Sophie Anderson
Quick Facts
Best known for her domestic scenes, portraits of women and children, and paintings of nymphs.
Lived: 1823 - 1903
Birthplace: Paris, France
Nationality: French, British
Education: Studied briefly with Charles de Steuben, but was in general self taught.
Movement: Loosely associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement, also influenced by French realism and symbolism.
Specialty: Mostly small scale genre paintings of women and children, also several large scale historical compositions.
Died: March 10, 1903 in Falmouth, Cornwall, aged 80
AKA: Sophie Gengembre Anderson
Fun Facts: She was married to English artist, Walter Anderson, she was one of few Victorian women to have a painting acquired by a large municipal museum, and she painted women and children because that was the only subject matter acceptable for women artists at that time.
See also: Artists, Famous Artists
Sophie Anderson Prints
A good selection of images with custom framing and mounting options for each.
Art Renewal Center
Collection of around 21 high resolution images.
Pre-Raphaelite Women
Ten images.
The website of Bob Speel
A brief biography.
ArtMagick
Collection of 14 images.
ArtCyclopedia
Links to sites where this artists works can be viewed online.
Wikipedia
A brief article that includes several images.
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