Theodore Robinson Art

American, 1852-1896

Born in Irasburg, Vermont, in 1852, Robinson moved to Wisconsin at an early age. Encouraged by his mother, he began formal artistic training at the Chicago Academy of Design in 1869. Shortly thereafter, the chronic asthma that ultimately cut short Robinson's life forced him to suspend his studies. Four years later, Robinson resumed his studies in Chicago before enrolling at the National Academy of Design in New York City in 1874. He became involved in the New York art world and participated in the founding of the Art Students League of New York. Two years later, Robinson, went to Paris to continue his art education at the Académie Julian. He also studied at the private atelier of Emile-Auguste Carolus-Duran, where he met a number of American art students, including J. Carroll Beckwith and John Singer Sargent. Beginning in 1877 he spent summers in the village of Grèz-sur-Loing, a gathering spot for American artists working in the French Barbizon style. After a trip to Venice during which he met James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Robinson returned to the United States in late 1879. Having exhausted his financial resources, he established himself as an art teacher in New York City, assisted John La Farge with a number of mural projects, and worked for Prentice Treadwell on architectural decorations in Albany, Boston and New York. By 1884 he had accumulated enough money to return to his beloved France. The turning point in his career arrived when, in 1887, he spent the first of five summers at the small farming village of Giverny, located on the Seine in the Normandy region of France. Claude Monet had settled there in 1883. Irritated by the presence of the young American painters in Giverny, Monet took pains to avoid them. Nevertheless, Robinson was one of a select few Americans to develop a close friendship with the French artist. Passages in Robinson's personal diaries and letters reveal that he made frequent trips to Monet's home to discuss art. Although not formally a student of Monet's, Robinson became part of his inner circle. Robinson certainly borrowed artistic ideas and techniques from Monet, but his work was immediately distinguished from Monet's by its thinner application of paint and softer, more muted palette. Robinson embraced Monet's practice of painting the same scenes outdoors at different times of day in order to more fully understand the effects of light upon the landscape. In December 1892, Robinson left France to set up permanent residence in New York. Robinson spent the rest of his career painting landscapes, often working in the Connecticut countryside in the company of close friends J. Alden Weir and John Henry Twachtman. They would paint together, critique each other's work, and endlessly discuss and debate Monet's theories. By 1896, when he died of an acute asthma attack at the early age of forty-three, Robinson had succeeded in educating the American eye to an appreciation of impressionism.

Artist: Theodore Robinson

Theodore RobinsonUnion Square, Winter (Washington Monument)

$185,000

Union Square, Winter (Washington Monument)

By Theodore Robinson

Located in New York, NY

As one of the first, and most important, American Impressionists, Theodore Robinson helped to introduce the French style to American artists and audiences.

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19th Century American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

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Oil

Marion P. Howard“Autumn Landscape, c. 1910” American Impressionist New England Fall Oil Signed, Circa 1910

$3,500

H 29.5 in W 35.5 in D 2.5 in

“Autumn Landscape, c. 1910” American Impressionist New England Fall Oil Signed

Located in Yardley, PA

Warm air seems to move through this scene as the eye wanders along a gentle swale dotted with granite boulders, low stone walls and scrubby autumn color. A ribbon of meadow pulls us ...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

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Canvas, Oil

Francis Stillwell Dixon“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” California Forest American Impressionist, Circa 1915-20

$4,500

H 29 in W 35 in D 2 in

“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” California Forest American Impressionist

By Francis Stillwell Dixon

Located in Yardley, PA

“Impressionist Landscape, c. 1915-1920” by Francis Stillwell Dixon (American, 1879-1967). One of Dixon’s finest canvases, depicting a tranquil forest scene bathed in soft, dappled l...

