Henry Ward Ranger

Henry Ward Ranger attended Syracuse University before traveling to Europe where he became a self-taught artist. Aside from being one of the leading tonalist painters, a practice that dismissed French Impressionism by featuring subtle gradations of a limited range of color, Ranger was considered the “Dean of American landscape painting.” His career as an artist erupted during the 1890’s when he went to Old Lyme, Connecticut, where he was instrumental in establishing the Old Lyme Art Colony.