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Park Scene (possibly Luxembourg Gardens or Tuileries),

ca. 1892

Unidentified American artist
formerly attributed to Theodore Robinson, 1852–1896; born Irasburg, VT; died New York, NY
y1959-66
In 1984, Princeton University senior Anne Marie Belli helped determine that this Parisian scene was not by American artist Theodore Robinson, as originally believed. Robinson primarily painted impressionistic landscapes, and no view of urban Paris exists in his oeuvre. Technical analysis revealed that the painting was cropped and retouched to be sold as a work by Robinson; the artist’s signature and characteristic diagonal brushstrokes were added decades after the work was completed.

Information

Title
Park Scene (possibly Luxembourg Gardens or Tuileries)
Dates

ca. 1892

Maker
Unidentified American artist
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
30.7 × 40.8 cm (12 1/16 × 16 1/16 in.) frame: 47.6 × 57.8 × 4.4 cm (18 3/4 × 22 3/4 × 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Gilbert S. McClintock, Class of 1908
Object Number
y1959-66
Place Depicted

France, Ile-de-France, Paris

Signatures
Signed bottom right: Th. Robinson (likely a forgery)
Culture
American
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Subject
landscapes (representations), recreation areas, figures (representations), cream, green (color), light blue, purple

formerly attributed to Theodore Robinson, 1852–1896; born Irasburg, VT; died New York, NY

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