Sophie Gengembre Anderson

Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823 in Paris – 10 March 1903 in Falmouth),[1][2] was a French-born British artist who specialised in genre painting of children and women, typically in rural settings. She began her career as a lithographer and painter of portraits, collaborating with Walter Anderson on portraits of American Episcopalian bishops. Her work, Elaine, was the first public collection purchase of a woman artist. Her painting No Walk Today was purchased for more than £1 million.

Sophie was born in Paris, the daughter of Charles Antoine Colomb Gengembre, a French architect and artist, and his English wife, whose maiden name was Hubert

They lived in Paris during the early years of Sophie's life, where her father was acquainted with artists, intellectuals, and actors, like François Joseph Talma. Circumstances required that the family leave Paris and live in a "remote area in France" from 1829 to 1843. At seventeen she developed an interest in art when a travelling portrait painter visited her town.

She had two brothers, Philip and Henry P. Gengembre. Her brother Philip changed his name to Philip Hubert, using his mother's maiden surname and was a successful architect in New York City. She was largely self-taught in art, but briefly studied portraiture with Charles de Steuben in about 1843, when she lived with family friends in Paris. Soon after she began her studies, he left for Russia and did not return within the one year allotted for her studies. She did develop relationships with other women artists at the school where she gained a little more instruction.

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The song of the lark

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A portrait of a fairy, by (1869). The title of the painting is Take the Fair Face of Woman, and Gently Suspending, With Butterflies, Flowers, and Jewels Attending, Thus Your Fairy is Made of Most Beautiful Things

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No Walk Today

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Anderson Sophie Christmas Time Heres The Gobbler

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This painting is based on a poem by Lord Tennyson. It tells the tale of Elaine, an innocent country girl who falls in love with Sir Lancelot. He abandons her in favour of Queen Guinevere and she dies from unrequited love. Anderson’s picture depicts a servant rowing Elaine’s body to King Arthur’s palace at Camelot. Anderson was born in Paris and studied there under the Russian artist Baron

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Far away

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TheHeadOfANymph

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Pet canary

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Ready For The Ball

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The bonfire

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The Time Of The Lilacs

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TheTurtleDoveSmall

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Young Girl Fixing Her Hair

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Wait for Me! (Returning Home from School)

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Sophie Gengembre Anderson - The children's book story

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Dreaming Daisy

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"A Spring Beauty"

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Her Favorite Pet

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Capri Girl with Flowers

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Heavenwards

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It's Touch and Go to Laugh or No

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The Birds-Nest