Central Park, Winter, 1936
by Guy C. Wiggins (1883–1962)25⅛ x 30 inches
Signed lower left: Guy Wiggins / Guy Wiggins; on verso (photo available): CENTRAL PARK. WINTER. / GUY WIGGINS N.A. / 1936.
Provenance
Grand Central Art Galleries, Inc., New York, New York
Private collection, Florida
Richard York Gallery, New York, New York
Private collection, New York, New York
Sale, Doyle, New York, New York, May 17, 2023, lot 520, from above
Related Works
Victory Statue, Central Park, oil on linen, 34⅛ x 40 inches; Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Columbus Circle, Winter, 1911, oil on canvas, 33½ x 40¼ inches; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
Note: In this snowy depiction, Guy C. Wiggins paints the southwest edge of Central Park near Columbus Circle. On the left, stands the USS Maine National Monument, which was unveiled in 1913 to honor fallen sailors.
Artist Biography
New York has always been my favorite subject, especially streets in snow storms.[1] —Guy C. Wiggins, 1948
By Nina Sangimino
I. Biography
II. Chronology
III. Collections
IV. Exhibitions
V. Memberships
VI. Notes
VII. Suggested Resources
I. Biography
Of the great family legacies in American art, Wiggins is definitely at the forefront. Carleton Wiggins studied with George Inness and painted landscapes with a Barbizon influence, and his grandson Guy A. Wiggins still paints both rural landscapes and urban city views. Yet the most well known of this clan is
