Granville Redmond: Painter of Light and Silence Granville Redmond (1871 – 1935) stands as a singular figure in American art history—a landscape painter who simultaneously embraced tonalism’s muted palette and California Impressionism's vibrant luminosity, all while navigating the profound challenges posed by deafness. Born in Philadelphia to hearing parents, Redmond’s early life was marked by tragedy when he contracted scarlet fever at around 2½ years old, leaving him permanently deaf. This formative experience profoundly shaped his artistic vision and propelled his family towards San Jose,…