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Ellen Starbuck (1858-1936) American/French, Oil on Board

Ellen Starbuck (1858-1936) American/French, Oil on Board. Depicts a series of quaint houses in the countryside. Signed and dated '97 bottom right. Framed. Overall: 13 7/8 x 16 7/8 in.  Sight: 9 7/8 x 12 7/8 in.  #3588 .  Ellen "Nellie" Starbuck was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1858. Her father, William Hadwin Starbuck, was owner of the prosperous Starbuck & Tappan Merchant Company, and her mother was an amateur artist, who took her to numerous museums and galleries as a youth, introducing her to the work of the Old Masters. By the time she finished primary education she was fluent in both German and French, and traveled to Europe in the late 1870s to study art first-hand. Her family wealth allowed her to live in relative comfort and travel extensively, although when she began studies at Henry Mosler’s studio in 1879 her father expressed his disapproval. When her parents divorced in 1880, she was already ingrained in the circle of the Impressionists, painting en plein air alongside other American students. She exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1888 and 1889, and continued her studies at the Académie Colarossi, drawing male nudes and experimenting with gouache. She remained in France until after her father’s death in 1896, returning to New York and teaching Impressionist techniques, which were met with less scorn in her hometown than back in Paris. Her first solo exhibition was at the Brooklyn Black and White Club in 1900, and she made several trips back and forth to France, earning a reputation as an expatriate. After the outbreak of World War I her pacifist and feminist stance alienated her from the patriotic fervor that infected the art scene on both continents. She moved to Nantucket, Massachusetts to live with her cousins in the early 1920s, and died there in 1936, virtually forgotten except for a handful of paintings kept in Boston museums. In the late 20th Century her work was rediscovered as part of the American Impressionists, and more scholarly study is underway about her involvement in the movement.

ELLEN STARBUCK (New York/France, 1858-1936), A lady and a cat sitting near a fireplace., Oil on canvas, 17” x 13”. Framed 21” x 18”.

ELLEN STARBUCK New York/France, 1858-1936 A lady and a cat sitting near a fireplace. Signed lower left "Ellen Starbuck".

ELLEN STARBUCK (New York/France, 1858-1936), A lady and a cat sitting near a fireplace., Oil on canvas, 17” x 13”. Framed 21” x 18”.

ELLEN STARBUCK New York/France, 1858-1936 A lady and a cat sitting near a fireplace. Signed lower left "Ellen Starbuck".

ELLEN STARBUCK (New York/France, 1858-1936), Interior scene with a woman and a cat by the fire., Oil on board, 16.5” x 13”. Framed 20.5” x 17.35”.

ELLEN STARBUCK New York/France, 1858-1936 Interior scene with a woman and a cat by the fire. Signed lower left "Ellen Starbuck".

Ellen Starbuck impressionist landscape

Ellen Starbuck (American/French 1858-1936), oil on canvas, laid on board impressionist landscape, 11" x 12 1/2". Competitive in-house shipping is available for this lot.

Ellen Starbuck crayon signed

Ellen Starbuck (US) before 1875 -after 1929 . Portrait of a woman; self portrait (?) Black crayon , c. 1920. 10 1/4 x 12 inches.

Ellen Starbuck crayon signed

Ellen Starbuck(US) before 1875 - after 1929. Caudebac-en-Caux. Black crayon, 1910. Signed, dated, and titled with pencil, ll . On textured cream gray paper. 12 1/2 x 18 3/4 inches

ELLEN STARBUCK PAINTING OF SAN MICHELE IN ISOLA

VENICE; UNSIGNED ATTRIBUTION; OIL ON CANVAS; 10 1/2" X 14 1/2"

ELLEN STARBUCK OIL ON CANVAS GENRE SCENE

MINOR PAINT LOSS; 16 1/2" X 13"; NEW YORK/FRANCE ACTIVE 1888-1913

ELLEN STARBUCK (AMERICAN 1883-1913) BLACK PASTEL AND GRAPHITE ON PAPER, LANDSCAPE WITH SMALL BARN, SIGNED, C.1910. SIGHT 11 X 18"; FRAMED AND GLAZED 17 X 23 1/2"

ELLEN STARBUCK (AMERICAN 1883-1913) BLACK PASTEL AND GRAPHITE ON PAPER, LANDSCAPE WITH SMALL BARN, SIGNED, C.1910. SIGHT 11 X 18"; FRAMED AND GLAZED 17 X 23 1/2"

ELLEN STARBUCK (American, 1888-1913)

ELLEN STARBUCK (American, 1888-1913), landscape with small barn, black and white chalk, graphite, signed lower left. Sight 11-1/4''h, 17-3/4''w. Small stains lower right.

Starbuck, Pastoral Scene With Sheep, O/C

Ellen Starbuck (American, 1888-1913), pastoral scene with sheep, oil on canvas, signed lower corner, 17 1/2" x 14 1/2", 23" x 20 1/2" (frame).

Starbuck, "Partiree al Rochefort du Terre Brittany," O/C

Ellen Starbuck (American, 1888-1913), "Partiree al Rochefort du Terre Brittany," oil on canvas, signed lower left, 21" x 29", 29" x 37" (frame).

Ellen Starbuck (American 19th Century) Under the Trellis, oil on canvas, 20 x 26 in

Ellen Starbuck (American 19th Century) Under the Trellis Signed Ellen Starbuck and located France l.r. Oil on canvas 20 x 26 in (50.8 x 66 cm)

ELLEN STARBUCK

ELLEN STARBUCK, (New York, 19th Century) Two cattle, a dog and a seated lady. Signed lower left "Ellen Starbuck". Active New York, 1888-1913. Studied: Dagnan; Courtois; Collin; Nozal. Exhibited: Paris Salon, 1888, 1889; SNBA, 1890, 1896; Boston AC, 1896, 1901, 1902; NAD, 1900.Oil on board, 16" x 12".

Ellen Starbuck (American, 19th/20th Century), Yellow Hedge and Children at Mystic, CT, Signed ""Ellen Starbuck"" l.l., Condition: Good.