Sydney J. Yard

Sydney J. Yard (1855 - January 2, 1909) was a British-born American painter who became "one of the most famous watercolor artists in the United States".

Yard was born in 1855 in England. He was trained as a painter in London, and he emigrated to the United States.

Yard first opened a studio in San Jose, California. Around 1900, he relocated to the art colony of Carmel-by-the-Sea. He became "one of the most well-known watercolor artists in the United States". He was then an oil painter.

Yard was married twice. His daughter from his first marriage married the painter Charles Chapel Judson. Yard died on January 2, 1909, in Carmel-by-the-Sea.