Florence Carlyle
Florence Carlyle | |
---|---|
Painter | |
Partner | Juliet Hastings |
Florence Emily Carlyle (September 24, 1864 – May 2, 1923) was a
Childhood
Florence Carlyle was born September 24, 1864, in
Early adulthood
In 1883 Florence and her younger sister, Lilian, exhibited several of their works at the Ladies' Department of the
Education while in Paris
After realizing that she needed to go abroad to further develop her artistic skill, 26-year-old Carlyle moved to Paris, France November 3, 1890.[15] Carlyle journeyed to Paris with her artistic mentor, Paul Peel, his sister Margaret Peel, and their father John Peel. However, once in Paris she rented a flat on her own.[15] Upon first arriving in Paris, Carlyle found it difficult to find an artistic academy that admitted women and furthermore, did not segregate men and women in classes.[16] At first Carlyle attended the Académie Julian, but after a disagreement with Adolphe-William Bouguereau, she switched to the less prestigious Académie Delécluse.[17] By 1892 Carlyle would return to Académie Julian to finish her studies.[17] In 1893 she exhibited her painting Une Dame Hollandaise at the Salon of the Société des Artistes Français, where it "received favourable attention.[18] Carlyle returned to Woodstock, where her family still resided in 1896.[19]
Later years
She had studios in London and Woodstock, and in 1897 became the first woman to be elected an Associate of the
The last twenty years of her life were spent in Crowborough, Sussex, England, where she and her partner, Juliet Hastings, bought an English cottage they called "Sweet Haws".[24]
Carlyle died at Crowborough in the spring of 1923. Most of her work is in the collection of the Woodstock Art Gallery in Woodstock, Ontario (55 works).[25]
Record sale prices
At the Cowley Abbott Auction, Important Canadian Art (Sale 2), December 1, 2022, lot #112, The Studio (purchased by the Art Gallery of Ontario), oil on canvas, 35.25 x 21.5 ins (89.5 x 54.6 cms), Auction Estimate: $25,000.00 - $30,000.00, realized a price of $102,000.00.[26]
Publications
- Florence Caryle, "Student Life in Paris". Sentinel-Review (Woodstock), 10 February 1936.[27]
References
- ^ Murray 2004, p. 11.
- ^ "Florence Carlyle".
- ^ McGirr, Katelyn. "Florence Carlyle An Artist Biography". RiverBrink Art Museum Blog. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Butlin 2009, p. 9=11.
- ^ Murray 2004, p. 17.
- ^ Murray 2004, p. 20.
- ^ Butlin 2009, p. 11.
- ^ a b Butlin 2009, p. 13.
- ^ Campbell, Claire (Spring 2010). "Review of The Practice of Her Profession: Florence Carlyle, Canadian Painter in the Age of Impressionism" (PDF). Journal of Historical Biography. 7: 182–185. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ Murray 2004, p. 19.
- ^ Butlin 2009, p. 22.
- ^ Butlin 2009, p. 2003.
- ^ Butlin 2009, p. 23.
- ^ a b "Florence Carlyle's The Tiff". AGO Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ a b Butlin 2009, p. 36.
- ^ Butlin 2009, p. 42.
- ^ a b Butlin 2009, p. 43.
- ^ Butlin 2009, p. 54-56.
- ^ Butlin 2009, p. 69.
- ^ Farr, Dorothy; Luckyj, Natalie (1975). From Women's Eyes: Women Painters in Canada. Kingston: Agnes Etherington Art Centre. p. 26.
- ^ Murray 2004, p. 10.
- ^ Butlin 2009, p. 85.
- ^ "Art exhibition: Annual display of Royal Canadian Academy opens at the art gallery". The Gazette. 18 March 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Murray 2004, p. 33.
- ^ "Florence Carlyle". woodstockartgallery.pastperfectonline.com. Woodstock Art Gallery. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Important Canadian Art (Sale 2)". cowleyabbott.ca. Cowley Abbott. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Murray 2004, p. 65ff.
Further reading
- Bruce, Tobi; Cable, Patrick Shaw (2011). The French Connection: Canadian Painters at the Paris Salons 1880-1900. Hamilton, Ontario: Art Gallery of Hamilton. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- Butlin, Susan (2009). The Practice of her Profession: Florence Carlyle, Canadian Painter in the Age of Impressionism. Kingston, ON: McGill-Queen's University Press. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- Murray, Joan (2004). Florence Caryle: Against All Odds. London and Woodstock: Museum London and the Woodstock Art Gallery. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
External links
- Florence Carlyle at ArtNet, retrieved on May 25, 2007.