Born in San Francisco in 1856, Anna became enamored by the celebrated French animal painter Rosa Bonheur, a giant among woman painters. Anna's mother arranged for her to study in Switzerland, then... Read full biography
Born in San Francisco in 1856, Anna became enamored by the celebrated French animal painter Rosa Bonheur, a giant among woman painters. Anna's mother arranged for her to study in Switzerland, then the family moved to Paris. There she and her sisters often sat around a large table, focused on sewing... Read full biography
Born in San Francisco in 1856, Anna became enamored by the celebrated French animal painter Rosa Bonheur, a giant among woman painters. Anna's mother arranged for her to study in Switzerland, then the family moved to Paris. There she and her sisters often sat around a large table, focused on sewing while one of her sisters would read aloud. Anna executed a copy of Rosa Bonheur's Plowing in Nivernais in the Musée du Luxembourg, which became for her a talisman. In 1882 she entered the Académie... Read full biography
Born in San Francisco in 1856, Anna became enamored by the celebrated French animal painter Rosa Bonheur, a giant among woman painters. Anna's mother arranged for her to study in Switzerland, then the family moved to Paris. There she and her sisters often sat around a large table, focused on sewing while one of her sisters would read aloud. Anna executed a copy of Rosa Bonheur's Plowing in Nivernais in the Musée du Luxembourg, which became for her a talisman. In 1882 she entered the Académie Julian to study under Jules-Joseph Lefebvre and Tony Robert-Fleury. Right away, Klumpke's works were accepted in the Paris Salon, beginning with An Eccentric in 1882. By 1885 she received an Honorable Mention for a portrait and three years later, a... Read full biography
Born in San Francisco in 1856, Anna became enamored by the celebrated French animal painter Rosa Bonheur, a giant among woman painters. Anna's mother arranged for her to study in Switzerland, then the family moved to Paris. There she and her sisters often sat around a large table, focused on sewing while one of her sisters would read aloud. Anna executed a copy of Rosa Bonheur's Plowing in Nivernais in the Musée du Luxembourg, which became for her a talisman. In 1882 she entered the Académie Julian to study under Jules-Joseph Lefebvre and Tony Robert-Fleury. Right away, Klumpke's works were accepted in the Paris Salon, beginning with An Eccentric in 1882. By 1885 she received an Honorable Mention for a portrait and three years later, a medal at the Julian Academy. In 1886, Klumpke visited Italy. Two years later... Read full biography
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About Anna Klumpke: Books
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
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