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1865 South Berwick, Maine - 1913. Known for: Figure, portrait, and genre painting.
Married to artist Charles Woodbury with whom she first studied art, Susan Woodbury became noted for her figural works in pastel, watercolor and oil. She was the daughter of a South Berwick, Maine... Read full biography
Married to artist Charles Woodbury with whom she first studied art, Susan Woodbury became noted for her figural works in pastel, watercolor and oil. She was the daughter of a South Berwick, Maine family and her father was a judge. She studied art with Charles Woodbury and of their courtship it was... Read full biography
Married to artist Charles Woodbury with whom she first studied art, Susan Woodbury became noted for her figural works in pastel, watercolor and oil. She was the daughter of a South Berwick, Maine family and her father was a judge. She studied art with Charles Woodbury and of their courtship it was written: "As beautiful as she was willful, she reduced Charles to adoring despair. Buttressed by Victorian decorum, he finally summoned the courage to say to her one day: 'Miss Oakes, I simply cannot... Read full biography
Married to artist Charles Woodbury with whom she first studied art, Susan Woodbury became noted for her figural works in pastel, watercolor and oil. She was the daughter of a South Berwick, Maine family and her father was a judge. She studied art with Charles Woodbury and of their courtship it was written: "As beautiful as she was willful, she reduced Charles to adoring despair. Buttressed by Victorian decorum, he finally summoned the courage to say to her one day: 'Miss Oakes, I simply cannot teach you to paint, but if you will have me, I would like to marry you.' " (Tragard 7). She and her husband honeymooned in Europe in 1890, and she was especially taken with Holland, which became a source of many of her paintings including Dutch... Read full biography
Married to artist Charles Woodbury with whom she first studied art, Susan Woodbury became noted for her figural works in pastel, watercolor and oil. She was the daughter of a South Berwick, Maine family and her father was a judge. She studied art with Charles Woodbury and of their courtship it was written: "As beautiful as she was willful, she reduced Charles to adoring despair. Buttressed by Victorian decorum, he finally summoned the courage to say to her one day: 'Miss Oakes, I simply cannot teach you to paint, but if you will have me, I would like to marry you.' " (Tragard 7). She and her husband honeymooned in Europe in 1890, and she was especially taken with Holland, which became a source of many of her paintings including Dutch children. She returned there frequently, observed works by Old Masters, and wrote commentaries on Dutch painters. She also studied in Pa... Read full biography
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Keywords (36)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Holland/Netherlands
- •Ogunquit, Maine
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors
- •New York Water Color Club, Society-
- •New York Women's Art Club 1889-1913
Art Teacher
- •Charles Lazar
- •Charles Woodbury
Art School
- •Lazar's School, Paris, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Art Collection
- •Louise and Alan Sellars Collection
Added Description
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Married to an Artist
- •Watercolor Specialty
Artist Colony
- •Ogunquit Artist Colony, Maine
Notable Commercial Gallery Representation, Pre 21s
- •Vose Galleries, Boston
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Boston Art Club-
- •National Association of Women Artists, Painters and Sculptors)
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
- •Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts