The English Interior has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
Sophie Anderson (1823 - 1903)
Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823 – 10 March 1903) was a French-born British Victorian painter who was also active in America for extended periods. She specialised in genre paintings 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 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.
Provenance: Sotheby's 'The British Sale' Lot 261 (early 200’s)
Private collection North Yorkshire.
The English Interior has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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Attributed to Sophie Anderson (1823-1903) - Pair of 19th Century Portraits - 'Cupid and Psyche' Sotheby's Provenance.
