Sophie Gengembre Anderson
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| - | [[Take the Fair Face of Woman...]] by [[Sophie Anderson]] (French, 1823-1903) (Full title: "Take the Fair Face of Woman, and Gently Suspending, With Butterflies, Flowers, and Jewels Attending, Thus Your Fairy is Made of Most Beautiful Things") | + | '''Sophie Gengembre Anderson''' (1823 – 10 March 1903) was a French-born British artist who specialised in [[genre works|genre]] painting of children and women, typically in rural settings. Her work is loosely associated {{By whom| date=November 2011}} with the [[Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood|Pre-Raphaelite]] movement.{{Citation needed|date= November 2011}} |
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| + | Sophie was born in [[Paris]], the daughter of Charles Gengembre, an architect, and his English wife. She had two brothers, Philip and Henry P. She was largely self-taught in art, but briefly studied [[portrait painting|portraiture]] with [[Charles de Steuben]] in Paris in 1843. The family left France for the United States to escape the [[Revolutions of 1848 in France|1848 revolution]], first settling in [[Cincinnati, Ohio|Cincinnati]], [[Ohio]], then [[Manchester, Pennsylvania|Manchester]], [[Pennsylvania]], where she met and married British genre artist [[Walter Anderson (British artist)|Walter Anderson]]. | ||
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| + | In the USA, Anderson initially worked in portraiture, including work for the [[chromolithography|chromolithographers]] [[Louis Prang|Louis Prang & Co.]] In 1854 the Andersons moved to London, where Sophie exhibited her works at the [[Royal Academy]]. They returned to New York in 1858, then settled in London again around 1863. In 1871, they moved to the island of [[Capri]] for health reasons, but Sophie continued to send her work back to London for exhibitions. They returned permanently to England in 1894, settling in [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]], [[Cornwall]].{{Citation needed|date= November 2011}} | ||
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| + | Anderson's work was widely exhibited at venues including the Royal Academy, the [[Royal Society of British Artists]] (RBA), the [[British Institution]], [[Grosvenor Gallery]] (1878–87) Her early works showed strong attention to botanical and other detail, in common with the Pre-Raphaelites. | ||
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| + | She died at home in [[Falmouth, Cornwall|Falmouth]], Cornwall in 1903. Her husband Walter died in the same year. Her brother Henry P. Gengembre (b. 1825) was also an artist, active in [[Cincinnati]] in the early 1850s. | ||
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| + | A world record price for her work of more than £1 million was achieved by ''[[:File:Anderson, Sophie Gengembre - No Walk Today.jpg|No Walk Today]]'' at [[Sotheby's]], London, in November 2008. | ||
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| + | *[[List of Pre-Raphaelite paintings#Sophie Gengembre Anderson|List of works by Sophie Anderson]] | ||
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Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823 – 10 March 1903) was a French-born British artist who specialised in genre painting of children and women, typically in rural settings. Her work is loosely associated Template:By whom with the Pre-Raphaelite movement.Template:Citation needed
Sophie was born in Paris, the daughter of Charles Gengembre, an architect, and his English wife. She had two brothers, Philip and Henry P. She was largely self-taught in art, but briefly studied portraiture with Charles de Steuben in Paris in 1843. The family left France for the United States to escape the 1848 revolution, first settling in Cincinnati, Ohio, then Manchester, Pennsylvania, where she met and married British genre artist Walter Anderson.
In the USA, Anderson initially worked in portraiture, including work for the chromolithographers Louis Prang & Co. In 1854 the Andersons moved to London, where Sophie exhibited her works at the Royal Academy. They returned to New York in 1858, then settled in London again around 1863. In 1871, they moved to the island of Capri for health reasons, but Sophie continued to send her work back to London for exhibitions. They returned permanently to England in 1894, settling in Falmouth, Cornwall.Template:Citation needed
Anderson's work was widely exhibited at venues including the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists (RBA), the British Institution, Grosvenor Gallery (1878–87) Her early works showed strong attention to botanical and other detail, in common with the Pre-Raphaelites.
She died at home in Falmouth, Cornwall in 1903. Her husband Walter died in the same year. Her brother Henry P. Gengembre (b. 1825) was also an artist, active in Cincinnati in the early 1850s.
A world record price for her work of more than £1 million was achieved by No Walk Today at Sotheby's, London, in November 2008.
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