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(American, 1852–1896)

Theodore Robinson (seated) with Kenyon Cox

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Albumen print
Overall: 9 x 5 3/8 in. (22.9 x 13.7 cm)
Mat: 18 x 14 in. (45.7 x 35.6 cm)
Credit LineTerra Foundation for American Art, Gift of Mr. Ira Spanierman
Object numberC1985.1.25
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
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: Musée d'Art Américain Giverny, France, April 1–July 13, 2000. [exh. cat.]

On Process: Studio Themes, Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, Illinois (organizer). Venue: Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, Illinois, January 13–March 4, 2001.

A Place on the Avenue: Terra Museum of American Art Celebrates 15 Years in Chicago, Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, Illinois (organizer). Venue: Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, Illinois, November 16, 2002–February 16, 2003 (on exhibit partial run: November 16, 2002–January 3, 2003).

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
Johnston, Sona. Theodore Robinson, 1852–1896. (exh. cat., The Baltimore Museum of Art). Baltimore, Maryland: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1973. Ill. facing p. 1 (black & white detail).

Weinberg, H. Barbara et al. American Impressionism and Realism: The Painting of Modern Life, 1885–1915. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1994. Ill. p. 354 (black & white).

Cikovsky, Jr., Nicolai et al. American Impressionism and Realism: The Margaret and Raymond Horowitz Collection. (exh. cat., National Gallery of Art). Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1998. Text p. 119; fig. 1, p. 119 (black & white).

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. Text pp. 35, 38–39; fig. 22, p. 34 (color).

Mayer, Stephanie. Theodore Robinson. Esquisses et photographies. (exh. cat., Musée d'Art Américain Giverny). Chicago, Illinois: Terra Foundation for the Arts, 2000. Text pp. 35, 38–39; fig. 22, p. 34 (color).

Theodore Robinson. (exh. cat., Owen Gallery). New York: Owen Gallery, 2000. Ill. p. 8 (black & white). Mancoff, Debra N. Monet's Garden in Art. London, England: Frances Lincoln Limited, 2001. Ill. p. 88 (black and white).

May, Stephen. Lessons Learned: Monet's Influence on Theodore Robinson. American Artist (April 2006): 48–53. Ill. p. 51 (black & white).

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. 184, 210 (checklist); cat. p. 185 (color).

Bourguignon, Katherine M., Shunsuke Kijima and Sanjiro Minamikawa. Monet and the Artists of Giverny: The Beginning of American Impressionism. (exh. cat. Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art, The Bunkamura Museum of Art, Tokyo, and The Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art). Fukuoka, Japan: The Nishinippon Shimbun, 2010. Text p.15 (in Japanese), 19 (in English); ill. fig 8, p.15 (black & white).

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. p. 207 (black & white).
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Theodore Robinson
c. 1889–92
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1891–92
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