Sophie Gengembre Anderson

(1823–1903) brittisk målare

Sophie Gengembre Anderson (France, 1823–1903) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Sophie Gengembre Anderson belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.

Sophie Gengembre Anderson was born in Paris and died in Falmouth. The teachers included Aimée Brune-Pagès and Charles de Steuben. Sophie Gengembre Anderson worked in Paris. Wikidata associates Sophie Gengembre Anderson with Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

One of the best-known works is ‘The Lily Maid of Astolat 1870’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait painting. The catalogue has 35 works by Sophie Gengembre Anderson with free images. The dated works span the years 1850–1903. Works by Sophie Gengembre Anderson are held by several collections, among them The New Art Gallery Walsall, Falmouth Art Gallery, Walker Art Gallery, and Auckland Art Gallery.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jozef Van Lerius, Gustav Richter, James Bertrand, Maurice Sand, and Théodule Ribot.

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