Blog — Albert Pinkham Ryder

Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847–1917) was a visionary American painter—a solitary figure of tonalist romanticism whose small, almost mystical canvases reveal worlds of quiet dread, mythic symbolism, and haunting chiaroscuro (Wikipedia, Wikipedia). Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts—a thriving whaling port—Ryder carried into adulthood a deep-seated fascination with the sea, moonlight, and the untold stories whispered by waves and wind (Smithsonian American Art Museum, Wikipedia).