The Layette

1892

Theodore Robinson

Associated Names
Theodore Robinson

Painter, American, 1852 - 1896

This painting shows a woman seated on a wooden chair outside. She is turned to the left, and we see her in profile. She holds a white cloth in her hands and looks down at it. The woman has pale skin and dark hair styled in a bun on the top of her head, and her legs are crossed. She wears a dress with a white bodice and pink skirt. There is a small hoop earring in her ear and a bracelet on her wrist. On the ground by her feet is another piece of white fabric. She sits by a large tree on the right side of the painting and is surrounded by green leaves and yellow grass. Small areas of blue sky are visible through the canopy of leaves above her. Behind her, the roof and side of a building are visible.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Collection of the artist; (his sale, American Art Association, New York, 24 March 1898, no. 56); George A. Hearn [1835-1913], New York; (his estate sale, American Art Association, New York, 25 February-4 March 1918, no. 127, as Girl Sewing); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2016 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1893

  • World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, 1893, no. 861.

  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1893-1894, no. 346.

1896

  • National Academy of Design, New York, 1896, no. 45.

1932

  • American Painting and Sculpture, 1862-1932, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1932, no. 83.

1946

  • Theodore Robinson, 1852-1896, Brooklyn Museum, 1946, no. 131.

1963

  • A Century and a Half of American Painting: Selections from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Dulin Gallery of Art, Knoxville, 3 April - 13 May 1963, no. 18.

1964

  • Theodore Robinson, Memorial Union Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1964, no. 23.

1973

  • Theodore Robinson, Baltimore Museum of Art; Columbus (Ohio) Gallery of Fine Arts; Worcester Art Museum; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha; Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, 1973-1974, no. 48, fig. 48 (shown only Baltimore, Columbus, and Worcester).

1980

  • American Impressionism, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle; Frederick S. Wight Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles; Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, 3 January - 31 August 1980.

1987

  • The Figural Images of Theodore Robinson, American Impressionist, Paine Art Center and Arboretum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin; Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis; Indianapolis Museum of Art, 12 April - 29 November 1987, no. 31, repro.

1992

  • Lasting Impressions: American Painters in France, 1865-1915, Musée Américain, Giverny, 1 June - 1 November 1992, no. 7, repro.

2002

  • L'impressionisme américain 1880-1915, Fondation de l'Hermitage, Lausanne, 7 July-20 October 2002, no. 39, repro.

2003

  • The Impressionist Tradition in America, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, 19 July 2003-18 October 2004, unpublished checklist.

2004

  • In Monet's Light: Theodore Robinson at Giverny, Baltimore Museum of Art; Phoenix Museum of Art; Wadsworth Atheneum, Boston, 2004-2005, no. 43, repro.

2007

  • Impressionist Giverny: A Colony of Artists, 1885-1915, Musée d'Art Américain Giverny; San Diego Museum of Art, 2007, 121, repro.

2010

  • Monet and the Artists of Giverny: the Beginning of American Impressionism, Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art; Bunkamura Museum of Art; Okayama Prefectural Museum of Art, 2010-2011, no. 57, repro.

Bibliography

1905

  • "American Collections: The Collection of Mr. George A. Hearn." Collector and Art Critic 4, 2 (December 1905): 49.

1908

  • Hearn. George A. Catalogue of the Collection of Foreign and American Paintings Owned By Mr. George A. Hearn New York, 1908: 177, no. 224, repro.

1918

  • Arts & Decoration (May 1918): repro.

  • McBride, Henry. "Exhibitions at New York Galleries." Fine Arts Journal 36, no. 3 (March 1918): 49.

  • "Record Prices For Paintings." The Washington Post (27 February 1918): 1.

1919

  • "Notes on Current Art." The New York Times (6 April 1919): 40.

1920

  • Corcoran Gallery of Art. The Corcoran Gallery of Art Catalogue of Paintings. Washington, 1920: 78, repro.

1928

  • Jackman, Rilla Evelyn. American Arts. Chicago, 1928: pl. LXIX.

1947

  • Corcoran Gallery of Art. Handbook of the American Paintings in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, 1947: 57-58, repro.

1973

  • Phillips, Dorothy W. A Catalogue of the Collection of American Paintings in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Vol. 2: Painters born from 1850 to 1910. Washington, 1973: 4-5, repro. 5.

1984

  • Norton, Thomas E. 100 Years of Collecting in America: The Story of Sotheby Parke-Bernet. New York, 1984: 45-46, repro.

1987

  • Auer, James. "Evansville impressionist finally getting recognition." Milwaukee Journal (17 May 1987): 10E, repro.

1988

  • Pyne, Kathleen A. "Immanence, Transcendence, and Impressionism in Late Nineteenth-Century American Painting." 3 vols. Ph.D. diss., University of Michigan (1988): 1:390; 3:597, fig. 6.4.

1993

  • Revisiting the White City: American Art at the 1893 World's Fair. Exh. cat. National Museum of American Art, Washington; National Portrait Gallery, Washington, 1993: 310, repro.

1995

  • Gomes, Rosalie. Impressions of Giverny: A Painter's Paradise 1883-1914. Rohnert Park, California, 1995: 51, pl. 32.

1998

  • Spanierman Gallery. Twelve American Masterpieces. New York, 1998: 50, repro.

2004

  • May, Stephen. "'In Monet's Light: Theodore Robinson At Giverny' [Exh. review]." Antiques and The Arts Weekly (29 October 2004): 1, 41, repro.

  • Johnston, Sona. "Theodore Robinson at Giverny." American Art Review 16, no. 5 (September-October 2004): 133, repro.

2005

  • Larkin, Susan G. American Impressionism: The Beauty of Work. Exh. cat. Bruce Museum of Arts and Science, Greenwich, 2005: 166, fig. 65.

2011

  • Cash, Sarah, ed. Corcoran Gallery of Art: American Paintings to 1945. Washington, 2011: 314, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: Th. Robinson

Wikidata ID

Q46631886

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