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Theodore Robinson
1852-1896
Theodore Robinson (July 3, 1852 ?C April 2, 1896) was an American painter best known for his impressionist landscapes. He was one of the first American artists to take up impressionism in the late 1880s, visiting Giverny and developing a close friendship with Claude Monet. Several of his works are considered masterpieces of American Impressionism.
In 1884 Robinson returned to France where he would live for the next eight years, visiting America only occasionally. Robinson gravitated to Giverny, which had become a center of French impressionist art under the influence of Claude Monet.
La Debacle, 1892, collection: Scripps College, Claremont, CaliforniaHistorians are unclear when Robinson met Monet, but by 1888 their friendship was enough for Robinson to move in next door to the famous impressionist. Robinson's art shifted to a more traditional impressionistic manner during this time, likely due to Monet's influence. While a number of American artists had gathered at Giverny, none were as close to Monet as Robinson. Monet offered advice to Robinson, and he likewise solicited Robinson for opinions on Monet's own works in progress.
At Giverny, Robinson painted what art historians regard as some of his finest works. These depicted the surrounding countryside in different weather, in the plein air tradition, sometimes with women shown in leisurely poses. An example of his mature work during this period is La Debacle (1892) in the collection of Scripps College, Claremont California.
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Painting ID:: 72306
Willows
Date ca. 1892(1892)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 45.6 X 55.1 cm (17.95 X 21.69 in)
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Painting ID:: 73006
The Red House
"The Red House," oil on canvas, by the American painter Theodore Robinson. 18 5/16 in. x 22 3/16 in. Yale University Art Gallery, gift of Arthur G. Altschul, B.A. 1943. Courtesy of Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
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Painting ID:: 73133
Watering Pots
Date ca. 1890(1890)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 55.9 X 45.8 cm (22.01 X 18.03 in)
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Painting ID:: 73453
The Layette
1882(1882)
Oil on canvas
147.64 x 92.08 cm
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Painting ID:: 73455
Angelus
1889(1889)
Oil on canvas
77.47 X 74.61 cm (30.5 X 29.37 in)
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Theodore Robinson
1852-1896
Theodore Robinson (July 3, 1852 ?C April 2, 1896) was an American painter best known for his impressionist landscapes. He was one of the first American artists to take up impressionism in the late 1880s, visiting Giverny and developing a close friendship with Claude Monet. Several of his works are considered masterpieces of American Impressionism.
In 1884 Robinson returned to France where he would live for the next eight years, visiting America only occasionally. Robinson gravitated to Giverny, which had become a center of French impressionist art under the influence of Claude Monet.
La Debacle, 1892, collection: Scripps College, Claremont, CaliforniaHistorians are unclear when Robinson met Monet, but by 1888 their friendship was enough for Robinson to move in next door to the famous impressionist. Robinson's art shifted to a more traditional impressionistic manner during this time, likely due to Monet's influence. While a number of American artists had gathered at Giverny, none were as close to Monet as Robinson. Monet offered advice to Robinson, and he likewise solicited Robinson for opinions on Monet's own works in progress.
At Giverny, Robinson painted what art historians regard as some of his finest works. These depicted the surrounding countryside in different weather, in the plein air tradition, sometimes with women shown in leisurely poses. An example of his mature work during this period is La Debacle (1892) in the collection of Scripps College, Claremont California.
. Related Artists to Theodore Robinson: | Xanthus Russell Smith | Charles Napier Hemy | Vassily Maximov | William e.harris | Ludwig von Hofmann |
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