A Famous Robinson Artist Who Dealt With Asthma: THEODORE PIERSON ROBINSON

    Nadene Goldfoot                                                         

In rechecking my genealogy tree, I was going through a branch I thought that my ggreat grandfather might belong to, and ran across a famous artist.  Being that oil painting has been my hobby, and that I see artistic talent in my only grandchild, I thought this most exciting.  Our artist didn't have a long life, though, being he had asthma, something I've also been afflicted with. Luckily, doctors of today have asthma in control, at least they have been for me.

12/5//10 Theodore was born on June 3, 1852.   He died at the young age of 43 years  9 months 30 days.  He was a well known artist.  He died of asthma in New York. (from Donna Robinson).  Below from Wikipedia:
Robinson was born in Irasburg, Vermont. His family moved to Wisconsin, and Robinson briefly studied art in Chicago. In 1874 he journeyed to New York City to attended classes at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League. In 1876 he traveled to Paris to study under Carolus-Duran and, at the École des Beaux-Arts, with Jean-Léon Gérôme. He exhibited his first paintings in Paris in 1877, and spent the summer of that year at Grez-sur-Loing. After trips to Venice and Bologna, he returned to the United States in 1879 for several years. During this time Robinson painted in a realist manner, loosely brushed but not yet impressionistic, often depicting people engaged in quiet domestic or agrarian pursuits.
                                                                             

A French Hamlet, 1892

In 1884 Robinson returned to France where he would live for the next eight years, visiting America only occasionally. Robinson gravitated to Giverny, which had become a center of French impressionist art under the influence of Claude Monet.
                                                                           

Historians are unclear when Robinson met Monet, but by 1888 their friendship was enough for Robinson to move in next door to the famous impressionist. Robinson's art shifted to a more traditional impressionistic manner during this time, likely due to Monet's influence. While a number of American artists had gathered at Giverny, none were as close to Monet as Robinson. Monet offered advice to Robinson, and he likewise solicited Robinson for opinions on Monet's own works in progress.

Not only did he take to heart Monet´s theoretical admonitions and his requirement to portray the beauties and mystery of nature in a manner stringently truthful to one's personal vision, but he also studied works that were available to him in "The Master´s" studio. For instance, Capri, painted in 1890, was probably inspired by Monet´s paintings of the cliffs at Varengeville, Pourville, and Etretat and the rocks at Bell-Ile of the early 1880s.
                                                                           

La Débâcle, 1892, collection: Scripps College, Claremont, CaliforniaAt Giverny, Robinson painted what art historians regard as some of his finest works. These depicted the surrounding countryside in different weather, in the plein air tradition, sometimes with women shown in leisurely poses. An example of his mature work during this period is La Débâcle (1892) in the collection of Scripps College, Claremont California.
                                                                         
While his reputation as an important American impressionst was growing, Robinson still needed to teach to support himself. He also harbored doubts about the quality of his work.
                                                                     

In 1895 enjoyed a productive period in Vermont, and in February 1896 he wrote to Monet about returning to Giverny, but in April he died of an acute asthma attack in New York City. He was 43 years old.[2]

Today Robinson's paintings are in the collections of many major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City; the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; and the Art Institute of Chicago.
                                                                       

Robinson's 1892 Wedding March

Theodore Robinson (July 3, 1852 – April 2, 1896) was an American painter best known for his impressionist landscapes. He was one of the first American artists to take up impressionism in the late 1880s, visiting Giverny and developing a close friendship with Claude Monet. Several of his works are considered masterpieces of American Impressionism.
                                                                     
                                                                           

My mother, Mildred Elizabeth Goldfoot nee Robinson

My 4th Grade Student

My updated attempt following Cezanne's Boy in Red Vest
This is my son while in high school, wearing his favorite red vest

How many of us might have inherited his artistic talent?  I'd sure love to be on his family tree!

Descendants of Elijah Robinson, Rev.

1  Elijah Robinson, Rev. b: August 21, 1817 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont d: March 10, 1887 in Evansville, Rock, Wisconsin
.. +Ellen Lillian Brown b: January 26, 1826 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont d: May 24, 1881 in Evansville, Wisconsin
. 2  Hamlin Elijah Robinson b: April 22, 1845 in Battleboro, Windham, Vermont d: Bef. 1920 in Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri
..... +Florence Annette Donaldson b: June 1847 in New York d: Aft. January 1920 in prob. Springfield, Wd 1, Greene, Missouri
. 2  Ellen Hannah Robinson b: July 30, 1850 in Jamaica, Athens, Vermont/Irasburg, Vermont d: October 03, 1864 in Evansville, Wisconsin
. 2  Theodore Pierson Robinson b: June 03, 1852 in Irasburg, Orleans, Vermont d: April 02, 1896 in New York City, New York
. 2  John Cheney Robinson b: December 1859 in Whitewater, Walworth, Wisconsin d: Aft. January 1920 in prob. Union, Rock, Wisconsin
..... +Mary May F. Emery b: June 1859 in Wisconsin d: Aft. January 1920 in prob. Union, Rock,  Wisconsin
. 2  Grant Robinson b: 1864 d: 1864
. 2  Mary Robinson b: 1865 d: 1865

Reference:  https://www.google.com/search?q=theodore+pierson+robinson+landscape+paintings,+pictures&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjwyuTeoJvXAhVHx2MKHbw5DVwQ7AkIRQ&biw=1920&bih=974