Theodore Robinson (1852–1896)

An American Impressionist Painter in Giverny

Theodore Robinson was among the first American painters to visit Claude Monet in Giverny, introduced by the painter Deconchy.

Working directly from nature and photography, Robinson developed a pictorial language rooted in light, atmosphere, and movement, playing a decisive role in shaping the American artists’ colony in Giverny.

GivernyART holds and documents original photographs of Theodore Robinson in Giverny, including images with members of the Hoschedé–Monet family. These photographs have been widely reproduced over time. This site presents them within their original historical, familial, and artistic context.

The bar that became Hôtel Baudy, Giverny

Theodore Robinson, circa 1887

Hotel Baudy, painting by Theodore Robinson, circa 1887. Provenance research documenting the site that became the social center of the Giverny artists’ colony.

Provenance:

Descendant of the Hôtel Baudy, Giverny

Original Photographs, Provenance, and Hôtel Baudy

Download PDF: Paintings & Original Photographs by Theodore Robinson
Download PDF: Paintings & Original Photographs by Theodore Robinson

This photograph establishes the precise interior setting represented in Theodore Robinson’s painting, linking the work directly to Hotel Baudy.Giverny.