Macherin Landscape

Theodore Robinson, artist

1852–1896

Macherin Landscape, 1885

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: oil; canvas

Dimensions:
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 25.4 x 42.5 cm
Canvas/Support (Height x Width x Depth): 10 x 16 3/4 in

Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial

Accession number: 1928.1782

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Civic Leader and Art Collector: Sallie Casey Thayer and an Art Museum for KU

During a period marked by increasing industrialization and urbanization in Europe and the United States, Robinson described his preferred subjects as “common things and common people” amidst “the humblest surroundings.” Created during his final stay in France, this painting depicts the community of Saint-Nicholas-deMacherin located in the Isère of southeastern France. Inspired by the practice of French artist Claude Monet, with whom he became close, Robinson sought to combine the “brilliancy and light of real outdoors” with “the austerity, the sobriety, that has always characterized good painting.” In 1894, the year before he created this painting, Robinson acquired his first Japanese print, which he characterized as offering new artistic directions toward refinement and precision. It is likely that Robinson’s multiple artistic influences appealed to Sallie Casey Thayer and her wide-ranging collection of American, European, and Asian artworks.