All the works of this extraordinary artist for which images can be found
A previously unknown work by Annie, Portrait of a woman holding a dove, sold today at John Nicholson's, Surrey. It is signed Annie L. Robinson / 187..., the exact year is difficult to read from the auction site images, but may be 1873. It is, therefore a very early work, painted around the time as …
Continue reading New work by Annie, ‘Portrait of a woman holding a dove,’ sold at auction.
All rather quiet on the Swynnerton front, though occasional works by Annie or others in her circle will hopefully start turning up again in the spring. So, for now, another artist whose work I happen to like, Mable Alvarez. Mable Alvarez was born in 1891 on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, her family resettling in …
Continue reading Another diversion … Mable Alvarez (1891-1985).
In these troubled times, I think it's good to have something to focus on other than the news. For me, art is one such diversion, persuing the works of Annie and her circle being a special interest, but also the works of others. I find the careers of female artists interesting because of the way …
Have found a mention of Annie's A Dream of Italy, in a newspaper article dated 1894, as on display at the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. (Liverpool Mercury, 1 Sep 1894) This is five years older than any previous reference I had come across, and I'm guessing that this was the first time the painting had …
Continue reading ‘A Dream of Italy’ dated to 1894 at the latest.
IN A PREVIOUS POST (now deleted to avoid misinformation) I had identified the subject of The Lady in White, a painting known from auction sales, as possibly being Louisa Letita Wilkinson, wife of physician Matthew Wilkinson - my evidence being (1) she had lived near to Annie's address in Manchester at the time, (2) details …
LOOKING THROUGH newspaper archives, discovered this image of a painting by Susan, titled 'Wetherlam from Little Langdale'. Not the best quality, but good enough to get a fair idea of this otherwise untraced work. Image: The Guardian, 21 Mar 1925. The place from where the scene was painted is unclear, possibly somewhere on the east …
SUSAN DACRE'S Portrait of Lydia Becker, previously dated c.1885-c.1890, can arguably be dated to 1885, having being exhibited at the Manchester Academy in February 1886 (The Manchester Weekly Times, 27 Feb 1886). Presumably this was the first showing after completion date for what is a very fine work. Oil paints, especially dark colours, takes weeks …
Continue reading Dacre’s ‘Portrait of Lydia Becker’ dated to 1885 / Biographical snippets
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Continue reading Thanks / Dacre and Dodd co-exhibition, 1913.
A previously unrecorded work by Annie's friend, Susan Isabel Dacre, was sold today at Wotton Auction Rooms, Gloucestershire. Although rather aged and damaged in places, it is an attractive piece. The above image is computer-enhanced to remove some of this ageing. No date, unfortunately. Perhaps from her 'student' days, 1870s, or from the 1910s, when …
Continue reading New Susan Isabel Dacre work – ‘Landscape with trees and stone wall’
It's been a wonderful journey studying Annie and her circle, not least because it has led to the discovery of four previously completely unknown works, the identification of others previously known only by name (including finding the correct titles for two images in public galleries), and the some new understanding and original research on the …
