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Women by the Water

Artist Theodore Robinson (American, 1852–1896)
Datec. 1891
MediumCyanotype
DimensionsOverall: 7 11/16 x 9 1/2 in. (19.5 x 24.1 cm)
Mat: 14 x 18 in. (35.6 x 45.7 cm)
Credit LineTerra Foundation for American Art, Gift of Mr. Ira Spanierman
Object numberC1985.1.8
SignedUnsigned
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). 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.]

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: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut, June 4–September 4, 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: April 1–July 1, 2007). [exh. cat.]
Published References
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. 1, p. 8 (color).

Mayer, Stephanie. Theodore Robinson. Esquisses et photographies. (exh. cat., Musée d'Art Américain Giverny). Chicago, Illinois: Terra Foundation for the Arts, 2000. Fig. 1, p. 8 (color).

Cartwright, Derrick R. Waves and Waterways: American Perspectives, 1850–1900. (exh. cat., Musée d'Art Américain Giverny). Chicago, Illinois: Terra Foundation for the Arts, 2000. Text p. 21; fig. 17, p. 21 (black & white).

Cartwright, Derrick R. Rivières et rivages: les artistes américains, 1850–1900. (exh. cat., Musée d'Art Américain Giverny). Chicago, Illinois: Terra Foundation for the Arts, 2000. Text p. 21; fig. 17, p. 21 (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. Fig. 1, p. 124 (color).

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).

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. 211 (black & white).
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)
Canal Scene
Theodore Robinson
1893
Two in a Boat
Theodore Robinson
c. 1891
Interior Bedroom Scene with Figure
Theodore Robinson
undated
Two Men Playing Billiards
Theodore Robinson
undated
Portrait of a Seated Woman
Theodore Robinson
undated
Portrait of a Seated Woman
Theodore Robinson
undated
Metadata Embedded, 2017
Theodore Robinson
undated
Woman and Child (Standing)
Theodore Robinson
c. 1892
Seated Woman Sewing
Theodore Robinson
undated
Child Pumping Water
Theodore Robinson
undated
Woman and Child (Seated)
Theodore Robinson
c. 1892
The Layette
Theodore Robinson
c. 1892