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John William Hill British/American, 1812-1879 Cows in an Extensive Landscape Signed J.W. Hill (lr) Watercolor on paper 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches; Together with (ii) John William Hill or John Henry Hill, Maine, dated Sept 2 1871 (lr), watercolor on paper, 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches; And (iii) John William Hill or John Henry Hill, View of a Lily Pond, graphite pencil with touches of white on paper, 7 1/8 x 8 3/4 inches London-born John William Hill came to the United States as a child. He learned engraving from his father John Hill and began his career in that field as well as creating topographical scenes in the traditional English manner along with watercolors of North American cities. At age forty-three, inspired by John Ruskin's Modern Painters, he turned to pure landscape painting. He became a member and later president of the Association for the Advancement of Truth in Art, the leading voice of the American Pre-Raphaelite movement. Painting directly from nature, he developed a stippled miniaturistic technique, creating microcosmic views with brilliant coloration and translucency. He found his subjects in many locales, including New Jersey and along the Hudson River. Hill's son, John Henry Hill was born in West Nyack, New York, and became a devoted Ruskinian as well as a founding member of the association. His work was frequently discussed in the association's journal, The New Path (1863-65). Ruskin would praise him in an 1881 letter for a "very great art gift." He studied the work of J.M.W. Turner in England, 1864-65, and in 1868 and 1870, accompanied geologist Clarence King on expeditions to the American West. Along with still lifes, Hill rendered crisply detailed landscapes in the Catskills, New England, and around West Nyack, where he settled in 1879, following the death of his father. C The Spanierman Gallery, LLC Collection of American Art
(iii) paper toned; sheet hinged to the at ur and ul with two strips of acid free tape; paper toned; tape stain on verso at lc