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A Bird's-Eye View

1889
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 769
Academically trained in Paris, Robinson went on to make his reputation as the earliest and most important American disciple of the French Impressionist Claude Monet. In 1887 Robinson settled in the artist colony at Giverny, France, becoming a neighbor and close friend of the progressive painter. He experimented with outdoor painting in numerous depictions of the bucolic village, such as this work, paying close attention to color variations in nature and embracing a looser brushwork. Returning to the United States in 1892, Robinson shared the lessons learned in France with the next generation of American painters.

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  • Title: A Bird's-Eye View
  • Artist: Theodore Robinson (1852–1896)
  • Date: 1889
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 25 3/4 x 32 in. (65.4 x 81.3 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of George A. Hearn, 1910
  • Object Number: 10.64.9
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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