Pieter Vanderlyn

Pieter Vanderlyn (* 1687, † 1778 in Shawangunk ) was an American painter of Dutch origin. He is counted among the Patroon Painters.

Vanderlyn emigrated in 1718 from the Netherlands probably one Curaçao to New York. It is unclear where he was staying, probably in Kingston on the Hudson River, 130 km north of New York, or in Albany.

For example, the images of the Gansevoort Limner family He painted numerous portraits, he will be attributed. Ann Lee Morgan writes that Vanderlyn had his own style, which consisted of "flat patterns, rhythmic contours, and appealing color". As an example of his style is considered the portrait of Pau de Wandelaer ( circa 1730, Albany Institute of History and Art ). It shows a boy with a bird on the hand in the background flows of the Hudson, in short, an idyll.

Vanderlyns last painting dates back to the 1750. He is the grandfather of the painter John Vanderlyn.