Gertrude Beals Bourne

Mt. Washington, Winter [New Hampshire]

Florence Vincent Robinson, American (1874-1937), Garden with Fountain. Born in the Boston area in 1874, Florence Robinson was known for her vibrant watercolors depicting people, landscapes, and cities. The artist settled in Paris around 1890 and studied with Pierre Vignal, Henri Harpignies, Dagnan Bouveret, and James Abbott McNeil Whistler...

This watercolor by Charles Demetropoulos depicts a classical French Academic-style building which was designed in 1862 by architect William G. Preston as the new home of the Boston Society for Natural History, which had been founded in 1830. In the 1860’s, many of Boston’s cultural institutions relocated here to the Back Bay, the elegant residential district being built on the tidal marshes behind the city. When the museum moved here in 1863, the new building dominated the western edge of the landfill. The classical design reflected its role as a “temple of learning.” The building was later renovated into a women’s retail store known as Bonwit Teller and later became home to Louis Boston...

Original watercolour. Presented in a narrow oak frame. Signed to the lower left. Labelled verso. On watercolour paper.

Title: "Figures with Parasols Enjoying a Day at the Beach" Artist: Maurice Mazeilie (French) Medium: Watercolour on paper, unframed Size: 9.5 x 12.5 inches (Height x Width) Signe...