Janet Downie was a painter, writer and teacher. Born and reared in Detroit, Downie moved to Austin in 1878. She studied abroad in London and at the Royal College of Art and Liverpool for several years. She continued her training at the Art Institute of Chicago and under Charles F. Binns at the New York State School of Clay-Working and Ceramics, Alfred. Downie attended various summer art schools like New York State School, Art Institute of Chicago and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts at Chester Springs, where she was a student of Hugh Henry Breckenridge. In 1924 she studied with Sven Birger Sandzén at the Broadmoor Art Academy, Colorado Springs. After teaching in the 1890s at Hood Theological Seminary and Stuart Seminary, Austin. Downie was an art supervisor for the Austin public schools from 1906–16, then taught privately in Austin. Her two sepia studies, Clytie and Lion's Head, hung for several years in the Main Library of the University of Texas. She and Mary Downie were sisters. Downie has exhibited at San Antonio Art League and Museum, Walker Art Gallery, Elisabet Ney Museum, Annual Texas Artist Exhibition, Fort Worth, Edgar B. Davis Competition, Guild of Austin Artist, 20th Century Women in Texas Art, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Women Artist of Texas, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum and Dallas Women’s Forum. Her collections are at Texas Fine Arts Association. She was affiliated to Guild of Austin Artists, San Antonio Art League, Southern States Art League and Texas Fine Arts Association. Downie died in Dallas in 1944.
"BLUEBONNET ROAD" Janet Downie Texas Hill Country
By Janet Downie
Located in San Antonio, TX
Janet Downie 1854-1944 Austin,San Antonio Image Size: 6.5 x 10 Frame Size: 10 x 13.5 Medium: Oil "Bluebonnet Road" signed Biography Janet Downie 1854-1944 Downie, Janet. 1854-194...
Oil
$2,750
H 24.75 in W 21.75 in D 1 in
"Countryside Waterfall" Colorful Autumn Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas Board
By Robert Waltsak
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful impressionist Autumn pastoral scene of a glistening waterfall by the countryside. Waltsak has portrayed this piece in a most intimate, yet energetic way, and has packed m...
Canvas, Oil, Board
$2,950
H 18 in W 17 in
English Impressionist landscape of Harvest time, France wild flowers, cornfield
By Charles Bertie Hall
Located in Woodbury, CT
Charles Bertie Hall (British, Contemporary) French Harvest Landscape with Wildflowers Oil on board Signed lower right Presented in a Whistler-style frame A luminous and richly atmos...
Oil, Board
$3,396
H 15 in W 21 in D 3 in
George Boyle Impressionist oil painting, Barbizon School of cows grazing
Located in Harkstead, GB
A superb example of a Barbizon inspired landscape painted by the "Catford Corot" from the late 19th Century. This very striking image shows the artist at the absolute peak of his abi...
Oil, Wood Panel
$850
H 19.5 in W 23.5 in D 1 in
Antique Signed European Oil Painting Mid Century Genre Landscape Cottage Scene
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This charming antique oil on canvas painting depicts a peaceful rural scene featuring a mother and child beside a quiet riverside. A picturesque cottage, mature trees, and calm water...
Oil
$2,950
H 18 in W 17 in
English Impressionist, River landscape, River Bank, Summer Time, River Thames
By Charles Bertie Hall
Located in Woodbury, CT
Charles Bertie Hall (British, Contemporary) Impressionist River Landscape Circa 2020 Oil on board Signed lower right Presented in a Whistler-style frame A beautifully atmospheric co...
Oil, Board
A Summer Breeze, Cornwall
By Dorothea Sharp
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on board Board size: 16 x 20 inches Framed size: 22 x 26 inches Signed lower left
Oil, Board
Spring's Here
By Matt Smith
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Oil painting signed by the Artist in the lower right corner.
Oil
"In the mountains. Zakarpattya"
By Oleksandr Khrapachov
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting "In the Mountains. Transcarpathia" takes us to the magical world of late autumn, where the mountain landscapes of Transcarpathia shine wi...
Canvas, Oil
$19,500
H 31.49 in W 39.37 in
"Lilacs" Oil Painting, Flowers, Plein Air, Impressionist Style, 31.5x39.4 inches
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting by Ben Fenske. "Lilacs" is a luminous oil painting by American Impressionist Ben Fenske, one of the most celebrated contemporary realist painters working today. Set...
Canvas, Oil
$1,495
H 20 in W 23 in D 2 in
Antique Dappled Sunlit Barn New England Impressionist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 20 by 23 inches overall, and 18 by 20 painting alone. Unsigned. Nicely framed. Excellent ...
Oil
"To the Temple"
By Oleksandr Khrapachov
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The painting “Before the Temple” transports the gaze into the heart of Kamyants-Podilsky, where the grandeur of ancient architecture becomes a symbol of zachist and spiritual delight...
Canvas, Oil
Spring Patterns
By Matt Smith
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Original Oil painting signed by the Artist in the lower right corner.
Oil
"Texas Bluebonnet" Texas Hill Country
By Janet Downie
Located in San Antonio, TX
Janet Downie Bluebonnet Texas Hill Country 1854-1944 Austin,San Antonio Image Size: 7 x 10 Frame Size: 9.5 x 12.5 Medium: Oil "Bluebo...
Oil
"Bluebonnets" Texas Hill Country
By Janet Downie
Located in San Antonio, TX
Janet Downie Bluebonnets Texas Hill Country Painting 1854-1944 Austin,San Antonio Image Size: 7 x 11 Frame Size: 11 x 15 Medium: Water...
Oil
"Early Spring In Travis Heights" Austin Texas
By Janet Downie
Located in San Antonio, TX
Janet Downie "Early Spring in Travis Heights" Bluebonnets Near Austin Texas 1854-1944 Austin, San Antonio Artist Image Size: 12 x 18 Frame Size: 17 x 2...
Oil