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Louise M. Woodroofe (1892 - 1996) American

Louise M. Woodroofe (1892 - 1996) Watercolor on paper, signe dlower left, measures . An art professor at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Louise Woodroofe traveled in the 1930s with the Ringling Brothers Circus and from that experience painted numerous scenes of circus life. She studied at the University of Illinois and Syracuse University in New York and with Hugh Breckenridge. measures 8 x 11 and 13 x 16 inches w/ frame

Louise Woodroofe (American 1892-1996), Circus, Mixed media collage, Sheet size: 10-3/4 x 10-3/4 in. (27.3 x 27.3 cm.), Frame: 19 x 19 in. (48.3 x 48.3 cm.)

Louise Woodroofe (American, 1892-1996) Circus Mixed media collage; apparently in good condition. Framed.* Signed L. Woodroofe l.l.

Louise Woodroofe, American (1892-1996), untitled abstract, pastel on paper, 21"H x 16"W (frame), 12"H x 9"W (sight)

Louise Woodroofe American, (1892-1996) untitled abstract pastel on paper initialed lower right, signed verso under backing. Biography from the Pierce Gallery: Louise Woodroofe's palette is vibrant, powerful, bold and uniquely artistic. Her brushwork is sure, immediate and precise and her individualistic artistic technique is uniquely hers. Influenced by the French Impressionist and Fauvist masters, Woodroofe also was a student of American architecture and had a degree in Painting from Syracuse University (1919). The artist was born in Champaign, Illinois, January 28, 1892. She yearned to be an artist from childhood and drew realistically in her early years. She studied and exhibited at the University of Illinois and Syracuse University in the teens and developed a fine impressionistic style but her extraordinarily bold Fauvist techniques took hold after she met and studied with the innovative Huge Breckenridge at the Breckenridge School of Art in East Gloucester, Massachusetts. Breckenridge was highly stimulated by the Parisian Pointillists and Impressionists but it was the dramatically placed vibrant colors of the "wild beasts" (the Fauvists) that changed the palette of Breckenridge and he taught the Fauve movement's use of brilliant pigments laid down in broken color to Woodroofe and other students in East Gloucester and at the PAFA. Woodroofe adhered to the American Fauvist movement as taught by Breckenridge, giving special attention to the scientific analysis of color as it applied to her needs and any given composition. Woodroofe was a confident painter who studied buildings and architecture for years, thus many of her canvases have houses and buildings in them. Her brushwork was laid down with vigor and speed. She painted in the picturesque fishing village of East Gloucester, where she painted in nature alongside Jane Peterson and Eleanor Parke Custis during the 1920s and 1930s. She also painted in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco (CA) and in Milwaukee (WS) before settling in the Chicago (ca. 1927). Woodroofe exhibited at the 32nd Annual Exhibition of American Art at the Cincinnati Art Museum (1925), was given one-woman exhibitions at the Findley Gallery (Chicago) and by 1928 she was an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois (1928), becoming a full Professor of Art in 1948. She won numerous awards for painting excellence from 1930-1965 and was voted the "Most Supportive University Faculty Member" at the University of Illinois (1978). Woodroofe was known to be exceedingly shy when it came to publicity and she kept personal data private and refused to be interviewed. However, she was a member of the North Shore Arts Association (1931-1937), the National Association of Women Painters and the American Watercolor Society. Her paintings were shown at the National Arts Club and the National Academy of Design. In 1925, she exhibited Gloucester paintings at the 32nd Annual Exhibition at the Cincinnati Museum alongside Childe Hassam, Robert Henri and Mary Cassatt. She also exhibited at the North Shore AA, Butler Institute of American Art, PAFA and in galleries in Chicago and London, England. During an era in which women were somewhat restricted to obeying their husbands, Woodroofe led an interesting diversified life. After painting for over a decade in Gloucester, she traveled with the Ringling Brothers circus so that she could paint clowns and circus acts (1940s) and she was given free passes to the Ringling circus by John & Henry Ringling North throughout the 1960s. At the end of the 1940s the Crane Gallery of London, England gave Woodroofe a one-woman exhibition of her circus paintings and as late as 1955 she won an award for a circus subject at the National Academy. After 1940, when she was not teaching summer painting classes in Syracuse, she traveled throughout the U.S. painting villages and coastal towns. Never satisfied with her artistic output, Woodroofe continuously experimented with techniques and by the end of her life she was an Abstract Modernist. Well known throughout the U.S. and especially the Chicago area, The American Institute of Architecture gives deserving students The Louise Woodroofe Prize each year for artistic and academic achievement. Louise Woodroofe was advanced and innovative, unafraid to be as bold as male counterparts and to develop and individually unique style and artistic look. She supported herself selling paintings that best exemplified the American Fauvist movement that was initiated by men like Breckenridge and was in full swing by 1928. Woodroofe never married. She dedicated her life to painting and teaching and she died in Illinois February 15, 1996 at the age of 104 a well-respected painter and college professor.

