is famous for his New York City snow scenes. There is a third generation painter Guy Arthur Wiggins (1920-Present) still working in New York.
Thanks agh for the love.
years ago, when i lived in Maine, i was friends w/ the artist's grandson - guy wiggins.
ho2cultcha, very interesting. I assume that would be Guy Arthur Wiggins, who last I heard, was alive & still painting in NYC. Thanks for the post.
ho2cultcha, thought you would enjoy this article on your old friend.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/07/nyregion/the-wiggins-family-of-painters-is-having-a-moment.html?_r=1&;
https://www.google.com/search?q=john+carleton+wiggins+painting&biw=698&bih=457&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=pktvVKLnJZeBygTW_YDoDg&ved=0CDcQsAQ