Josephine Webb (artist)

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Irish artist

Josephine Webb

Born| 26 December 1853

Dublin, Ireland

Died| 3 November 1924(1924-11-03) (aged 70)

Dublin

Josephine Webb (26 December 1853 – 3 November 1924) was an Irish portrait and landscape painter.

## Early life[edit]

Josephine Webb was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. From a young age, she showed a talent and passion for art. She attended Alexandra College [1] and the Queen’s Institute on Molesworth Street, where she won two silver medals for drawing. In 1878, she went to Paris to study at the Académie Julian with Louise Breslau, a Swiss painter and Anna Nordgren also a Swedish painter as fellow students.[2]

## Career[edit]

Upon her return to Dublin the following year, Webb took a studio on Grafton Street and, shortly after, began exhibiting at the RHA (Royal Hibernian academy). She also showed with the WCSI (Water-colour Society Ireland) and the RBA (Royal Society of British Artist), and held two solo exhibitions in Dublin in 1904 and 1908. Her work is included in the collections of the Hugh Lane Gallery and the NGI (National gallery of Ireland).[2] Webb was a member of the Royal Hibernian Academy. Webb depicted landscapes, portraits and flowers.[3]

## Legacy[edit]

Webb's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realised prices ranging from 251 USD to 1,401 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2006, the record price for this artist at auction is 1,401 USD for "RED AND WHITE CARNATIONS IN A GLASS VASE", sold at Whyte's in 2006.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Commission, Irish Manuscripts. "Sources for Irish Women's History". Sources for Irish Women’s History. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
2. ^ a b "RED AND WHITE CARNATIONS IN A GLASS VASE by Josephine Webb (1853-1924) (1853-1924) at Whyte's Auctions | Whyte's - Irish Art & Collectibles". Whyte's. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
3. ^ >Ryan-Smolin, Wanda; Mayes, Elizabeth; Rogers, Jenni, eds. (1987). Irish women artists : from the eighteenth century to the present day. Dublin: National Gallery of Ireland, Douglas Hyde Gallery. pp. 192–193. ISBN 0903162407. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
4. ^ "Mutual Art".