HORACE WOLCOTT ROBBINS (NY/CT, 1842-1904)

"Sunset on the Hudson River", 1869, oil on canvas, initialed lower right corner, titled on tag verso, housed in the original gilt ribbed cove frame with name tag, OS: 28 1/2" x 40 1/2", SS: 17 1/2" x 29 1/2". Cleaned and relined.Born in Mobile, Alabama; moved to Baltimore by age 6. Attended Newton University, moved to NYC to study at the studio of James McDougal Hart (1828-1901). In 1860, Robbins opened his own studio in New York. He accompanied Frederic Church (1826-1900) to Jamaica in 1864, later traveling to England, Paris, and Switzerland. He was very involved in the NY Arts and Educational field, even re-entering school at the age of 52 to pass the Bar as a lawyer for germinal arts organizations in NYC. Provenance: From a waterfront estate, Southport Island, ME.