Hydrangea
Type:Painting
Size:14.00" x 10.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed
Notes:
Provenance of the Boston dealer Doll & Richards, Robbins was very well known in the 19th century art circles. An early recognized female of great merit.
Ellen Robbins ART FOR SALE
1828 Watertown, Massachusetts - 1905 Boston, Massachusetts. Known for: Super-real floral studies, botanical illustration, coastal views.
Ellen Robbins earned her artistic reputation as a watercolorist, especially of autumn leaves and flowers. She attended the New England School of Design in Boston for one year and studied privately... Read full biography
Ellen Robbins earned her artistic reputation as a watercolorist, especially of autumn leaves and flowers. She attended the New England School of Design in Boston for one year and studied privately with Stephen Tuckerman and at the Merrimac Printworks. She had difficulty finding a teacher of... Read full biography
Ellen Robbins earned her artistic reputation as a watercolorist, especially of autumn leaves and flowers. She attended the New England School of Design in Boston for one year and studied privately with Stephen Tuckerman and at the Merrimac Printworks. She had difficulty finding a teacher of watercolors, so she essentially taught herself to paint with the medium. Reportedly born in 1828 in Watertown, Massachusetts, (that is not documented-Sternberg), she developed the idea of creating albums of... Read full biography
Ellen Robbins earned her artistic reputation as a watercolorist, especially of autumn leaves and flowers. She attended the New England School of Design in Boston for one year and studied privately with Stephen Tuckerman and at the Merrimac Printworks. She had difficulty finding a teacher of watercolors, so she essentially taught herself to paint with the medium. Reportedly born in 1828 in Watertown, Massachusetts, (that is not documented-Sternberg), she developed the idea of creating albums of watercolors, which became very popular. She sold her first album for twenty-five dollars. Sculptor Harriet Hosmer, a childhood friend, was among her early collectors. She was also successful exhibiting her paintings at the Doll and Richards Gallery... Read full biography
Ellen Robbins earned her artistic reputation as a watercolorist, especially of autumn leaves and flowers. She attended the New England School of Design in Boston for one year and studied privately with Stephen Tuckerman and at the Merrimac Printworks. She had difficulty finding a teacher of watercolors, so she essentially taught herself to paint with the medium. Reportedly born in 1828 in Watertown, Massachusetts, (that is not documented-Sternberg), she developed the idea of creating albums of watercolors, which became very popular. She sold her first album for twenty-five dollars. Sculptor Harriet Hosmer, a childhood friend, was among her early collectors. She was also successful exhibiting her paintings at the Doll and Richards Gallery in Boston. Since there seemed to be no one else in Boston who taught watercolor classes, Robbins began with seven student... Read full biography
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