Artist

Lydia Field Emmet

Portrait of Lydia Field Emmet
Portrait of Lydia Field Emmet

American, 1866–1952

Lydia Field Emmet was an American Impressionism artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Brooklyn Museum. Lydia Field Emmet was born in New Rochelle.

Lydia Field Emmet (January 23, 1866 – August 16, 1952) was an American artist best known for her work as a portraitist. She studied with, among others, prominent artists such as William Merritt Chase, Harry Siddons Mowbray, Kenyon Cox and Tony Robert-Fleury. Emmet exhibited widely during her career, and her paintings can now be found hanging in the White House, and many prestigious art galleries, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Works by Lydia Field Emmet

Collections represented

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