Robert W. Salmon Robert W. Salmon (1775 – c. 1845) was a British marine artist, active in both England and America. He is widely considered the ‘Father of American Luminism,’ a movement that profoundly shaped the landscape of 19th-century American art. His prolific output—nearly 1,000 paintings—primarily focused on maritime scenes and seascapes, capturing the grandeur and tranquility of the ocean with remarkable precision and sensitiv…