An American artist traded a painting and $10 for a 153-acre Connecticut farm in 1882; more than a century later, his home and studios became part of a nationally protected landscape devoted to art
- Julian Alden Weir/Image: National Park ServiceA painting that once cost American artist Julian Alden Weir $560 ended up helping him acquire something far more lasting, a 153-acre farm in Connecticut.
- In July 1882, Weir exchanged the painting and $10 for the Branchville property, a deal that would shape much of the rest of his artistic life.
- He went on to make the farm his primary residence for the next 36 years, building a studio there and using its fields, woods and rocky landscape as subjects for his work.
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- Julian Alden Weir/Image: National Park ServiceA painting that once cost American artist Julian Alden Weir $560 ended up helping him acquire something far more lasting, a 153-acre farm in Connecticut.
- In July 1882, Weir exchanged the painting and $10 for the Branchville property, a deal that would shape much of the rest of his artistic life.
- He went on to make the farm his primary residence for the next 36 years, building a studio there and using its fields, woods and rocky landscape as subjects for his work.
Sources: Times of India