Anna Mary Richards Brewster 1837-1908
Plant Study
Pencil and gouache on gray paper
5 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches
14.9 x 20 cm
Framed dimensions: 16 3/8 x 18 1/8 inches
14.9 x 20 cm
Framed dimensions: 16 3/8 x 18 1/8 inches
Signed and dated lower right: AMR Jul 28.
Anna Richards Brewster is the daughter of the great marine painter William Trost Richards. Her father's reputation always precedes her own; however, Anna was an accomplished artist in her own...
Anna Richards Brewster is the daughter of the great marine painter William Trost Richards. Her father's reputation always precedes her own; however, Anna was an accomplished artist in her own right. As with most artist's children, Brewster's initial style was tight and detailed, much like her father's. This pencil drawing of the vegetation found on the forest floor clearly reveals the influence of her father's early Pre-Raphaelite nature studies. However, it also demonstrates Anna's own significant drawing skills, particularly her ability to capture and accurately record the wealth of detail found in the natural world.
Brewster's training began with her father, and by the age of fourteen she was exhibiting at the National Academy in New York. In 1888 she studied with Dennis Miller Bunker at the Cowles Art School and later studied with John LaFarge and William Merritt Chase. Like so many American artists working at that time, Brewster traveled to Paris to study at the Academie Julien. She eventually made her way to England and stayed there for nine years.
After her marriage to William Tenney Brewster, the couple settled in Scarsdale, New York, where she founded the Scarsdale Art Association. After Brewster's death in 1952, her husband compiled four volumes of her sketches. Her paintings can be found in numerous American museums and private collections.
Brewster's training began with her father, and by the age of fourteen she was exhibiting at the National Academy in New York. In 1888 she studied with Dennis Miller Bunker at the Cowles Art School and later studied with John LaFarge and William Merritt Chase. Like so many American artists working at that time, Brewster traveled to Paris to study at the Academie Julien. She eventually made her way to England and stayed there for nine years.
After her marriage to William Tenney Brewster, the couple settled in Scarsdale, New York, where she founded the Scarsdale Art Association. After Brewster's death in 1952, her husband compiled four volumes of her sketches. Her paintings can be found in numerous American museums and private collections.
Provenance
The artist;Estate of above;
Eleanor Price, daughter of above, by descent from above;
Edith Ballinger Price, daughter of above, by descent from above;
Estate of above;
Private collection, by descent from above
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