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
Sunday Sunrise, Vermont
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Wonderful little oil on board by Pennsylvania artist Roy Blankenship, Sunrise in Vermont 1971. 3" x 3.75", monogram lower right, signed, titled, dated on reverse. Born in 1943 in P...
Oil
$2,000
H 7 in W 12.5 in D 1 in
"Bull Elk Grazing" American Impressionist Wildlife Scene Oil Painting Framed
By Christopher Willett 1
Located in New York, NY
A charming Impressionist painting celebrating North American wildlife, depicting a serene scene with several elk in a meadow with a forested and mountainous background. This piece is...
Oil, Board
Sailboat Seascape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautifully rendered seascape of a sailboat full of small figures out at sea on glassy water with colorful reflections by Jacquelyn Kammerer (American, b-1944). Signed "J. Krammerer"...
Canvas, Oil
$24,000
H 20.5 in W 24.5 in D 1.25 in
Early Texas Impressionist Country Landscape Painting of Bluebonnet Flowers
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in Houston, TX
Early Texas Impressionist country landscape painting by Porfirio Salinas. The work features a field of bluebonnets in full bloom accented by a few trees. Signed and dated in the fron...
Canvas, Oil
$681
H 7 in W 9.5 in
Early 1900's French Impressionist Oil Sea View Villa & Gardens South of France
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Sea View Villa, South of France by L. Descatoire (19th-20th century) French School signed oil on board, unframed board: 7 x 9.5 inches Provenance: private collection, France Cond...
Oil
$3,550
H 23.62 in W 29.52 in
"Out of the Woods" 2018 Oil painting of dirt road under trees in Tuscany, Italy
By Amy Florence
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An oil painting of a dirt road, shaded by a canopy of trees, painted en plein air in Tuscany, Italy. Amy Florence's impressionist brushstrokes depict the dappled light with urgency a...
Oil
$24,000
H 24.63 in W 28.63 in D 1.38 in
"Evening Sunset" Early Texas Impressionist Country Landscape Painting
By Porfirio Salinas
Located in Houston, TX
Early Texas Impressionist country landscape painting by Porfirio Salinas. The work features a small lake surrounded by trees as the sun sets in the background. Signed in the front lo...
Canvas, Oil
$2,050
H 29 in W 54 in D 1 in
Through the Forest, Original Oil Painting, One of a Kind, Ready to Hang
By Vahe Yeremyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
ARTIST: Vahe Yeremyan WORK: Original Oil Painting, Handmade artwork, One of a Kind MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas YEAR: 2018 STYLE: Impressionism, SUBJECT: Through the Forest, SIZE: 29" x ...
Canvas, Oil
$4,125
H 9.85 in W 13.78 in D 0.12 in
Sunset in Stupino. February, Impressionist Oil Painting on Canvas, Framed, 2010+
By Simon Kozhin
Located in Zofingen, AG
A serene winter scene presents bare trees against a dusky sky with hints of yellow and green light filtering through the branches. Snow blankets the ground, showing subtle shifts in ...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
The Brook
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Wonderful, well painted oil on board by the talented artist and architect E. Donald Robb. Painted in 1928, inscribed on the reverse. E. Donald Robb (1880–1942) was a prominent Ameri...
Oil
Winter Fresh, 8x10" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Winter Fresh by Lu Haskew Oil 8x10" image size Snowy Landscape Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shipping price inc...
Oil
Splash of Light - Italy, 10x8" oil on board
By Lu Haskew
Located in Loveland, CO
Splash of Light - Italy by Lu Haskew Oil 10x8" image size Travel Landscape Painting This painting is unframed, canvas on gator board, the price reflects that it is unframed. Shippi...
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