1850-1913

George Hitchcock started his professional career as a lawer in the 1870s. He studied at Brown University and Harvard University, but took up painting and at age 29 and moved to Europe to pursue painting full time. He became a very successful expatriate painter after studying at the Academie Julian in Paris. Additionally, Hitchcock studied English watercolor techniques and was a student at the Dusseldorf Academy in Germany. 

Hitchcock traveled through most of Europe but spent the most time in the Netherlands where he became known for his paintings of Dutch fishers, the sea, and villagers. Some of his early paintings had more muted tones, but transitioned to the bright floral scenes and landscapes for which he was known. 

George Hitchcock was voted an Associate of the National Academy of Design in New York and became the only American member of the Vienna Academy. His work is represented by the Dresden Gallery, the Chicago Art Institute, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Imperial Collection in Vienna.