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Early 20th Century American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

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Canvas, Oil

Michael BuddenImpressionistic Seascape Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Moonlight Sailing II, 2022

$680Sale Price|20% Off

H 11.63 in W 9.63 in D 1.25 in

Impressionistic Seascape Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Moonlight Sailing II

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Moonrise Sailing II oil/panel 6 x 8 image unframed, 11.63 x 9.63 framed Moonrise Sailing II is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden ...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

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Oil

Michael BuddenBeach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Beach Day II, 2023

$1,280Sale Price|20% Off

H 17.5 in W 20.25 in D 1 in

Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Beach Day II

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Beach Day II oil/canvas 11 x 14 image unframed, 17.5 x 20.25 framed Beach Day II is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a be...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

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Oil

Holger Wenzel JensenMt. Greylock - Holder Wenzel Jensen, c. 1910

$1,750

H 27 in W 30 in D 4 in

Mt. Greylock - Holder Wenzel Jensen

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Exhibited, well painted,fall impressionist scene of Mt Greylock, Massachusetts painted by Holger Wenzel Jensen. Exhibition label attached verso. Exhibited, Chicago Galleries Associ...

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Early 1900s American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

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Oil

Michael BuddenBeach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Moonlight Marsh, 2020

$760Sale Price|20% Off

H 13.75 in W 15.5 in D 1.5 in

Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Moonlight Marsh

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Moonlight Marsh oil/panel 8 x 10 unframed 13.75 x 15.5 framed, is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden, that showcases a beautiful view...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

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Oil

Michael BuddenBeach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden High Dunes, 2020

$680Sale Price|20% Off

H 9.75 in W 11.5 in D 1 in

Beach Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden High Dunes

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

High Dunes Study is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful view of the ocean with a sailboat off the coast alo...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

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Oil

Michael BuddenBeach & Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Summer Sky, 2020

$424Sale Price|34% Off

H 9.5 in W 11.5 in D 1 in

Beach & Ocean Impressionistic Seascape Oil Painting Michael Budden Summer Sky

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Summer Sky oil/panel 6 x 8 unframed, 9.5 x 11.5 framed Summer Sky is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful day at t...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

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Oil

Charles E. Duncan RodickMaine Harbor, Winter, c. 1910

$550

H 10 in W 14 in D 2 in

Maine Harbor, Winter

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Wonderful oil on board of a winter harbor scene, likely Maine. American/Canadian artist Charles E. Duncan Rodick. 10" x 14", signed lower right, in a period frame. Mr. Rodick was a ...

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1910s American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

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Oil

Michael BuddenImpressionistic Seascape Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Moon Light Sailing, 2021

$2,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 31.25 in W 31.25 in D 1 in

Impressionistic Seascape Nocturne Painting Michael Budden Moon Light Sailing

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Moonlight Light Sailing oil/canvas 26 x 26 image unframed, 31.25 x 31.25 framed Moonlight Sailing is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden th...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

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Oil

Michael BuddenBoat Oxford Md Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Fresh Paint, circa 2015

$760Sale Price|20% Off

H 16.5 in W 19.5 in D 1.5 in

Boat Oxford Md Impressionistic Seascape Painting Michael Budden Fresh Paint

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Fresh Paint oil/panel 11 x 14 unframed 16.5 x 19.5 framed Fresh Paint is an oil painting on canvas by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcases a beautiful boat...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

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Oil

Michael BuddenImpressionistic Seascape Ocean Sunrise Painting Michael Budden Morning Sun, 2025

$960Sale Price|20% Off

H 10.63 in W 13.63 in D 1.25 in

Impressionistic Seascape Ocean Sunrise Painting Michael Budden Morning Sun

By Michael Budden

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

SunSational 7 x 10 unframed, 10.63 x 13.63 x 1.256 x 18 x 1.5 framed SunSational is an oil painting on canvas panel by award winning contemporary artist Michael Budden that showcas...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

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Oil

Previously Available Items

Theodore RobinsonTheodore Robinson Sketchbook, American Impressionism, French Drawings, 1888

Sold

H 5 in W 6 in

Theodore Robinson Sketchbook, American Impressionism, French Drawings

By Theodore Robinson

Located in New York, NY

Theodore Robinson (1852 – 1896) Sketchbook, 1888 Pencil and ink on paper (approximately 25 drawings) 5 x 6 inches Provenance: Antes Estate, Evansville, Wisconsin Bunte Auction Serv...

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1880s American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

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Paper, Ink, Pencil

Theodore RobinsonHillside, Springtime, Giverny

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H 15.75 in W 15.75 in

Hillside, Springtime, Giverny

By Theodore Robinson

Located in New York, NY

As one of the first, and most important, American Impressionists, Theodore Robinson helped to introduce the French style to American artists and audiences.

Category

19th Century American Impressionist Theodore Robinson Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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