Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883-1962)
The Stock Exchange, c. 1950
oil on canvasboard
12 x 16 inches
17.75 x 21.75 inches (frame)
signed lower right: Guy Wiggins N.A.
verso: labels, Fisher Galleries, Washington D.C.; Matthews Gallery

Guy Carleton Wiggins, born in Brooklyn, was the son of a renowned landscape painter, under whom he received his initial training. He pursued further education at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and the National Academy of Design in New York. At just twenty years old, he became the youngest American artist to have a piece admitted into the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In the 1920s, he began spending summers in Old Lyme, Connecticut, joining the ranks of the established American Impressionists. Here, he drew inspiration from artists like Childe Hassam. In 1937, he relocated his studio to Essex, Connecticut, where he established an art school and continued teaching.

The painting appears to be in good condition. Under UV examination, there is no evidence of restoration or inpainting.