Louise Woodroofe, Gloucester Street

Louise Woodroofe Gloucester Street oil on canvas board 9 h × 11 w in (23 × 28 cm) Signed to lower right 'L. Woodroofe'. This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

Louise Woodroofe, (American, 1892-1996), Overlooking Gloucester, Landscape, oil on canvas, 22 1/8" x 18"

Louise Woodroofe (American, 1892-1996) Overlooking Gloucester, Landscape oil on canvas signed lower right 22 1/8" x 18"

L. Woodroofe, Coastal Town Road Oil on Canvas

Illinois artist, Louise M. Woodroofe (1892 - 1996) Coastal town road scene oil on canvas. Signed in lower right. Sight measures 5.5" across X 7.75" tall, framed 7.5" across X 10" tall.

Louise Woodroofe (American, 1892–1996), , The Verock Palace; together with two companions

Louise Woodroofe (American, 1892–1996) The Verock Palace; together with two companions Signed 'L. Woodroofe' bottom left; also titled verso, oil on canvasboard 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4cm) together with: Vira B. McIlrath Scheibner (American, 1889–1956) docked boats Signed 'V. Scheibner' verso, oil on canvasboard 4 x 6 in. (10.2 x 15.2cm) together with: Charles W. Ward (American, 1900–1962) dancers Signed 'Charles/Ward' upper left; also titled, signed and located 'Carversville, PA' verso, pastel and colored crayon on silverground Sheet size (sight): 6 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. (17.1 x 11.7cm) (3) provenance: Private Collection, Pennsylvania.

Louise Woodroofe, (Illinois, 1892-1996), Circus Spec., oil on canvas, 24 3/4"H x 29 3/4"W (sight), 32 1/2"H x 27 1/2"W (frame)

Louise Woodroofe (Illinois, 1892-1996) Circus Spec. oil on canvas signed lower left. Exhibition label verso. 24 3/4"H x 29 3/4"W (sight), 32 1/2"H x 27 1/2"W (frame)

Louise Woodroofe, (American, 1892-1996), Abstraction, circa 1950, paintstick on paper, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Louise Woodroofe (American, 1892-1996) Abstraction, circa 1950 paintstick on paper 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Louis Woodroofe, Market Scene Gloucester

Louis M. Woodroofe (American, 1892-1996), 'Market Street Scene, Gloucester', oil on artist board, signed L/L, 14" x 16", framed 18 1/2" x 20". Provenance: Jackson & Wickliff Gallery, Carmel, Indiana, 01-19-2004.

Louise Woodroofe, (American, 1892 - 1996), Untitled abstract fauvist composition, oil pastel on paper, ca.1950, 12 1/4"H x 14 1/4"W...

Louise Woodroofe (American, 1892 - 1996) Untitled abstract fauvist composition oil pastel on paper, ca.1950 initialled center right. 12 1/4"H x 14 1/4"W (sight), 20 1/2"H x 18 1/2"W (frame)

Louise Woodroofe, (American, 1892-1996), Untitled, oil on paper, 7.25" x 10"

Louise Woodroofe (American, 1892-1996) Untitled oil on paper 7.25" x 10"

Louise Woodroofe, (American, 1892-1996), Untitled, oil crayon on paper, 8" x 10"

Louise Woodroofe (American, 1892-1996) Untitled oil crayon on paper signed lower right 8" x 10"

Louise Woodroofe

Louise Woodroofe Am. 1892-1996 The Balloon Man, Main Street Signed "L.Woodroofe" l.l.; titled as above and signed "L. Woodroofe verso Oil on board 8 x 10 in. 20.3 x 25.4 cm Property of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Savage, Wellesley, Massachusetts

Louise Woodroofe

Louise Woodroofe Am. 1892-1996 The Huckster Signed "L.Woodroofe" l.r.; titled as above and signed "L. Woodroofe" verso Oil on board 8 x 10 in. 20.3 x 25.4 cm Property of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Savage, Wellesley, Massachusetts

PORTRAIT OF A CLOWN BY LOUISE M. WOODROOFE (AMERICAN, 1892-1996).

