Famous Artists: Watercolor masters
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Albano, Italy c. 1872
Watercolor with gouache over graphite
32.6cm x 24.2cm
 George Inness
(American, 1825-1894)

The 19th century landscape painter, George Inness, saw the artist's aim as "simply to reproduce in other minds the impression which a scene had made upon" him.

He was born in Newark, New Jersey, and regardless of the virtual lack of support from his father and no formal training became a member of the National Academy of Art in 1868.

Inness traveled extensively during his life, and works from these trips included Yosemite and Monterey Peninsula paintings. Innes focused on a light-infused tonalism and relied on glazes for his desired effects. He was a master of both watercolor and oil painting.

Additional Links:
inness at cleveland museum of art
inness at butler
inness at geometry.net
inness at artchive.com

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