Wüst Alexander

Alexander Wüst was a Dutch-American artist, born in Dordrecht in 1837 and deceased in Antwerp in 1876. He was a painter and watercolorist. He was the son and student of Christoffel Wüst ('s-Hertogenbosch, 1801 – New York, 1853). Alexander Wüst traveled to Norway, England, and, in 1862, to New York, where he adopted American nationality. In 1864, he settled in Antwerp.
He mainly painted landscapes, drawing inspiration from the solitary, untouched, and rugged nature of America, Sweden, and Switzerland. Wüst had a particular fondness for the watercolor technique. He was friends with Willem Maris, who often added animals to his landscapes.
Alexander Wüst participated in the Salon in Ghent in 1874, where he exhibited works such as Memory of Romsdal, Norway and A Farm at Lake Geneva. His works can be found, among others, in the museum of Antwerp.
He is mentioned in BAS I and Two Centuries of Signatures of Belgian Artists. (Piron)