PORTRAIT OF A CLOWN BY LOUISE M. WOODROOFE (AMERICAN, 1892-1996). Oil on canvas, signed upper left. Sad-faced clown wearing a hat. 9.75"h. 7.5"w., in a silver gallery-style frame, 20.25"h. 15.25"w.

PORTRAIT OF A CLOWN BY LOUISE M. WOODROOFE (AMERICAN, 1892-1996).

PORTRAIT OF A CLOWN BY LOUISE M. WOODROOFE (AMERICAN, 1892-1996). Oil on canvas, signed upper left. Sad-faced clown wearing a hat. 9.75"h. 7.5"w., in a silver gallery-style frame, 20.25"h. 15.25"w.

Louise Woodroofe (American, 1892-1996)

Circus Abstraction, oil and collage on canvas, mid 20th century. Signed 'Woodroofe' lower left, framed.

PORTRAIT OF A CLOWN BY LOUISE M. WOODROOFE (AMERICAN, 1892-1996).

PORTRAIT OF A CLOWN BY LOUISE M. WOODROOFE (AMERICAN, 1892-1996). Oil on canvas, signed upper left. Sad faced clown wearing a hat. 9.75"h. 7.5"w., in a silver gallery-style frame, 20.25"h. 15.25"w.

Louise Woodroofe, (American; 1892 - 1996), Abstract Composition, Mixed media on paper, 9 1/4" x 7 1/2". Imperfections.

Louise Woodroofe (American; 1892 - 1996) Abstract Composition Mixed media on paper c. 1950. Chicago artist who studied at Columbia University and at the School of the Art Insitute of Chicago. Her artistic mentors included Lorado Taft, who taught many aspiring women artists in Chicago, and Emile Antoine Bourdelle, of Paris. Woodroofe's exhibitions include the Annual Exhibition of Works by Chicago and Vicinity Artists, Art Institute of Chicago, 1925-35; the Annual Exhibition of Oil Paintings and Sculpture by American Artists, Art Institute of Chicago, 1928, 1930; the Fountain of Science, A Century of Progress Fair, Chicago, 1933,1934; and the Exhibition of Religious Art by Artists of Chicago and Environs, The Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, 1931. She was a member of the National Association of Women Artists, NYC and her work can be found in the collection of the Joliet Township High School. 9 1/4" x 7 1/2". Imperfections.

Louise Woodroofe, (American; 1892-1996), Abstract Composition, Oilstick on paper., 11 7/8" x 9"

Louise Woodroofe (American; 1892-1996) Abstract Composition Oilstick on paper. c. 1950. Fully signed verso. Louise Woodroofe's palette is vibrant, powerful, bold and uniquely artistic. Her brushwork is sure, immediate and precise and her individualistic artistic technique is uniquely hers. Influenced by the French Impressionist and Fauvist masters, Woodroofe also was a student of American architecture and had a degree in Painting from Syracuse University (1919). The artist was born in Champaign, Illinois, January 28, 1892. She yearned to be an artist from childhood and drew realistically in her early years. She studied and exhibited at the University of Illinois and Syracuse University in the teens and developed a fine impressionistic style but her extraordinarily bold Fauvist techniques took hold after she met and studied with the innovative Huge Breckenridge at the Breckenridge School of Art in East Gloucester, Massachusetts. Breckenridge was highly stimulated by the Parisian Pointillists and Impressionists but it was the dramatically placed vibrant colors of the "wild beasts" (the Fauvists) that changed the palette of Breckenridge and he taught the Fauve movement's use of brilliant pigments laid down in broken color to Woodroofe and other students in East Gloucester and at the PAFA. Woodroofe adhered to the American Fauvist movement as taught by Breckenridge, giving special attention to the scientific analysis of color as it applied to her needs and any given composition. Woodroofe was a confident painter who studied buildings and architecture for years, thus many of her canvases have houses and buildings in them. Her brushwork was laid down with vigor and speed. She painted in the picturesque fishing village of East Gloucester, where she painted in nature alongside Jane Peterson and Eleanor Parke Custis during the 1920s and 1930s. She also painted in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco (CA) and in Milwaukee (WS) before settling in the Chicago (ca. 1927). Woodroofe exhibited at the 32nd Annual Exhibition of American Art at the Cincinnati Art Museum (1925), was given one-woman exhibitions at the Findley Gallery (Chicago) and by 1928 she was an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois (1928), becoming a full Professor of Art in 1948. She won numerous awards for painting excellence from 1930-1965 and was voted the "Most Supportive University Faculty Member" at the University of Illinois (1978). She was a member of the North Shore Arts Association (1931-1937), the National Association of Women Painters and the American Watercolor Society. Her paintings were shown at the National Arts Club and the National Academy of Design. She also exhibited at the North Shore AA, Butler Institute of American Art, PAFA and galleries in Chicago and London, England. After painting for over a decade in Gloucester, she traveled with the Ringling Brothers circus so that she could paint clowns and circus acts (1940s) and she was given free passes to the Ringling circus by John & Henry Ringling North throughout the 1960s. At the end of the 1940s the Crane Gallery of London, England gave Woodroofe a one-woman exhibition of her circus paintings and as late as 1955 she won an award for a circus subject at the National Academy. After 1940, when she was not teaching summer painting classes in Syracuse, she traveled throughout the U.S. painting villages and coastal towns. Never satisfied with her artistic output, Woodroofe continuously experimented with techniques and by the end of her life she was an Abstract Modernist. Well known throughout the U.S. and especially the Chicago area, The American Institute of Architecture gives deserving students The Louise Woodroofe Prize each year for artistic and academic achievement. 11 7/8" x 9"

