George Inness
(1825–1894) American landscape painter (1825-1894)
George Inness (USA, 1825–1894) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, George Inness belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
George Inness was born in Newburgh and died in Bridge of Allan. George Inness worked in Rome, London, California, and Boston. Wikidata associates George Inness with Hudson River school. George Inness was awarded Temple Silver Medal / 2nd Place. The students included Louis Comfort Tiffany.
The best-known works include ‘Moonlight in Virginia’ and ‘Tragedy at Sea’. The works belong mainly to the genre landscape painting. The catalogue has 217 works by George Inness with free images. The dated works span the years 1842–1928. Works by George Inness are held by several collections, among them Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Cleveland Museum of Art. Wikidata links 9 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Realism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include William Morris Hunt, Eastman Johnson, Charles de Groux, Adolf Dauthage, and Vito D'Ancona.