Chauncey Foster Ryder | Questroyal

Chauncey Ryder was one of America’s most important Post-Impressionists. Skilled in several mediums, Ryder worked as a painter, etcher, lithographer, and illustrator. He trained at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Academie Julian in Paris and won a gold medal at the Paris Salon of 1907. Soon after, Ryder returned to the United States to open a studio in New York City, from which he could travel throughout New England, observing different landscapes and seeking new sources of artistic inspiration. Primarily known for his sparse, graceful landscapes, which illustrate nature in its various seasons, he experienced great success in the early twentieth century, winning gold medals at the American Water Color Society, the National Arts Club, and the National Academy of Design, where he was named an associate and an academician. Today, his work is featured in over fifty museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian Institute of American Art, and the Carnegie Institute.