In the Sun (Primary Title)
Theodore Robinson, American, 1852 - 1896 (Artist)
Theodore Robinson began his artistic training in France in 1884 at the studio of Charles Auguste Émile Durand (known as Carolus-Duran), working alongside fellow student John Singer Sargent among others. He was instructed in a centuries-old manner that emphasized the laborious sketching of live models in a variety of traditional positions. In the Sun features one such model lying in a field of grass, blanched by the summer sun. Marie, as she was known, was Robinson’s romantic companion and prospective wife. Sadly, the artist died unmarried just four years later at the young age of forty-three.
Signed at upper right: "Th. Robinson"
Inscribed at upper right, below signature: "Copyright 1891"
Donated by James W. McGlothlin as part of the James W. and Frances Gibson McGlothlin Collection of American Art
2021-2022 "Whistler to Cassatt: American Painters and France", Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, November 14, 2021 - March 13, 2022; VMFA, April 16 - July 31, 2022
"The Figural Images of Theordore Robinson American Impressionist," Paine Art Center and Arboretum, Oshkosh, WI (1987) no 24.
"Theodore Robinson Retrospective," Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY (November, 1946-January, 1947) no. 115.
"Panama-Pacific International Exposition," San Francisco, CA (1915) no. 2667.
"Universal Exposition," St. Louis, MO (1904) no. 649.
Lotos Club, New York, NY (1894).
"Retrospective Exhibition," Society of American Artists, New York, NY (1892) no. 267.
Society of American Artists, New York, NY (1892) no. 184.
"The Figural Images of Theordore Robinson American Impressionist," Paine Art Center and Arboretum, Oshkosh, WI (1987) no 24.
"Theodore Robinson Retrospective," Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY (November, 1946-January, 1947) no. 115.
"Panama-Pacific International Exposition," San Francisco, CA (1915) no. 2667.
"Universal Exposition," St. Louis, MO (1904) no. 649.
Lotos Club, New York, NY (1894).
"Retrospective Exhibition," Society of American Artists, New York, NY (1892) no. 267.
Society of American Artists, New York, NY (1892) no. 184.
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