Oil Paintings by Sophie Gengembre Anderson, England 1823 to 1903
Sophie Gengembre Anderson was born in Paris, the daughter of a Parisian architect and an English mother. She studied portrait paintings in her early years under Baron von Steuben in Paris. During the outbreak of the 1848 Revolution, she moved with her family to America,where she pursued portrait painting. She married the British artist, Walter Anderson, and returned to England . Anderson's technique was excellent and she was quite adept at depicting fabrics and drapery with outstanding light effects. Among her oil paintings were illustrations of 'Historical Collections of the Great West' by Henry Howe. In 1860 the couple visited Pennsylvania and exhibited their paintings at the National Academy. While working for Louis Prang & Co. she produced the popular 'Prattling Primrose' and 'Dotty Dimple' paintings.
ID: EI-0701-KAThe Head of a Nymph by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Painting
ID: EI-0702-KAPortrait of Young Girl by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Painting
ID: EI-0703-KAYoung Girl Fixing Her Hair by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Painting
ID: EI-0704-KAYoung GirL by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Painting
ID: EI-0705-KALove in a Mist by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Painting
ID: EI-0706-KAThe Turtle Dove Small by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Painting
ID: EI-0707-KATake the fair Face of Woman by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Painting
ID: EI-0708-KAShepherd Piper by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Painting
ID: EI-0709-KAThe Time of The Lilacs by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Painting
ID: EI-0710-KAGengembre Windfalls by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Painting
ID: EI-0711-KAChristmas Time by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Painting
ID: EI-0712-KAReady For The Ball by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Painting
ID: EI-0713-KABirdsong by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Painting
ID: EI-0714-KAElaineor The Lily Maid of Astolat by Sophie Gengembre Anderson Painting