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Julian Alden Weir


Impressionist painting of shaded trees next to a pond

Julian Alden Weir: The “Heart” of American Impressionism

June 22, 2022 • The Industrial United States 1870-1900, Emergence of Modern America 1890-1930, Julian Alden Weir, Arts, Historic Preservation, Wilton, Windham

From Windham to Branchville, peaceful Connecticut locales provided Julian Alden Weir the inspiration to create hundreds of paintings and become one of America’s leading Impressionists.

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Connecticut Shore, Winter by John Henry Twachtman

Connecticut and American Impressionism

April 20, 2022 • Emergence of Modern America 1890-1930, Julian Alden Weir, Arts, Greenwich, Old Lyme

American Impressionists looked to a New England countryside like that in Connecticut for evidence of a stable, timeless order beneath the dazzle of the ephemeral.

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Julian Alden Weir, The Farm, etching

Weir Farm the Result of a Trade – Who Knew?

July 24, 2020 • Julian Alden Weir, Arts, Environment, Ridgefield, Who Knew?, Wilton

Weir Farm, located in Ridgefield and Wilton, Connecticut, resulted from the trade of a painting and ten dollars.

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