A Pleasant Afternoon-Portrait of a Young Woman Reading
Type:Painting
Size:35.00" x 29.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Sold 9/10/2004 for $82,250, setting a world record price for this artist at auction.
Lillian Mathilde Genth ART FOR SALE
1876 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1953 New York City. Known for: Nude figure, portrait and landscape painting.
Born in Philadelphia, Lillian Genth is known for her paintings of female nudes in landscapes, which she painted at her summer home in the Berkshires. However, later in her career (1928), she... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Lillian Genth is known for her paintings of female nudes in landscapes, which she painted at her summer home in the Berkshires. However, later in her career (1928), she abandoned that subject matter for scenes of her travels that included Spain, North Africa, Japan, China,... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Lillian Genth is known for her paintings of female nudes in landscapes, which she painted at her summer home in the Berkshires. However, later in her career (1928), she abandoned that subject matter for scenes of her travels that included Spain, North Africa, Japan, China, Fiji, Bali, New Guinea, and Thailand where she was commissioned to paint a portrait of the King. She studied with Elliott Daingerfield at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, and through the... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Lillian Genth is known for her paintings of female nudes in landscapes, which she painted at her summer home in the Berkshires. However, later in her career (1928), she abandoned that subject matter for scenes of her travels that included Spain, North Africa, Japan, China, Fiji, Bali, New Guinea, and Thailand where she was commissioned to paint a portrait of the King. She studied with Elliott Daingerfield at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, and through the school worked as a dress designer. In 1900, she won the Elkins Scholarship which allowed a year in Paris studying with James McNeill Whistler, and she stayed an additional two years. Upon her return, she settled in New York City and participated in... Read full biography
Born in Philadelphia, Lillian Genth is known for her paintings of female nudes in landscapes, which she painted at her summer home in the Berkshires. However, later in her career (1928), she abandoned that subject matter for scenes of her travels that included Spain, North Africa, Japan, China, Fiji, Bali, New Guinea, and Thailand where she was commissioned to paint a portrait of the King. She studied with Elliott Daingerfield at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, and through the school worked as a dress designer. In 1900, she won the Elkins Scholarship which allowed a year in Paris studying with James McNeill Whistler, and she stayed an additional two years. Upon her return, she settled in New York City and participated in exhibitions including the National Academy of Design and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Early in her career, she gained a... Read full biography
Lillian Mathilde Genth - Art for Sale (2 available)
Female Nude in a Landscape
Type:Painting
Size:34.25" x 40.13"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right