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
Lake Street
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lake Street, c. 1920 -30s, oil on board, 12 x 9 inches, signed lower right and verso, titled verso About the Painting At the center of Oscar Daniel Soellner’s Lake Street, we see the stairway leading to an elevated railway station on what is now Chicago’s Green Line route. When its first section opened in 1893 as the second permanent elevated rapid transit line in Chicago, this route was known as the Lake Street Elevated Railroad. Chicago’s “L,” like the New York subway and rapid transit system, played an instrumental role in the development of the urban economy and the overall look and feel of the city. The formal aspects of urban railroads and the role they played in efficiently moving large number of everyday citizens across America’s growing metropolises were catnip for many American Scene painters during the first half of the 20th Century. Here, Soellner uses the techniques of the impressionists and the palette of the Ash Can School, to convincingly depict a classic Chicago scene...
Oil
$1,960Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 36 in
Koi Pond: Impressionistic Landscape Painting, Contemporary
By Barnes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in the San Si Providence of China, Jang Jin Joong, known as his artist’s name Barnes, fell in love with art since he was a child. His passion for art continued into his pursuit ...
Canvas, Oil
$990
H 14 in W 16 in
Antique American impressionist plein air oil painting period frame pink purple
Located in Buffalo, NY
This atmospheric early 20th-century landscape depicts a quiet river bend bordered by leafless trees, rendered in a restrained tonal palette of soft greens, muted blues, warm browns, ...
Oil, Panel
$5,001
H 24 in W 20 in D 3 in
Pathway Beside a River, Impressionist Painting, Oil on Canvas, Framed
By Ferdinand-Jean Luigini
Located in St. Albans, GB
Ferdinand-Jean Luigini (1870–1943) 19th Century, antique oil painting Unsigned Picture size: 24 x 20 inch (61 x 51 cm) Frame size: 31 x 27 inch (77 x 67 cm) Ferdinand-Jean Luigini ...
Canvas, Oil
East River (Unititled)
By Isabella Banks Markell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
East River (Untitled), c. 1940s, oil on canvas signed lower right, 18 x 24 inches Isabella Markell was a painter, etcher, and sculptor, who is best known for her New York City scen...
Canvas, Oil
$3,649
H 31.5 in W 31.5 in D 1.19 in
Boltons Cityscape Oil Painting on canvas, Contemporary Impressionist, 80x89cm
By Juan del Pozo
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Linen, Oil
$1,013
H 19.69 in W 13.39 in
Snow Covered Roofs - Mid 20th Century French Impressionist Winter Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful mid 20th century French impressionist oil on canvas board depicting snow covered roofs in winter, by Claude Vallet. Very...
Oil
Playing Amongst the Rocks, St Ives
By Dorothea Sharp
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 20.75 x 16 inches Framed size: 26 x 22.5 inches Signed lower left
Canvas, Oil
"Night city"
By Evgeny Chernyakovsky
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Evgeny Chernyakovsky "Night city" 50.0 X 70.0 CM / 19.6 X 27.4 IN HIGH QUALITY oil on canvas Signed on the front and back Dated 2025 Good co...
Oil, Canvas
Playing on the Beach
By Sherree Valentine Daines
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on Board Board size: 11 x 6.25 inches Framed size: 24 x 19 inches Signed lower right
Oil, Board
$6,800
H 27 in W 36 in
Capri, Italy Impressionist Painting, Oil on Canvas, Circa 1928, Signed
By Willem Welters
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
A luminous Mediterranean view, Capri, Italy by Willem Welters captures the celebrated coastline with warmth and remarkable sensitivity to light. Painted circa 1928, this lovely Impre...
Canvas, Oil
$12,500
H 33 in W 42 in
Family Beach Day Oil Painting, Impressionist, Circa 1970s, Framed
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
A joyful and light-filled Impressionist composition, Family Beach Day by Marian Williams Steele captures the warmth, movement, and fleeting beauty of a summer day by the sea. Painted...
Canvas, 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