ROBINSON, WILLIAM T. (American, 1852-1934) "Swain's Pond." Signed and dated "1878," Lower Right; Title incised verso. Oil on board, 9" x 12" (sight); 12" x 15" (framed). Price Category: B

A New England painter of landscapes and still lifes, William T. Robinson was born in Somerville, MA, in1852. He studied in Boston with G. N. Cass and then, like so many young painters of his generation, trained in Paris at the famed Académie Julien, where he studied with Bouguereau. He continued his studies at the École des Beaux-Arts before returning to New England, where he painted many of his finest landscapes. The scene here, identified by the artist on the back of the panel, is Swain's Pond in Barrington, New Hampshire, painted in brilliant russet and vermillion shades at the height of its burst of color in the autumn of 1878. The painting is in pristine condition and presented in an attractive period-style American frame. Provenance: Jackson's International Auctions, "Important European and American Fine Art," July 17, 2007, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Lot 602. Museums: Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, Washington Malden Public Library, Malden, MA. Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA. References: Ray Davenport, Davenport's Art Reference (Gold Edition, 2005). Peter Falk, Who was Who in American Art, 3 volumes (1999), with signature. Peter Falk, Dictionary of Signatures and Monograms (1988). Glenn Opitz, Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors, Engravers (1986). Paul Forsythe Johnston, The New England Fisheries (1984). Daniel Trowbridge Mallet, Index of Artists, 2 volumes (1948).

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