Louise Woodroofe, 1892 - 1996, Gloucester, MA, oil on artists' board, The Verock Palace, 8" x 10"signed (l/l), studied with Breckenr..

Louise Woodroofe, 1892 - 1996, Gloucester, MA, oil on artists' board, The Verock Palace, 8" x 10"signed (l/l), studied with Breckenridge

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century)

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century) "Circus Elephant," c. 1935, oil on board, 17" x 22", unsigned, framed

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century)

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century) "The Inheritance," 1946, watercolor, 12.5" x 19.5", signed and dated lower right, titled on original label on verso, framed

Louise Woodroofe (1892-1996 Chicago, IL): signed

Louise Woodroofe (1892-1996 Chicago, IL): signed lower right: L. Woodroofe, oil on canvasboard, 12'' x 16''. Provenance: Private Collection, Orange County, CA: 12 H x 16 W: Market Day (Gloucester)

LOUISE WOODROOFE (AMERICAN 1892-1996). "THE COAST

LOUISE WOODROOFE (AMERICAN 1892-1996). "THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA." Oil on board, 8 x 10 inches, signed "L. Woodroofe," l.r.

Louise M. Woodroofe, (American, 1892-1996), Untitled No.8

Louise M. Woodroofe (American, 1892-1996) Untitled No.8 collage and mixed media on paper signed "L. Woodroofe" in pencil (lower edge) 17 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches.

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th Century),

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th Century), "Circus Dog", c. 1940; oil/cardboard, 14" x 10", signed.

Louise Woodroofe Pastel Abstract

Louise Woodroofe Pastel Abstract Louise Woodroofe (Am. early 20thC.) pastel "Abstract Composition" C.1960, artist taught U. of Ill., painted circus life w/ Ringlings 1930's, turned to abstraction 1940's-1960's, numerous exhibits, 9 1/4" x 7 1/2".

Louise Woodroofe

Abstraction Composition USA, c. 1950

Louise Woodroofe Horse Portrait Oil on Canvas

Louise Woodroofe (1892-1996); Horse Portrait "Jackie", ca.1940 portrait; oil on canvas; 12" x 16"; signed.

Louise Woodroofe Hee Haw Oil on Board

Louise Woodroofe (1892-1996); "Hee Haw", ca. 1940; oil on board; 16" x 14"; signed.

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), "Circus Abstraction" c.1950; mixed media collage, 13.5in x 18.5in, signed. Woodroofe worked in Champaign, IL, and later taught at the University of Illinois. During the 1930s she traveled with the

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), "Circus Abstraction" c.1950; mixed media collage, 13.5in x 18.5in, signed. Woodroofe worked in Champaign, IL, and later taught at the University of Illinois. During the 1930s she traveled with the Ringling Brothers Circus, painting various scenes of circus life, then in the late 1940s 60s, she turned to abstraction, working frequently in collage. She exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, National Association of Watercolor Painters, Cincinnati Art Museum (1920s), Butler Art Institute, and at galleries in New York.

