Matilda Browne

Who is Matilda Browne?

Matilda Browne was an American Impressionist artist noted for her flower paintings and her farm and cattle scenes. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Matilda Browne was active in Greenwich, Connecticut, New York City, and Old Lyme, Connecticut, where she was affiliated with the art colony centered at the Florence Griswold home. She was the only woman at the Old Lyme Colony who was taken seriously as a painter by her male colleagues, and she was considered an important member of the Old Lyme group. A child prodigy, she received early art training from her artist-neighbor, Thomas Moran.