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(American, 1852–1896)

The Layette

c. 1892
Cyanotype
Overall: 9 7/16 x 6 3/4 in. (24.0 x 17.1 cm)
Mat: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LineTerra Foundation for American Art, Gift of Mr. Ira Spanierman
Object numberC1985.1.2
SignedUnsigned
ProvenanceThe artist
Hamline Robinson
Mrs. C. F. Terhune, Kansas City, Missouri
Ira Spanierman
Terra Foundation for the Arts Collection, Chicago, Illinois, 1985 (gift of Mr. Ira Spanierman)
Exhibition History
The Figural Images of Theodore Robinson, American Impressionist, Paine Art Center and Arboretum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin (organizer). Venues: Paine Art Center and Arboretum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, April 12–June 7, 1987; The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee, June 28–September 6, 1987; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Indiana, October 6–November 29, 1987.

From Camera to Canvas: Theodore Robinson's French Photographs and Paintings, Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, Illinois (organizer). Venue: Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, Illinois, April 24–July 1, 1990.

Première exposition: les carnets de dessins et les photographies de Theodore Robinson (First Exposure: The Sketchbooks and Photographs of Theodore Robinson), Musée d'Art Américain Giverny, France (organizer). Venue: Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, Illinois, October 14–December 31, 2000 (in modified form). [exh. cat.]

D'une colonie à une collection: le Musée d'Art Américain Giverny fête ses dix ans (From a Colony to a Collection: Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of the Musée d'Art Américain Giverny), Musée d'Art Américain Giverny, France (organizer). Venue: Musée d'Art Américain Giverny, France, March 30–June 16, 2002.

In Monet's Light: Theodore Robinson at Giverny, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland (organizer). Venue: Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, October 17, 2004–January 9, 2005. [exh. cat.]

Impressionist Giverny: A Colony of Artists, 1885–1915, Musée d'Art Américain Giverny, France (organizer). Venues: Musée d'Art Américain Giverny, France, April 1–July 1, 2007; San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA, July 21–October 14, 2007 (on exhibit partial run: July 21–October 14, 2007). [exh. cat.]
Published References
Baur, John I. H. "Photographic Studies by an American Impressionist," Gazette des Beaux Arts 6:30 (1946). Fig 18, p. 324.

Johnston, Sona. Theodore Robinson, 1852–1896. (exh. cat., The Baltimore Museum of Art). Baltimore, Maryland: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1973. Ill. cover, pl. 48, fig. a, p. 49 (black & white).

Harrington, Bev, ed. The Figural Images of Theodore Robinson: American Impressionist. (exh. cat., Paine Art Center and Arboretum). Osh Kosh, Wisconsin: Paine Art Center and Arboretum, 1987. Fig. 7, p. 74 (black & white).

Gerdts, William H. Monet's Giverny: An Impressionist Colony. New York: Abbeville Press, 1993. Text p. 87; pl. 46, p. 56 (black & white).

Johnston, Sona. In Monet's Light: Theodore Robinson at Giverny. (exh. cat., The Baltimore Museum of Art). Baltimore, Maryland: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2004. Text p. 154; fig. 1, p. 154 (color), p. 154 (color detail).

Bourguignon, Katherine M. et al. Impressionist Giverny: A Colony of Artists, 1885–1915. (exh. cat. Musée d'Art Américain Giverny). Chicago, Illinois: Terra Foundation for American Art, 2007. Text p. 103, 184, 210 (checklist); fig. 3, pp. 102 (color detail), 184 (color).

Bricker, Rebecca. The Secret of Marie: a French art-history mystery set in Monet’s Garden. North Charleston, SC: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015. Ill. frontispiece (black & white, detail), p. 216 (black & white).

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Theodore Robinson
c. 1889–92
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Theodore Robinson
1891–92
Canal Scene
Theodore Robinson
1893
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Theodore Robinson
1889
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Theodore Robinson
1892
Two in a Boat
Theodore Robinson
c. 1891
Interior Bedroom Scene with Figure
Theodore Robinson
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Two Men Playing Billiards
Theodore Robinson
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Portrait of a Seated Woman
Theodore Robinson
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Portrait of a Seated Woman
Theodore Robinson
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