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), "Abstract Composition", c.1950; oilstick/paper, 7in x 10in, signed. Woodroofe worked in Champaign, IL, and later taught at the University of Illinois. During the 1930s she traveled with the Ringling

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), "Abstract Composition", c.1950; oilstick/paper, 7in x 10in, signed. Woodroofe worked in Champaign, IL, and later taught at the University of Illinois. During the 1930s she traveled with the Ringling Brothers Circus, painting various scenes of circus life, then in the late 1940s 60s, she turned to abstraction, working frequently in collage. She exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, National Association of Watercolor Painters, Cincinnati Art Museum (1920s), Butler Art Institute, and at galleries in New York.

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), "Abstract Composition", c.1950; 25in x 25in, signed. Woodroofe worked in Champaign, IL, and later taught at the University of Illinois. During the 1930s she traveled with the Ringling Brothers Circus,

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), "Abstract Composition", c.1950; 25in x 25in, signed. Woodroofe worked in Champaign, IL, and later taught at the University of Illinois. During the 1930s she traveled with the Ringling Brothers Circus, painting various scenes of circus life, then in the late 1940s-60s, she turned to abstraction, working frequently in collage. She exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, National Association of Watercolor Painters, Cincinnati Art Museum (1920s), Butler Art Institute, and at galleries in New York.

Louise Woodroofe (American, 20th century), "Composition, c 1955; collage, 30in x 40, signed

Louise Woodroofe (American, 20th century), "Composition, c 1955; collage, 30in x 40, signed

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), "Composition, c 1955 collage, 29in x 39, Woodroofe worked in Champaign, IL, and later taught at the University of Illinois During the 1930s she traveled with the Ringling Brothers Circus, painting

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), "Composition, c 1955 collage, 29in x 39, Woodroofe worked in Champaign, IL, and later taught at the University of Illinois During the 1930s she traveled with the Ringling Brothers Circus, painting various scenes of circus life, then in the late 1940s-60s, she turned to abstraction, working frequently in collage She exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, National Association of Watercolor Painters, Cincinnati Art Museum (1920s), Butler Art Institute, and at galleries in New York This work was purchased by the consignor from the estate of the artist

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), 'Abstract Composition', c.1950; oil/canvas, 25in. x 30in.

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), 'Abstract Composition', c.1950; oil/canvas, 25in. x 30in.

Louise Woodroofe (American, 20th century )

"Composition", c. 1960; paper collage, 7" x 10.5", unsigned, the estate of the artist, Champaign, Illinois.

Louise Woodroofe

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), "Abstract Composition", c.1950; oil/canvas, 25" x 30".

Louise Woodroofe (American, 20th Century) Street View Signed "Woodroofe" l.l. Oil on canvasboard, 10 x 8 in. (20 x 25.3 cm), framed. Condition: Good.

Louise Woodroofe (American, 20th Century) City Hall Square Signed "L.Woodroofe" l.r., titled on the reverse. Oil on canvasboard, 12 x 16 in. (30.4 x 40.5 cm), framed. Condition: Good.

Louise Woodroofe (American, 20th Century) Gloucester Signed "L. WOODROOFE" l.r., titled on the reverse. Oil on canvasboard, 8 x 10 in. (20.5 x 25 cm), framed. Condition: Good.

Louise Woodroofe (American, 20th Century) The Church Signed "L.WOODROOFE" l.l. Oil on canvasboard, 16 x 12 in. (40.5 x 30.5 cm), framed. Condition: Good.

Louise Woodroofe (American, 20th Century) On the Way to Town Signed "L. Woodroofe" l.l., label from

the Faculty Exhibition, University of Illinois on the reverse. Oil on canvasboard, 20 x 24 in. (50.7 x 61 cm), framed. Condition: Varnish inconsistencies, scattered surface abrasions.

Louise Woodroofe (American, 20th Century) The Produce Market Signed "L. Woodroofe" l.r. Oil on canvasboard, 8 x 10 in. (20.4 x 25.4 cm), framed. Condition: Good.

Louise Woodroofe (American, 20th Century) Storefronts Signed "L. Woodroofe" l.r. Oil on board, 8 x 10 in. (19.8 x 25 cm), framed. Condition: Good.

Louise Woodroofe (American, early 20th century), "Abstract Composition", c.1950; oil/canvas, 25" x 30", signed.