The Young Violinist (Margaret Perry)

1883-1893

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Theodore Robinson

The Young Violinist (Margaret Perry)

Theodore Robinson

The Young Violinist (Margaret Perry)

1883-1893

Physical Qualities Oil on canvas, Framed: 39 1/8 x 32 7/8 x 4 in. (99.4 x 83.5 x 10.2 cm) Sight: 31 x 24 5/8 in. (78.7 x 62.5 cm)

Credit Line The Cone Collection, formed by Dr. Claribel Cone and Miss Etta Cone of Baltimore, Maryland

Object Number 1950.290

Visiting France in 1876, Robinson was among the first Americans to see Impressionist paintings in person. In 1888, he met and became friends with Claude Monet, whose interest in portraying light and shadow with vigorous brushwork influenced Robinson's painting style. Etta Cone may have first seen Robinson's work in a group exhibition at Goucher College in Baltimore in May 1894. A few years later, Moses Cone, head of the family textile business, gave his sister $300 to purchase something to brighten up the family home. Etta used the funds to buy five paintings, including The Young Violinist, from the auction of Robinson's estate in March 1898. These works by Robinson were most likely the first Impressionist paintings to come to Baltimore.

The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 1949; Etta Cone, Baltimore, by purchase, March 24, 1898; Theodore Robinson estate sale, American Art Association, New York

American Art Association, New York, "Paintings and Studies by the Late Theodore Robinson," March 24, 1898, no. 34.

John I. H. Baur, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, "Theodore Robinson 1852-1896," November 13, 1946 - January 5, 1947, no. 276.

Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Theodore Robinson, 1852-1896," May 1, 1973 - June 10, 1973, no. 18; circulated to The Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, July 12, 1973 - August 26, 1973; Worcester Art Museum, September 19, 1973 - October 28, 1973; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, November 19, 1973 - December 23, 1973; Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York, January 20, 1974 - February 24, 1974.

Jane Harrison Cone, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from The Baltimore Museum of Art," circulated to Wildenstein and Company, New York, March 29, 1974 - May 4, 1974, no. 49

The American Embassy Residence, Paris, "Art in Embassies Program," 1977-1979, no. 107.

Brenda Richardson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Claude Monet: Impressionist Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston" October 13, 1991 - January 19, 1992.

Brenda Richardson, "Van Gogh to Matisse: Impressionist and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," circulated to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 21, 1993 - January 30, 1994.

Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "In Monet's Light: Theodore Robinson at Giverny," October 17, 2004 - January 9, 2005, cat. no. 21; circulated to The Phoenix Museum of Art, Phoenix, February 6, 2005 - May 8, 2005; The Wadsworth Atheneum, June 4, 2005 - September 4, 2005.

Musee des impressionismes Giverny, "Tintamarre, les instruments de musique dans l'art de 1860 a 1910", March 1, 2017 - July 2, 2017.

"Paintings and Studies by the Late Theodore Robinson," New York: American Art Association, 1898, no. 34.

Etta Cone, "The Cone Collection of Baltimore-Maryland," Baltimore: Etta Cone, 1934, p. 26. (Published as "Girl with Violin")

John I. H. Baur, "Theodore Robinson, 1852-1896," Brooklyn: The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences and the Brooklyn Museum, 1946, p. 82, no. 276.

George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Cone Collection: A Handbook with a Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1955, p. 39, no. 109. (Published as "Girl with Violin")

Barbara Pollack, "The Collectors: Dr. Claribel and Miss Etta Cone," Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1962, pp. 34, 215. (Published as "Girl with Violin")

George Boas, Adelyn Breeskin, and Gertrude Rosenthal, "Paintings, Sculpture, and Drawings in the Cone Collection," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1967, p. 68, no. 104.

John I. H. Baur and Donelson F. Hoopes, "Three Nineteenth Century American Painters: John Quidor, Eastman Johnson, Theodore Robinson," New York: Arno Press, 1969, p. 82, no. 276.

Sona Johnston, "Theodore Robinson, 1852-1896," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1973, p. 19, no. 18, ill.

The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Cone Collection from the Baltimore Museum of Art: A Benefit Exhibition at Wildenstein," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1974, no. 49.

Patricia Pullan, "In Embassy: Baltimore Art Goes Overseas," "The Baltimore Sun," November 21, 1977, p. B1, ill.

"Art in Embassies Program," Paris: International Communication Agency, 1978, no. 107, ill.

Sona K. Johnston, "American Paintings, 1750-1900, from the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1983, p. 139, no. 118.

Brenda Richardson, "Dr. Claribel & Miss Etta: The Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1985, pp. 54-56, 167, 202, ill. p. 54.

Mark Devoto, "Program Music, Character Pieces, Impressionism: Placing Debussy," "Cadenza," October/November 1987, pp. cover page, 2, 5, ill.

Meredith Martindale, Pamela Moffat, and Nancy Mowll Mathews, "Lilla Cabot Perry, An American Impressionist," Washington, DC: The National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1990, p. 25.

The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, "Overture," March 15, 1991 - April 28, 1991, vol. 75, no. 4, cover page, ill.

Patricia C. Johnson, "Two Sisters and Their Art," "The Houston Chronicle," November 21, 1993, pp. 8-9.

Susan Chadwick, "Sisters Collected Stunning Works of Impressionists," "The Houston Post," November 27, 1993, p. F-6.

Nobuyuki Senzoku and Akira Tomita, "Matisse and Modern Masters from the Cone Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," Tokyo: Brain Trust Inc., 1996, p. 29, fig. 3, ill.

Jay Fisher, "Dr. Claribel and Miss Etta Cone: A Collection of Modern Art for Baltimore," in Rosella Mamoli Zorzi, ed., "Before Peggy Guggenheim: American Woman Art Collectors," Venice: Marsilio, 2001, p. 113.

"BMA Today," January-February 2004, n.p., ill.

Sona Johnston and Paul Hayes Tucker, "In Monet's Light: Theodore Robinson at Giverny," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 2004, pp. 6, 116-117, no. 21, ill.

Ellen B. Hirschland and Nancy Hirschland Ramage, "The Cone Sisters of Baltimore: Collecting at Full Tilt," Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 2008, p. 38.

Karen Levitov, "Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore," New York: The Jewish Museum, 2011, p. 71.

Hilarie M. Sheets, "'My Two Baltimore Ladies,'" "ArtNews," May 2011, vol. 110, no. 5, p. 48.

Sona K. Johnston, "American Painting 1750-1900 from the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art," 1983, p.139, ill. p. 140.

Fillion, Susan. Miss Etta and Dr. Claribel: Bringing Matisse to America. Boston: David R. Godine, 2011, page 14.

Frank, Frédéric and Belinda Thomson, eds. "In Concert! Musical Instruments in Art 1860-1910." Giverny: Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny; Vanves Cedex: Editions Hazan, 2017.

Frank, Frédéric and Belinda Thomson, eds. "Tintamarre! Instruments De Musique Dans L'Art 1860-1910." Giverny: Musée des Impressionismes Giverny; Vanves Cedex: Éditions Hazan, 2017.

"Tintamarre! Instruments de Musique dans L'Art: Livret Jeux." Giverny: Musées des Impressionismes Giverny, 2017.

Inscribed: Recto: There are no visible inscriptions on the recto. Verso: The painting has been wax lined and there are no visible inscriptions on the verso. Frame Inscriptions; Top center, in blue crayon, "H234-1)" Bottom center, in red crayon, "16" on reverse of canvas, Estate Sale stamp (oval, Theodore Robinson/Sale/March 24, 1898)