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Woman Picking Fruit

Artist Theodore Robinson (American, 1852–1896)
Datec. 1891
MediumCyanotype
DimensionsOverall: 9 7/16 x 6 1/4 in. (24.0 x 15.9 cm)
Mat: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LineTerra Foundation for American Art, Gift of Mr. Ira Spanierman
Object numberC1985.1.20
SignedUnsigned
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). Venues: Musée d'Art Américain Giverny, France, April 1–July 13, 2000; Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, Illinois, October 14–December 31, 2000 (in modified form). [exh. cat.]

In Monet's Light: Theodore Robinson at Giverny, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, Maryland (organizer). Venue: Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, February 4–May 8, 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. [exh. cat.]
Published References
Baur, John I. H.  “Photographic Studies by an American Impressionist." Gazette des Beaux Arts 6:30 (1946). Fig. 15, p. 329.

Mayer, Stephanie. First Exposure: The Sketchbooks and Photographs of Theodore Robinson. (exh. cat., Musée d'Art Américain Giverny). Chicago, Illinois: Terra Foundation for the Arts, 2000. Fig. 19, p. 31 (color).

Mayer, Stephanie. Theodore Robinson. Esquisses et photographies. (exh. cat., Musée d'Art Américain Giverny). Chicago, Illinois: Terra Foundation for the Arts, 2000. Fig. 19, p. 31 (color).

Gerdts, William H. et al. Lasting Impressions: American Painters in France, 1865–1915. (exh. cat., Musée d'Art Américain Giverny). Chicago, Illinois: Terra Foundation for the Arts, 1992. Fig. 118, pp. 133–34.

Gerdts, William H. et al. Impressions de toujours: les peintres américains en France, 1865–1915. (exh. cat., Musée d'Art Américain Giverny). Chicago, Illinois: Terra Foundation for the Arts, 1992. Fig. 118, pp. 133–34.

Keyes, Donald D. American Impressionism in Georgia Collections. Athens, Georgia: Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, 1993. Text p. 100.

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. 134; fig. 1, p. 134 (color).

Manoguerra, Paul. One Hundred American Paintings. Athens, Georgia: Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, 2011. Text p. 125, ill. fig. 1, p. 127 (color).
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)
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