WELL LISTED AMERICAN JENNIE BROWNSCOMBE (1850-1936) FINE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR

Description: WELL LISTED AMERICAN JENNIE BROWNSCOMBE (1850-1936) FINE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR You are bidding on a outstanding master work original watercolor of a girl gathering flowers by well listed American artist: Jannie Augusta Brownscombe (1850-1936) in a very good condition. It is in a original wooden frame with a velvet trim under glass. The piece is signed in the lower right by the artist and copyrighted in the lower left dated 1889. It is masterfully executed with very fine and detailed brush work and use of delightful colors. This piece was purchased from an auction house without authentication but it was carefully examined, it is not print it is an original watercolor by the artist. Jennie Augusta Brownscombe (December 10, 1850 – August 5, 1936) was an American painter, designer, etcher, commercial artist, and illustrator. Brownscombe studied art for years in the United States and in Paris. She was a founding member, student and teacher at the Art Students League of New York. She made genre paintings, including revolutionary and colonial American history, most notably The First Thanksgiving held at Pilgrim Hall in Plymouth, Massachusetts. She sold the reproduction rights to more than 100 paintings, and images of her work have appeared on prints, calendars and greeting cards. Her works are in many public collections and museums. In 1899 she was described by New York World as "one of America's best artists." Personal life Brownscombe was born December 10, 1850 in a 1+1⁄2-story farmhouse near Irving Cliff in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, the only child of a farmer from Devonshire, England, William Brownscombe, and American Elvira Kennedy Brownscombe. Her father is believed to have emigrated to the United States about 1840 and built the home she was born and raised in. Her mother, Elvira Kennedy Brownscombe, was a descendant of a Mayflower passenger and Isaac Stearns who arrived in the colonies in 1630. During her life, Jennie Brownscombe was an active member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Mayflower Descendants and the Historic and Scenic Preservation Society. Her mother, a talented writer and artist, fostered Brownscombe's interest in poetry and art. She won awards at the Wayne County Fair for her work when she was a high school student. After her father's death in 1868, Brownscombe earned a living teaching high school in Honesdale and creating book and magazine illustrations, which were inspired by the streams and fields around her home and nearby Irving Cliff. She was described as "slender, with a thin face in which large brown eyes and a dimpled chin were distinctive, and reserved in manner. She lived simply with one companion or servant. Brownscombe studied art in New York and then in Paris in 1882. She returned to the United States and an eye injury prevented her from painting until 1884 when she worked in a New York City studio. She often visited her mother in Honesdale, until her death in 1891. Between 1885 and 1896 Brownscombe spent the winters in Rome Italy, where she met artist George Henry Hall with who was her companion and mentor. In the summers they shared a studio in Palenville in the New York Catskill Mountains from about 1908 until Hall died in 1913. Hall "deeply influenced Brownscombe's sense of style, color and craftsmanship." When he died, Hall left his home and property in the Catskills to Brownscombe, including the painting "Danaë and the Golden Shower" by John Smibert. Its location was unknown as of 1969. After Hall's death, Brownscombe spent the winters in Bayside and New York City and the summer in the Catskills. She donated a wide range of works of art to the Brooklyn Museum of Art. By 1912 she had donated a self-portrait made by George Henry Hall, a watercolor painting made by Hall of a Pompeiian fresco, 18th-century brocades, and a sketchbook of Sanford Robinson Gifford. By 1917 she had donated other textiles, a silver filigree brooch, and a 17th-century Flemish tapestry that depicted the marriage of Alexander the Great and Roxana.[15] She also donated a George Henry Hall sketchbook, a 15th-century textile, and a pair of Etruscan earrings. EducationArt Students League of New York Building, West 57th Street, New York, New York. Brownscome was a founding member, student and instructor at the school. In 1871, she went to New York City, studied under Victor Nehlig and graduated from the Cooper Institute School of Design for Women in 1872. She studied at the National Academy of Design for a couple of years under Lemuel Wilmarth until she became a founding member and student of the Art Students League of New York. She made illustrations, wrote short pieces about art for the newspapers, and taught art classes at the Art Students League to defray tuition and other expenses and studied there until 1878, when she continued her studies at the National Academy of Design until 1881. At the Academy Brownscombe won honorable mention, the first prize Elliott Medal in the Antique School and the first prize Suydam Medal in the Life studies school. After completing her studies at the Academy, she traveled to Europe and studied in Paris[4] under Henry Mosler, a genre painter in his Brittany and Paris studios. Overview Brownscome worked as a water color and oil painter, illustrator, etcher, designer, and commercial artist. She made portraits and genre paintings. Art historian Eleanor Tufts said that Brownscombe had a "penchant for narrative painting rendered with realism." Her paintings, which depicted both emotional scenes and historical ones, were exhibited in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and London. She sold the reproduction rights to more than 100 of her works, which were produced for greeting cards, calendars and prints in the late 19th century. Some of her popular paintings are the "idealized vision of traditional rural life and family" in Love's Young Dream (1887) and The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth (1914), in the collection of the Pilgrim Hall Museum at Plymouth, Massachusetts. In 1899 she was described by New York World as "one of America's best artists." She was a member of the New York Women Painters Society, American Artists Professional League, National Arts Club, and the Municipal Art Society. Dimension: Frame: 16-1/2" x 20-1/2" Painting: 9-1/2” x 13-1/2” Some light/flash reflections are seen in our pictures however this painting is in a very good condition. After receiving the payment your item will be shipped within 1 day. Payment should be made within 3 days of auction ending. 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Price: 1250 USD

Location: Nokesville, Virginia

End Time: 2024-09-15T20:12:19.000Z

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