Featured 19th Century Painter: William De La Montagne Cary (American, 1840-1922)

ArtfixDaily Blogs

Featured 19th Century Painter: William De La Montagne Cary (American, 1840-1922)

April 05, 2021 10:25

William De La Montagne Cary (American, 1840-1922) ( aka W.M. Cary ): Barber Shop Felines, 1900 - Oil on canvas, 16 x 14 inches / Signed lower left

By the time William De La Montagne Cary was 20 years old, he was already an illustrator for Harper’s and Leslie’s magazines in New York City. In 1861, with two companions, he ventured into the American West, traveling by ox-cart, steamboat and stagecoach. Artist William Cary made many sketches along the way that provided him with the subject matter upon which he built his later career—western genre illustration. He made the sketches of the forts along the Missouri River before they were abandoned at the start of the Civil War. He worked in oil, watercolor, pen and ink, and black and white wash. Later in his career he did wood engraving illustrations for some of the popular books of the day.

Call now to talk about your interest in this William De La Montagne Cary (American, 1840-1922) painting : 724-459-0612 - Jerry Hawk, Bedford Fine Art Gallery

Tags: william de la montagne cary art 19th century art 19th century painting 19th century painters 19th century artwork historic paintings american art

Bedford Fine Art Gallery

Welcome to Bedford Fine Art Gallery. Located in historic Bedford, Pennsylvania, the gallery offers a wide variety of works from some of the greatest and most well-known 19th century artists, early 20th century artists, and contemporary realism artists. You can see all of our available 19th century artwork on our Gallery page. Our current inventory boasts a wide diversity of subject matter from landscape, marine, still life, genre, American historical/political, sporting art, and animal themes. Our gallery features both American and European 19th century painters such as John Henry Dolph, George Hetzel, William Bromley III, and Barton Stone Hays, to name a few. To see more of our 19th century artists, please visit our Artists page. Good art is timeless and only you know what "wows" you. You know it when you see it and we hope you make that connection with a stunning painting from Bedford Fine Art Gallery. Thank you.